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John Burgess 1861 – 1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 June 1861

Birth Location: Berlin, Monroe, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 22 Aug 1908

Death Location: Monroe County, Michigan, USA

Father: George Burgess

Mother: Elizabeth Burton

Spouse(s): Josephine Campau

Children(s): George Burgess, William Burgess, Phillip Burgess, Elizabeth Burgess, Viola Burgess, Garrett Burgess, Edward Burgess, Emmett Burgess, James Burgess

In 1861, John Burgess entered the world in Berlin, Monroe, Michigan, USA, born to George Bunn Burgess and Elizabeth Burton. In 1870, John Burgess resided in Monguagon, Trenton, Wayne, Michigan, USA. In 1900, John Burgess resided in Berlin, Monroe, Michigan, USA. John Burgess married Josephine Campau, and had children including George Vandis Burgess, William Burgess, Phillip Ernest Burgess, Elizabeth Burgess, Viola Burgess, Garrett M Burgess, Edward Burgess, Emmett Harry Burgess, James Riley Burgess. John Burgess passed away in 1908 in Monroe County, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1861, John Burgess entered the world in Berlin, Monroe, Michigan, USA, born to George Bunn Burgess and Elizabeth Burton.
  • In 1870, John Burgess resided in Monguagon, Trenton, Wayne, Michigan, USA.
  • In 1900, John Burgess resided in Berlin, Monroe, Michigan, USA.
  • John Burgess married Josephine Campau, and had children including George Vandis Burgess, William Burgess, Phillip Ernest Burgess, Elizabeth Burgess, Viola Burgess, Garrett M Burgess, Edward Burgess, Emmett Harry Burgess, James Riley Burgess.
  • John Burgess passed away in 1908 in Monroe County, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Burgess
1832 – 1865
Birth Location: England
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Elizabeth Burton
1841 – 1878
Birth Location: New York
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Spouses(s)

Josephine Campau
1862 – 1929
Birth Location: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan, USA
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Children(s)

George Burgess
1880 – 1961
Birth Location: Michigan
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William Burgess
1882 –
Birth Location: Berlin, Monroe, Michigan
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Phillip Burgess
1882 – 1939
Birth Location: Michigan
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Elizabeth Burgess
1884 – 1977
Birth Location: Michigan
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Viola Burgess
1889 – 1973
Birth Location: Michigan
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Garrett Burgess
1890 – 1948
Birth Location: South Rockwood, Michigan
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Edward Burgess
1892 – 1975
Birth Location: Michigan
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Emmett Burgess
1894 – 1991
Birth Location: Michigan
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James Burgess
1896 – 1963
Birth Location: South Rockwood, Monroe, Michigan, USA
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John Burgess's Ancestors

Self
John Burgess
1861 – 1908
Birth Place: Berlin, Monroe, Michigan, USA
Parents
George Bunn Burgess
1832 – 1865
England
Elizabeth Burton
1841 – 1878
New York
Grandparents
John Burton
1797 – 1870
New York, United States
Cornelia ((Conicha)) Smith
1801 – 1880
New York State
Great-Grandparents
Billings Burton
1775 – 1855
Mary Hilts
1769 – 1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Burton
1750 – 1820
(Barbara) Steelman
1752 – 1794
Anthony Hilts
1741 – 1791
Mary Young
1741 – 1794

