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Elizabeth Burton 1841 – 1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1841

Birth Location: New York

Death Date: 16 Jun 1878

Death Location: 5th Ward Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Father: John Burton

Mother: Cornelia Smith

Spouse(s): George Burgess

Children(s): Samuel Burgess, John Burgess, Charles Burgess

Early life: Elizabeth Burton arrived in New York in 1841, born to John Burton and Cornelia (Conicha) Smith. Over time, Elizabeth Burton formed a family with George Bunn Burgess, which included Samuel H. Burgess, John Burgess and Charles Ellison Burgess. Elizabeth Burton concluded life in 5th Ward Detroit, Wayne, Michigan in 1878.

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Parents

John Burton
1797 – 1870
Birth Location: New York, United States
JB
Cornelia Smith
1801 – 1880
Birth Location: New York State
CS

Spouses(s)

George Burgess
1832 – 1865
Birth Location: England
GB

Children(s)

Samuel Burgess
1857 – 1891
Birth Location: Brownstown, Wayne Co., MI
SB
John Burgess
1861 – 1908
Birth Location: Berlin, Monroe, Michigan, USA
JB
Charles Burgess
1865 – 1941
Birth Location: Walled Lake, Oakland, MI
CB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1841
    Event Place: New York
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: M653_564; Page: 926; Family History Li

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Brownstown, Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: M653_564; Page: 926; Family History Li

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 16 Jun 1878
    Event Place: 5th Ward Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
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