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George Burroughs 1756–1819 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Feb 1756

Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 1819

Death Location: Cape Henry, Haiti

Father: Charles Sr

Mother: Mary Bereley

Spouse(s): Margaret Purvis

Children(s): Caroline Burroughs

George Burroughs was born in 1756 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of Charles Burroughs Sr And Mary Bereley. George Burroughs married Margaret Purvis, and had children including Caroline Burroughs. George Burroughs passed away in 1819 in Cape Henry, Haiti.

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Biography

  • George Burroughs was born in 1756 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of Charles Burroughs Sr And Mary Bereley.
  • George Burroughs married Margaret Purvis, and had children including Caroline Burroughs.
  • George Burroughs passed away in 1819 in Cape Henry, Haiti.

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George Burroughs's Ancestors

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George Burroughs
1756–1819
Birth Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Charles Burroughs Sr
1710–1786
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Bereley
1715–1777
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Charles Burroughs
1685–1757
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Marston
1687–1710
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Burroughs
1652–1692
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Burroughs's Descendants

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George Burroughs (12 Feb 1756–1819) m. Margaret Purvis (27 Nov 1780–)
  1. 1. Caroline Burroughs 1803–1838 m. George Machon 1802–1871

George Burroughs's Timeline

2 Records

1756
12 Feb 1756
Birth of George Burroughs in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1819
1819
Age 63
Death of George Burroughs in Cape Henry, Haiti
Cape Henry, Haiti

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1756
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1819
    Event Place: Cape Henry, Haiti
    Record Source: U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast

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