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Edward Burroughs 1651–1705 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1651

Birth Location: Queens, Jamaïque

Death Date: 1705

Death Location: Queens, Jamaïque

Father: John (Burrows)

Mother: Johanna Jessup

Spouse(s): Mary Higby

Children(s): Mary Burroughs

Edward Burroughs was born in 1651 in Queens, Jamaïque, the child of John Burroughs Burrows And Johanna Jessup. Edward Burroughs married Mary Elizabeth Higby, and had children including Mary Priscilla Burroughs. Edward Burroughs passed away in 1705 in Queens, Jamaïque.

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Biography

  • Edward Burroughs was born in 1651 in Queens, Jamaïque, the child of John Burroughs Burrows And Johanna Jessup.
  • Edward Burroughs married Mary Elizabeth Higby, and had children including Mary Priscilla Burroughs.
  • Edward Burroughs passed away in 1705 in Queens, Jamaïque.

Immediate Family

Parents

John (Burrows)
1611–1678
Birth Location: Barnstable, Devonshire, Eng.
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Johanna Jessup
1625–1679
Birth Location: Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
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Spouses(s)

Mary Higby
1655–1712
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, Colonial America
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Children(s)

Mary Burroughs
1671–1777
Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
MB

Edward Burroughs's Ancestors

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Edward Burroughs
1651–1705
Birth Place: Queens, Jamaïque
Parents
John Burroughs (Burrows)
1611–1678
Barnstable, Devonshire, Eng.
Johanna Jessup
1625–1679
Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Grandparents
John (Jessup of) Wethersfield
1602–1638
Leiden, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Burroughs's Descendants

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Edward Burroughs (1651–1705) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Higby (1655–1 Apr 1712)
  1. 1. Mary (Priscilla) Burroughs 1671–1777 m. Samuel ((Samuell) Mills) Darling 1667–1711
    1. 1. Priscilla Darling 1705–1771 m. James Pettit 1700–1771
      1. 1. James Petit 1725–1770 m. Martha McCune 1733–1777
        1. 1. Thomas (O) Pettit 1762–1845 m. Sarah Cloot 1770–1845
        2. 2. James (Darling) Petit 1757–
        3. 3. Sarah Petit 1760–

Edward Burroughs's Timeline

2 Records

1651
1651
Birth of Edward Burroughs in Queens, Jamaïque
Queens, Jamaïque
1705
1705
Age 54
Death of Edward Burroughs in Queens, Jamaïque
Queens, Jamaïque

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1651
    Event Place: Queens, Jamaïque

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1705
    Event Place: Queens, Jamaïque
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