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Esther Burgess 1725–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 July 1725

Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport Co., RI, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: November 1790

Death Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA

Father: Edward Burgess

Mother: Elizabeth Coe

Spouse(s): Joseph Edmunds, Joshua Hilliard

Children(s): Mary Hilliard, Lucy Hilliard, Benjamin Hilliard, Samuel Hilliard, Elizabeth Hilliard, Luther Hilliard, Richmond Hillard, David Hillard, Samuel Hilliard

The story of Esther Burgess began in 1725 in Little Compton, Newport Co., RI, Rhode Island, USA. Esther Burgess married James Minor, Joseph Edmunds, Joshua Hilliard, and had children including Benjamin Hilliard, David Hillard, Elizabeth Betsey Hilliard, Lucy Hilliard, Luther Hilliard, Mary Hilliard, Richmond A Hillard, Samuel Deacon Hilliard, Samuel Hilliard. Esther Burgess passed away in 1790 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Esther Burgess began in 1725 in Little Compton, Newport Co., RI, Rhode Island, USA.
  • Esther Burgess married James Minor, Joseph Edmunds, Joshua Hilliard, and had children including Benjamin Hilliard, David Hillard, Elizabeth Betsey Hilliard, Lucy Hilliard, Luther Hilliard, Mary Hilliard, Richmond A Hillard, Samuel Deacon Hilliard, Samuel Hilliard.
  • Esther Burgess passed away in 1790 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.

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Esther Burgess's Ancestors

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Esther Burgess
1725–1790
Birth Place: Little Compton, Newport Co., RI, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
Edward Burgess
1692–1751
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Elizabeth Coe
1694–1748
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Burdges) III
1668–1743
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Esther Richmond
1669–1706
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward Richmond
1632–1696
Abigaïl Davis
1635–1682
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Richmond
1594–1664
Elizabeth Nicholas
1596–1664

Esther Burgess's Descendants

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Esther Burgess (27 July 1725–November 1790) m. Joseph Edmunds (1720–22 Feb 1811) m. Joshua Hilliard (27 Oct 1719–09 Mar 1777)
  1. 1. Mary Hilliard 1745–
  2. 2. Lucy Hilliard 1763–1823
  3. 3. Benjamin Hilliard 1753–1801
  4. 4. Samuel Hilliard 1747–1831
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Betsey) Hilliard 1749–1820
  6. 6. Luther Hilliard 1759–1850
  7. 7. Richmond (A) Hillard 1764–1846
  8. 8. David Hillard 1756–1813
  9. 9. Samuel (Deacon) Hilliard 1763–1831

Esther Burgess's Timeline

2 Records

1725
27 July 1725
Birth of Esther Burgess in Little Compton, Newport Co., RI, Rhode Island, USA
Little Compton, Newport Co., RI, Rhode Island, USA
1790
November 1790
Age 65
Death of Esther Burgess in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 July 1725
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport Co., RI, Rhode Island, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 1790
    Event Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA

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