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Lillian Norton was my Dad's grand aunt - she was actually my Dad's grandfather's sister. My dad knew her and visited at the farm in Farmington in the summers when he was between 5 and 7. She came home from Europe one last time before returning. Her Mom Amanda died in England at the age of 70, while Lillian was on an American tour. Aunt Lillian died when my Dad was going on 8. We were all originally from Maine> Bath, Lisbon Falls, Lewiston, and the surrounding area. She came home a couple of times to attend court on the Fred Gower case. No he didn't die in that balloon mishap, he showed up in Europe years later in the audience at one of her concerts. In the end she accepted a measly $40,000 after his death as she was listed as his only living heir. His family got nothing. On her last trip back to America and Maine, the family had their last family reunion at the farm in Farmington and my dad was 5 going on 6 in the picture. It was 1911 - I did notice a few errors on this write-up and Lillian's middle name was Bayard not Allen - her mom was Amanda Allen and she married Edwin Norton who was called "Camp Meeting John" Anyway, this is a lovely site and I wish more people would come on to discuss her life.

Thank you, Patricia NORTON 06-19-38