Tag Archives: Buffalo New York

Stories from the family Vault

Posted on November 1, 2016 by jenorv

Families often have stories that are not shared with younger members, one such story concerned my grandfather.     My grandfather Hamilton Redfield Norvell was born in Detroit in 1863, when his father died in 1881 leaving the family with … Continue reading →

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Suicide at Niagara Falls II — Did she do it?

Posted on September 4, 2013 by jenorv

In the wake of initial reports of Isabella Norvell Miller’s death, the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser reported “A lady, answering to the description of Mrs. Miller, left this city for the east in the express train yesterday morning, and that there … Continue reading →

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