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Amos Burr 1768–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 DEC 1768

Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT

Death Date: 20 NOV 1856

Death Location: Bridgeport, CT

Father: Ozias Burr

Mother: Sarah Nichols

Spouse(s): Abigail Shelton

Children(s): Caroline Burr, John Burr, David Burr, Rebecca Burr, Frederick Burr, Henry Burr, Elizabeth Burr, Sarah Burr

The story of Amos Burr began in 1768 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT. Amos Burr married Abigail E Shelton, and had children including Caroline Burr, David Hugh Burr, Elizabeth Burr, Frederick Burr, Henry A Burr, John Burr, Rebecca Burr, Sarah Ann Burr. Amos Burr passed away in 1856 in Bridgeport, CT.

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Biography

  • The story of Amos Burr began in 1768 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT.
  • Amos Burr married Abigail E Shelton, and had children including Caroline Burr, David Hugh Burr, Elizabeth Burr, Frederick Burr, Henry A Burr, John Burr, Rebecca Burr, Sarah Ann Burr.
  • Amos Burr passed away in 1856 in Bridgeport, CT.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ozias Burr
1739–
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
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Sarah Nichols
1739–1820
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
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Spouses(s)

Abigail Shelton
1773–1840
Birth Location: Huntington, CT
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Children(s)

Caroline Burr
1798–1882
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
CB
John Burr
1804–1892
Birth Location: Fairfield,CT
JB
David Burr
1803–1875
Birth Location: Fairfield,CT
DB
Rebecca Burr
1805–1892
Birth Location: Fairfield,CT
RB
Frederick Burr
1807–1876
Birth Location: Fairfield,CT
FB
Henry Burr
1809–1863
Birth Location: Fairfield,CT
HB
Elizabeth Burr
1811–1901
Birth Location: Fairfield,CT
EB
Sarah Burr
1814–1843
Birth Location: Fairfield,CT
SB

Amos Burr's Ancestors

Self
Amos Burr
1768–1856
Birth Place: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Parents
Ozias Burr
1739–
Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Sarah Nichols
1739–1820
Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Grandparents
John ((Capt.)) Burr
1698–1752
Stratfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Catherine Wakeman
1700–1753
Fairfield,CT
John Nichols
1712–1785
Stratfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Rebecca Sherwood
1714–
Stratfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Great-Grandparents
John Burr
1673–
Deborah Barlow
1674–
Joseph Wakeman
1670–1726
Elizabeth Hawley
1679–1753
Benjamin Nichols
1666–1715
Rebecca Sanford
1672–1725
Samuel Sherwood
1680–1732
Rebecca Burr
1681–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Burr
1640–1711
Sarah Ward
1640–1698
John Barlow
1645–1691
Abigail Lockwood
1647–1690
Samuel Wakeman
1635–1691
Hannah Goodyear
1637–1721
Ebenezer Hawley
1654–1691
Esther Ward
1664–1732
Isaac Nichols
–1695
Margery Unknown
Ezekiel Sanford
1637–1683
Rebecca Wakelee
1644–1697
Matthew Sherwood
1644–1715
Mary Fitch
1644–1730
Nathaniel Burr
1640–1711
Sarah Ward
1640–1698

