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John Burton 1797 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1797

Birth Location: New York, United States

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Leroy, Boone, Illinois, United States

Father: Billings Burton

Mother: Mary Hilts

Spouse(s): Cornelia Smith

Children(s): Mary Burton, Catharine Burton, Jacob Burton, Billings Burton, Emily Burton, Jay Burton, Elizabeth Burton, John Burton, Helen Burton, George Burton

John Burton was born in 1797 in New York, United States, the child of Billings Burton and Mary Ann Hilts. John Burton later married Cornelia (Conicha) Smith, and together they raised children including Mary Burton, Catharine W Burton, Jacob Burton, Billings Burton, Emily J Burton, Jay Burton, Elizabeth Burton, John Hilts Burton, Helen Cornelia Burton and George Burton. In 1870, John Burton passed away in Leroy, Boone, Illinois, United States.

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Parents

Billings Burton
1775 – 1855
Birth Location: Fishkill, Dutchess, New York, United States
BB
Mary Hilts
1769 – 1850
Birth Location: Roxbury, Morris, New Jersey, United States
MH

Spouses(s)

Cornelia Smith
1801 – 1880
Birth Location: New York State
CS

Children(s)

Mary Burton
1828 – 1913
Birth Location: New York, USA
MB
Catharine Burton
1830 – 1895
Birth Location: Schoharie, New York, USA
CB
Jacob Burton
1832 – 1912
Birth Location: New York, United States of America
JB
Billings Burton
1835 – 1907
Birth Location: New York
BB
Emily Burton
1837 – 1880
Birth Location: New York, USA
EB
Jay Burton
1840 – 1921
Birth Location: New York
JB
Elizabeth Burton
1841 – 1878
Birth Location: New York
EB
John Burton
1845 – 1885
Birth Location: New Jersey
JB
Helen Burton
1846 – 1935
Birth Location: Rockwood, Michigan
HB
George Burton
1850 – 1880
Birth Location: Michigan
GB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1806
    Event Place: Schoharie, New York, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1807
    Event Place: New York

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1808
    Event Place: New Jersey /New York State
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan; Archive Collection Number: T1164; Roll: 12; Page: 23; Line: 22; Schedule Type: Agriculture, Year: 1860; Census Place: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 921; Family History Library Film: 803564, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1797
    Event Place: New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 7 Aug 1820
    Event Place: Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Schoharie, Schoharie, New York; Page: 177; NARA Roll: M33_65; Image: 185

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1830
    Event Place: Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York; Series: M19; Roll: 116; Page: 146; Family History Library Film: 0017176

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1840
    Event Place: Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York; Roll: 338; Page: 69; Family History Library Film: 0017206

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: M432_366; Page: 506A; Image: 509

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 26 Jun 1860
    Event Place: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Michigan, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1827-1870, U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan; Archive Collection Number: T1164; Roll: 12; Page: 23; Line: 22; Schedule Type: Agriculture, Year: 1860; Census Place: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 921; Family History Library Film: 803564

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: M593_709; Page: 1A; Family History Library Film: 552208

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 8 Aug 1870
    Event Place: South Rockwood, Monroe County, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Michigan, United States
    Record Source: Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 8 Aug 1870
    Event Place: Huron Station, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 8 Aug 1870
    Event Place: Brownstown, Wayne Co., MI
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry Family Trees, Findagrave, Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, Michigan, Death Records, 1897-1929, Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918, U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Web: Monroe County, Michigan, Obituary Index,1821-2012, Ancestry Family Tree, Collection Number: G&M_65; Roll Number: 65, Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan; Archive Collection Number: T1164; Roll: 12; Page: 23; Line: 22; Schedule Type: Agriculture, The Library of Michigan; Michigan Death Records Project; Rolls: 1-302; Archive Barcode/Item Number: 30000008533451; Roll Number: 188; Certificate Number: 4, Year: 1870; Census Place: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: M593_709; Page: 1A; Family History Library Film: 552208, Year: 1860; Census Place: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 921; Family History Library Film: 803564, Year: 1850; Census Place: Brownstown, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: M432_366; Page: 506A; Image: 509, Monroe County Historical Commission Archives; Monroe, MI, USA; Obituary Search, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records, John Burton 8 Aug 1870

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Leroy, Boone, Illinois, United States
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