John Burgess's Descendants

1.
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John Burgess (15 June 1861 – 22 Aug 1908) m. Josephine Campau (12 Dec 1862 – 15 Aug 1929)
  1. 1. George (Vandis) Burgess (13 Feb 1880 – 1 May 1961) m. Valeda (D) Boisclair (1894 – 1953)
    1. 1. Valeda (Jeanne) Burgess (18 Mar 1923 – Jan 1989) m. Milton (LaVerne) Jeffries (abt 1922 – 18 Mar 1988)
    2. 2. George (Vandis) Burgess (18 Jan 1925 – 24 Aug 1937)
    3. 3. Constance (Ann) Burgess (24 Jan 1930 – 24 Dec 1995) m. Robert Duhl (21 May 1928 – 9 Jul 2010)
      1. 1. Roberta Duhl (abt 1949 – )
      2. 2. George (M) Duhl (abt 1950 – )
      3. 3. Thomas (K) Duhl (21 Mar 1955 – )
      4. 4. Robert (Alan) Duhl (6 Jul 1959 – ) m. Sandra (Carol) Clepper (31 Jul 1961 – 10 Jul 2020)
        1. 1. Robert (Peter) Duhl (21 Jan 1981 – ) m. Daisy (M) Huston (abt 1981 – )
        2. 2. Nathan (Ryan) Duhl (9 Sep 1986 – )
      5. 5. Lynn (M) Duhl (10 Jun 1963 – ) m. Lindenfelser
      6. 6. Lee (Vandis) Duhl (Dec 1966 – ) m. Karen (N) Marisnick (Mar 1967 – )
        1. 1. Brooke Duhl m. Eran Fitzsimmons
      7. 7. Christine Duhl
      8. 8. Joyce Duhl m. Luce
  2. 2. William Burgess (28 Feb 1882 – )
  3. 3. Phillip (Ernest) Burgess (Feb 28 1882 – 21 Dec 1939) m. Pearl (I) Vansickle (18 Feb 1888 – 3 Jul 1952)
  4. 4. Elizabeth Burgess (19 Apr 1884 – Nov 1977)
  5. 5. Viola Burgess (20 Apr 1889 – 2 Apr 1973) m. Bert Collins (23 Sep 1886 – 16 Aug 1977)
    1. 1. Alvena (Irene) Collins (7 Dec 1907 – 12 Feb 1977) m. Ralph (Smith) Green (6 Aug 1907 – 16 Feb 1987)
  6. 6. Garrett (M) Burgess (17 Nov 1890 – 25 Apr 1948) m. Maud (Frances) Bolitho (17 Dec 1888 – 30 Nov 1965)
    1. 1. William (Garrett) Burgess (16 Nov 1910 – 24 Mar 1958) m. Geraldine (Mabel) Keown (21 Aug 1912 – 11 Mar 2001)
      1. 1. Diann (Lee) Burgess (Jun 1936 – ) m. Lee (C) Barker
        1. 1. Elizabeth Barker
    2. 2. Donald (John) Burgess (1 Dec 1913 – 29 Oct 1987) m. Laura (Evelyn) Burgess (19 Jul 1918 – May 1980) m. Evelyn (Fay) Peplinski (19 Jul 1918 – 12 May 1980) m. Helen (R) Kina (25 Dec 1922 – 30 Sep 2013)
      1. 1. Arlene (M) Burgess (15 Jun 1937 – ) m. Norman Zifkin (16 Mar 1927 – 14 Aug 2008)
      2. 2. Donald (J) Burgess (abt 1943 – )
      3. 3. James (Garrett) Burgess (27 Mar 1947 – 4 Dec 2014) m. Marsha (Ann) Mason m. RoseMary
        1. 1. Brett (James) Burgess
        2. 2. Michael (James) Burgess
        3. 3. David (James) Burgess
      4. 4. Mary (Anne K) Burgess (1948 – ) m. Lawrence Johnson
      5. 5. Susan (F) Burgess (Sep 1948 – ) m. Manninen
      6. 6. Sharon (Burgess) Xaver
    3. 3. Garrett (Edward) Burgess (4 Jun 1916 – 10 Jan 1952) m. Rose (Marie) Bannhard (27 Apr 1923 – 21 Apr 2009)
      1. 1. Sandra (Marie) Burgess (17 Jul 1946 – ) m. Gordon (Douglas) Goedde (26 Apr 1949 – 1 Dec 2005) m. Peter Huyck
        1. 1. Brandon (Douglas) Goedde (16 Feb 1977 – )
        2. 2. Aubree (Johan) Goedde (Aug 1979 – )
        3. 3. Jennifer Huyck m. Jeff
        4. 4. Michael Huyck
      2. 2. Linda (Christine) Burgess (15 Oct 1949 – 23 Jan 2009) m. Whitfield
        1. 1. Laverne (M) Whitfield m. Keven (Robert) Kropp
        2. 2. Christine (H) Whitfield
        3. 3. La (Verne M.) Whitfield
    4. 4. Helen (Viola) Burgess (24 Oct 1919 – 1 July 2013) m. Leonard (Joseph) Wood (26 Dec 1918 – 12 Feb 1989)
