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History of the Great Lakes
Illustrated, In Two Volumes, Vol. II
Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co., 1899

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                  CAPTAIN JOSEPH NORMAND, who removed to Cleveland as early
               as 1837, was among the very first wire-rope riggers on the
               Great Lakes, and had charge of the rigging of a large number
               of vessels which first made use of the (then) new material.
                  CAPTAIN NORMAN'S birthplace was Dizer, Scotland. He was
               born in 1807 on a whaling vessel, and commenced sailing at
               the age of eleven years, being on the ocean for nineteen
               years before removing to the United States. After locating
               in Cleveland he resumed the life of a sailor, and followed
               the lakes for twenty-five years. Being fully conversant with
               the manner of placing all kinds of rigging upon vessels, his
               services were in demand in this line, and when wire rigging
               first appeared, he entered the employ of the firm of Upson,
               Walton & Co., as head rigger, which position he retained
               until his health failed and he was obliged to retire from
               active business. Among the vessels rigged by him were the
               Selkirk, J. C. Magill, C. C. Roberts, Oak Leaf, the two
               revenue cutters Sherman and Fessenden, and the schooner
               Union.
                  CAPTAIN NORMAN also saw service on the lakes on the
               schooners Union, Amazon, Winfield Scott, Magill, Nellie,
               Three Friends, Escanaba, Negaunee, and many others.
                  CAPTAIN NORMAND married MISS ELLEN CRANGLE. Their
               children were ALICE, JAMES H., MARY, JOSEPH, GEORGE and
               FLORENCE.
                  He passed away in 1885, at the age of seventy-eight
               years.

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