Amos Burr's Descendants

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Amos Burr (26 DEC 1768–20 NOV 1856) m. Abigail (E.) Shelton (17 JUL 1773–29 SEP 1840)
  1. 1. Caroline Burr 1798–1882 m. Hull Sherwood 1791–1864
    1. 1. David (Hull) Sherwood 1829–1892 m. Marie (Antoinette) Beardsley 1831–1886 m. Mary (Judson) Nichols
      1. 1. Mary (Burr) Sherwood 1857– m. Andrew (Burr) Huntington 1857–
        1. 1. Andrew (S.) Huntington 1891–
        2. 2. David (Hull) Huntington 1892–
      2. 2. Alice (Holman) Sherwood 1868–
      3. 3. Antoinette (Beardsley) Sherwood 1865–1866
    2. 2. John (Henry) Sherwood 1825– m. Selina (Mary) Beecher
      1. 1. Anna Sherwood m. Conrad Buckingham
    3. 3. Cornelia (Ann) Sherwood 1819–1898 m. David (Hawkins (Rev.)) Short 1806–1877
      1. 1. David (Hull) Short 1860–1861
    4. 4. Caroline (Burr) Sherwood 1822– m. Henry (A.) Knapp
    5. 5. Arthur (Hamilton) Sherwood 1839– m. Florine (Olivia) Bulkeley m. Julia (Ann) Bulkeley
  2. 2. John Burr 1804–1892 m. Eliza Hooker
    1. 1. John (H.) Burr 1842–1910 m. Nannie (S.) Unknown 1853–1910
    2. 2. Edmund Burr
    3. 3. Henry (S.) Burr
    4. 4. Elizabeth Burr
    5. 5. Sarah Burr m. John Burr
  3. 3. David (Hugh) Burr 1803–1875 m. Susan (Cottle) Bush m. Sophie (Augustine) Houel
    1. 1. Frances (Mary) Burr m. Herman (Cuyler) Adams m. Robert (H.) Morford
      1. 1. Cuyler Adams
      2. 2. Frank (G.) Adams
    2. 2. Frederick (Hugh) Burr
    3. 3. Helen (Elizabeth) Burr –1863 m. Johnson (Van Dyke (Dr.)) Middleton
    4. 4. David (Auguste) Burr –1891 m. Julia (Mary) Mothershead
      1. 1. Leland (Mothershead) Burr m. Ruth (Cooley) Merritt
        1. 1. Helen (Merritt) Burr 1899–
        2. 2. Ruth (Winifred) Burr 1901–
      2. 2. Desiree (Augustine) Burr m. John (Smith) Tichenor
      3. 3. David (Eugene) Burr 1880–
    5. 5. Eugene (Breschard) Burr –1857
    6. 6. Louise (Augustine) Burr
    7. 7. Estelle (Condict) Burr –1855
    8. 8. Shields Burr
  4. 4. Rebecca Burr 1805–1892 m. Bronson Hawley
    1. 1. Harriet Hawley
    2. 2. Edgar (W.) Hawley –1901
    3. 3. Rebecca (A.) Hawley m. Edward Sterling
      1. 1. Jennie (H.) Sterling
      2. 2. George (B.) Sterling
      3. 3. Emma (R.) Sterling
      4. 4. Alice (Burr) Sterling
    4. 4. Frank Hawley –1860 m. Jennie Curtis
      1. 1. Frederick (S.) Hawley
    5. 5. Frederick (B.) Hawley m. Jennie (E.) Hawley
      1. 1. Susie Hawley
      2. 2. Helen Hawley
      3. 3. Frank Hawley
      4. 4. Willie Hawley
    6. 6. William (Henry) Hawley 1841–1864
    7. 7. Alexander Hawley m. Susan (H.) Waller
      1. 1. George (W. (Dr.)) Hawley 1874–1940 m. Ann (Paine) Murray
        1. 1. Murray Hawley
      2. 2. Alexander (W.) Hawley
  5. 5. Frederick Burr 1807–1876 m. Mary Burke
    1. 1. Amos (S.) Burr
    2. 2. William Burr
    3. 3. Henry (A.) Burr
    4. 4. John (E.) Burr
    5. 5. Caroline Burr
  6. 6. Henry (A.) Burr 1809–1863 m. Cleophie Brischard
    1. 1. Marie (C.) Burr
    2. 2. Pauline (A.) Burr
  7. 7. Elizabeth Burr 1811–1901 m. Alexander Hamilton
    1. 1. Jennie Hamilton
    2. 2. Gurdon (C.) Hamilton m. Annie (E.) Powers
      1. 1. William (Clinton) Hamilton
      2. 2. Grace (Burr) Hamilton
    3. 3. William (C.) Hamilton m. Catharine Ferris
      1. 1. Elisabeth (Burr) Hamilton 1898–
  8. 8. Sarah (Ann) Burr 1814–1843 m. William (R.) Symons
    1. 1. Frederick (William) Symons 1843– m. Jane (E.) Henderson
      1. 1. Lillian (Elise Burr) Symons
      2. 2. Lulu (Adelaide) Symons m. Horace Robinson

Amos Burr's Timeline

2 Records

1768
26 DEC 1768
Birth of Amos Burr in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
1856
20 NOV 1856
Age 88
Death of Amos Burr in Bridgeport, CT
Bridgeport, CT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 DEC 1768
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 NOV 1856
    Event Place: Bridgeport, CT
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