  7. 7. Edward Burgess (13 Aug 1892 – 29 May 1975) m. Mary (Grace) Stilles (8 Jun 1892 – 11 Oct 1972)
    1. 1. Catherine (Irene) Burgess (27 Dec 1910 – 16 Dec 2000) m. Charles (W) Mote (abt 1912 – )
      1. 1. Douglas Mote (abt 1942 – )
    2. 2. Lyman (Lloyd) Burgess (5 Aug 1915 – 7 May 2001) m. Marjorie (B) Paton (abt 1917 – 16 Jul 1967)
      1. 1. Barbara (Joan) Burgess (10 Mar 1934 – 5 Nov 2007) m. Raymond (C) Skerkowski (22 Jun 1928 – 13 Sept 1985)
        1. 1. Randy (Ray) Skerkowski (10 Aug 1954 – ) m. Donna Ringhof
        2. 2. Pamela (Blake) Skerkowski (Jul 1955 – ) m. David (Robert) Planitz (13 Jun 1960 – )
        3. 3. Kimberly (S) Skerkowski (Aug 1956 – ) m. Thomas McDonald
        4. 4. Rayleen (J) Skerkowski (1967 – ) m. Gerry Kraemer
        5. 5. Daniel Skerkowski
      2. 2. Susan (Blake) Burgess (Jan 1941 – ) m. Willis
      3. 3. Thomas (L) Burgess (abt 1948 – )
    3. 3. Edward (Henry) Burgess (10 Jul 1921 – 12 Feb 1995) m. Mildred (Virginia) Harmer (13 Jan 1924 – 04 May 2015)
      1. 1. Catherine (A) Burgess (abt 1942 – Aft. 04 May 2015)
      2. 2. Edward (H) Burgess (abt 1945 – Aft. 04 May 2015)
  8. 8. Emmett (Harry) Burgess (7 Nov 1894 – 14 May 1991) m. Maybelle (Fanny) Jones (14 Oct 1897 – 11 Jan 1980)
  9. 9. James (Riley) Burgess (26 Aug 1896 – 17 Oct 1963) m. Grace (Madeline) Billings (5 Oct 1897 – 7 April 1988)
    1. 1. James (Riley) Burgess (19 Oct 1919 – 5 Jul 1984)
    2. 2. Barbara (Jeane) Burgess (abt 1929 – ) m. Francis (Louis) Boyle (4 Oct 1925 – )
      1. 1. Michael Boyle
      2. 2. Judith Boyle
      3. 3. James Boyle

John Burgess's Timeline

4 Records

1861
15 June 1861
Birth of John Burgess in Berlin, Monroe, Michigan, USA
Berlin, Monroe, Michigan, USA
1870
1870
Age 9
John Burgess resided here in Monguagon, Trenton, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Monguagon, Trenton, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1900
1900
Age 39
John Burgess resided here in Berlin, Monroe, Michigan, USA
Berlin, Monroe, Michigan, USA
1908
22 Aug 1908
Age 47
Death of John Burgess in Monroe County, Michigan, USA
Monroe County, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 June 1861
    Event Place: Berlin, Monroe, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Monguagon, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: M593_710; Page: 241A
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Berlin, Monroe, Michigan; Roll: 732; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0066
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records
    [5] Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1822-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Monguagon, Trenton, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Monguagon, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: M593_710; Page: 241A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Berlin, Monroe, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Berlin, Monroe, Michigan; Roll: 732; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0066

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1908
    Event Place: Monroe County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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