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Cornelius Simmons Burgess 1778–1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 October 1778

Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Death Date: 23 November 1859

Death Location: New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Ichabod Burgess

Mother: Hannah Simmons

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In 1778, Cornelius Simmons Burgess entered the world in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America, born to Ichabod Burgess And Hannah Simmons. Cornelius Simmons Burgess passed away in 1859 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1778, Cornelius Simmons Burgess entered the world in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America, born to Ichabod Burgess And Hannah Simmons.
  • Cornelius Simmons Burgess passed away in 1859 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Cornelius Burgess's Ancestors

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Cornelius Burgess
1778–1859
Birth Place: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Parents
Ichabod Burgess
1742–1821
Hannah Simmons
1745–1821
Grandparents
Jacob Burgess
1717–1768
Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA
Susannah Williston
1721–1816
Benjamin Simmons
1713–1788
Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Mercy Taylor
1717–1796
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Burgess
1668–1743
Martha Wilbour
1684–1717
Ichabod Williston
1677–1736
Dorothy Gardner
1679–1764
William SIMMONS
1672–1765
Abigail Church
1680–1720
Peter TAYLOR
1661–1736
Hannah Wood
1685–1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Burgess
1628–1717
Lydia Gaunt
1636–1684
Joseph Wilbour
1656–1729
Ann Brownell
1662–1747
John Williston
1651–1736
Abigail Salisbury
1651–1736
John SIMMONS
1646–1715
Mercy Pabodie
1649–1728
Joseph Church
1638–1711
Mary Tucker
1641–1710
Robert Taylor
1621–1688
Mary Hodges
1620–1728

Cornelius Burgess's Timeline

2 Records

1778
15 October 1778
Birth of Cornelius Simmons Burgess in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
1859
23 November 1859
Age 81
Death of Cornelius Simmons Burgess in Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 October 1778
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 November 1859
    Event Place: Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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