Francis Norton, age 36, lived in Bridgeport, CT with his wife Mary, age 38, and children: Francis age 10, Albert age 6, Samuel age 4. He enlisted from Bridgeport into the 8th Regiment, Company D on August 12, 1864. He was captured on September 16, 1864 in Petersburg, VA. He was pardoned on February 28, 1865. He mustered out on December 12, 1865 in Lynchburg, VA. By 1870, he lived in Berlin with his wife May, age 47, and children James, age 13, and Willie, age 7. He died on January 28, 1879 at age 56 and was buried in the Beckley Cemetery, Kensington.
Roster: 8th Regiment, Company D
Berlin Connection: Beckley Cemetery
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