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John Whitehead Burroughs 1840 – 1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Aug 1840

Birth Location: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 19 Jan 1911

Death Location: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA

Father: Joseph Burroughs

Mother: Valeria Berrien

Spouse(s): Ellen Hardin, Margaret Roberts

Children(s): Anna Burroughs, Margaret Burroughs, Kate Burroughs, John Burroughs, Stiles Burroughs

In 1840, John Whitehead Burroughs entered the world in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA, born to Joseph Hallett Burroughs and Valeria Gibbons Berrien. John Whitehead Burroughs married Ellen Sophia Hardin, Margaret Roberts, and had children including Anna Hardin Burroughs, Margaret Valeria Burroughs, Kate Roberts Burroughs, John Whitehead Jr Burroughs, Stiles Brown Burroughs. John Whitehead Burroughs passed away in 1911 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1840, John Whitehead Burroughs entered the world in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA, born to Joseph Hallett Burroughs and Valeria Gibbons Berrien.
  • John Whitehead Burroughs married Ellen Sophia Hardin, Margaret Roberts, and had children including Anna Hardin Burroughs, Margaret Valeria Burroughs, Kate Roberts Burroughs, John Whitehead Jr Burroughs, Stiles Brown Burroughs.
  • John Whitehead Burroughs passed away in 1911 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Burroughs
1803 – 1854
Birth Location: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
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Valeria Berrien
1806 – 1883
Birth Location: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ellen Hardin
1843 – 1871
Birth Location: Chatham, Georgia, USA
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Margaret Roberts
1844 – 1919
Birth Location: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Anna Burroughs
1870 – 1949
Birth Location: Chatham, Georgia, USA
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Margaret Burroughs
1880 – 1961
Birth Location: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
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Kate Burroughs
1881 – 1967
Birth Location: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
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John Burroughs
1882 – 1957
Birth Location: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
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Stiles Burroughs
1886 – 1963
Birth Location: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
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John Burroughs's Ancestors

Self
John Burroughs
1840 – 1911
Birth Place: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
Parents
Joseph Hallett Burroughs
1803 – 1854
Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
Valeria (Gibbons) Berrien
1806 – 1883
Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Burroughs
1779 – 1837
Newtown, Queens, New York, USA
Catherine Eirick
1780 – 1858
Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Burroughs
1748 – 1820
Lydia Hallett
1738 – 1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hallett
1714 – 1779
Anna Moore
1715 –

John Burroughs's Descendants

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John (Whitehead) Burroughs (9 Aug 1840 – 19 Jan 1911) m. Ellen (Sophia) Hardin (4 Mar 1843 – 9 Feb 1871) m. Margaret Roberts (4 Oct 1844 – 26 Dec 1919)
  1. 1. Anna (Hardin) Burroughs (14 Aug 1870 – 8 Jul 1949) m. Thomas (Savage) Clay (2 Mar 1868 – 19 Jan 1949)
  2. 2. Margaret (Valeria) Burroughs (19 Feb 1880 – 28 Oct 1961) m. Joseph (Carrie) Thompson (27 Mar 1882 – 2 Jan 1933)
  3. 3. Kate (Roberts) Burroughs (11 Mar 1881 – 18 Nov 1967) m. Allen (Izard) Williams (16 Oct 1881 – 27 Jul 1948)
  4. 4. John (Whitehead Jr) Burroughs (18 Aug 1882 – 8 Nov 1957)
  5. 5. Stiles (Brown) Burroughs (2 Dec 1886 – 17 Jul 1963) m. Sarah (Gaston) Moise (1 Oct 1891 – 1 Jul 1973)
    1. 1. Stiles (Brown Jr) Burroughs (10 Feb 1918 – 17 Jan 1998) m. Charlotte Wilson (10 Nov 1915 – 16 Dec 2002)
      1. 1. Charlotte (Wilson) Burroughs (9 Jan 1948 – 1 Jul 2005)
    2. 2. Sidney (Moise) Burroughs (14 May 1921 – 18 Nov 1943)

John Burroughs's Timeline

2 Records

1840
9 Aug 1840
Birth of John Whitehead Burroughs in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
1911
19 Jan 1911
Age 71
Death of John Whitehead Burroughs in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1840
    Event Place: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1911
    Event Place: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
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