Bessie Foster Norwood

1883 - 1965  (81 years)

• Name	Bessie Foster Norwood  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	8 Apr 1883	Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA   [1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920	Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Norman Paine
  Census	1930	Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA   [8]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Roy Salisbury
  Residence	Abt 1949	Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA
  	Bessie Cousins
  Census	1950	Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, USA   [7]
  	Age: 68; Relation to Head: Mother of Charles Paine; Marital Status: Widowed of Lyman Cousins
  Death	3 Mar 1965	Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, USA   [3]
  Burial	Ledgelawn Cemetery, Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I31538	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Alexander Norwood,   b. Feb 1850, Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA d. Hancock County, Maine, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Geneva Ellis,   b. Abt 1857, Maine, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 1875  [9]
  Family ID	F15138	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Norman David Paine,   b. 16 Jul 1872, Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 8 Feb 1957, Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	24 Sep 1901	Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA   [3, 4]
  Children	1. Thelma A Paine,   b. 11 Mar 1917, Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 10 Nov 1982, Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F15133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Roy S Salisbury,   b. Oct 1882, Maine, USA d. Sep 1976 (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	1928  [3]
  Family ID	F15132	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Lyman Haskell Cousins,   b. 26 Feb 1899, Trenton, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 26 Dec 1936, Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	6 Jun 1936	Maine, USA   [3, 5]
  Family ID	F15135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Apr 1883 - Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA Marriage - 24 Sep 1901 - Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Norman Paine - 1920 - Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife of Roy Salisbury - 1930 - Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA Marriage - 6 Jun 1936 - Maine, USA Residence - Bessie Cousins - Abt 1949 - Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA Census - Age: 68; Relation to Head: Mother of Charles Paine; Marital Status: Widowed of Lyman Cousins - 1950 - Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, USA Death - 3 Mar 1965 - Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• DNA Matches

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

• Sources

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