John Norman (1748–1817) was an engraver and publisher in

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, in the later 18th and early 19th century. "Born in England; came to

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in 1774 'from

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,' as an 'architect and landscape engraver;' though he also did all manner of silversmith's work. He went to Boston about 1780." He died in 1817 and was buried in

Copp's Hill Burying Ground Copp's Hill Burying Ground is a historic cemetery in the North End, Boston, North End of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1659, it was originally named "North Burying Ground", and was the city's second cemetery. History T ...

.New England Palladium, June 10, 1817

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1748 births 1817 deaths Businesspeople from Boston People from colonial Boston American publishers (people) American engravers British emigrants to the Thirteen Colonies Burials at Copp's Hill Burying Ground {{publisher-stub

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