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James Riley Burgess 1919 – 1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1919

Birth Location: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 5 Jul 1984

Death Location: Birmingham, Michigan

Father: James Burgess

Mother: Grace Billings

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James Riley Burgess Jr. was born in 1919 in Detroit, Michigan, USA, the child of James Riley Burgess and Grace Madeline Billings. In 1950, James Riley Burgess Jr. resided in Peninsula, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA. James Riley Burgess Jr. passed away in 1984 in Birmingham, Michigan.

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Biography

  • James Riley Burgess Jr. was born in 1919 in Detroit, Michigan, USA, the child of James Riley Burgess and Grace Madeline Billings.
  • In 1950, James Riley Burgess Jr. resided in Peninsula, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA.
  • James Riley Burgess Jr. passed away in 1984 in Birmingham, Michigan.

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James Burgess's Ancestors

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James Burgess
1919 – 1984
Birth Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Parents
James Riley Burgess
1896 – 1963
South Rockwood, Monroe, Michigan, USA
Grace (Madeline) Billings
1897 – 1988
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Grandparents
John Burgess
1861 – 1908
Berlin, Monroe, Michigan, USA
Josephine Campau
1862 – 1929
Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Burgess
1832 – 1865
Elizabeth Burton
1841 – 1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Burton
1797 – 1870
Cornelia Smith
1801 – 1880

James Burgess's Timeline

3 Records

1919
19 Oct 1919
Birth of James Riley Burgess Jr. in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 31
James Riley Burgess Jr. resided here in Peninsula, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA
Peninsula, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA
1984
5 Jul 1984
Age 65
Death of James Riley Burgess Jr. in Birmingham, Michigan
Birmingham, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1919
    Event Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Peninsula, Grand Traverse, Michigan; Roll: 461; Page: 77; Enumeration District: 28-17

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Peninsula, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Peninsula, Grand Traverse, Michigan; Roll: 461; Page: 77; Enumeration District: 28-17

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1984
    Event Place: Birmingham, Michigan

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