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John Burton 1798 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1798

Birth Location: New York, United States

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Leroy, Boone, Illinois, United States

Father: Billings Burton

Mother: Mary Hilts

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Stewart

Children(s): Myra Burton, Caroline Burton, Albert Burton, Nancy Burton, William Burton, Nathan Burton, John Burton, Delia Burton

John Burton was born in 1798 in New York, United States, the child of Billings Burton and Mary Ann Hilts. John Burton married Elizabeth Mary Stewart, and had children including Myra Elizabeth Burton, Caroline A Burton, Albert Andrew Burton, Nancy Maria Burton, William Smith Burton, Nathan G Burton, John Sidney Burton, Delia M Burton. John Burton passed away in 1870 in Leroy, Boone, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • John Burton was born in 1798 in New York, United States, the child of Billings Burton and Mary Ann Hilts.
  • John Burton married Elizabeth Mary Stewart, and had children including Myra Elizabeth Burton, Caroline A Burton, Albert Andrew Burton, Nancy Maria Burton, William Smith Burton, Nathan G Burton, John Sidney Burton, Delia M Burton.
  • John Burton passed away in 1870 in Leroy, Boone, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Burton's Ancestors

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John Burton
1798 – 1870
Birth Place: New York, United States
Parents
Billings Burton
1775 – 1855
Fishkill, Dutchess, New York, United States
Mary (Ann) Hilts
1769 – 1850
Roxbury, Morris, New Jersey, United States
Grandparents
Samuel (C.) Burton
1750 – 1820
Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT
(Barbara) (Barbery) Steelman
1752 – 1794
Gloucester City, Camden, New Jersey Colony
Anthony Hilts
1741 – 1791
Morris, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
Mary (A) Young
1741 – 1794
Morris Co., New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ephraim Burton
1727 – 1806
Elizabeth Welles
1728 – 1783
Charles Steelman
1697 – 1779
Mary Adams
1722 – 1777
Anthony Hilts
Jane Durland
Thomas Young
1723 – 1769
Thankful Roberts
1726 – 1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Judson Burton
1697 – 1774
Eunice Lewis
1697 – 1789
Lt. Welles
1688 – 1785
Eunice Curtiss
1699 – 1817
Peter Steelman
1667 – 1762
Gertrude Keen
1670 – 1740
Jonathan Adams
1668 – 1727
Barbara Smith
1668 – 1727
Rev Young
1705 – 1765
Isobel Allan
1705 – 1777
Alexander Roberts
1689 – 1764
Hannah Johnson
1690 – 1758

John Burton's Descendants

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John Burton (17 Mar 1798 – 1870) m. Elizabeth (Mary) Stewart (31 Jul 1806 – 24 Mar 1878)
  1. 1. Myra (Elizabeth) Burton (5 May 1827 – ) m. Charles Kalaber (Dec 1872 – 20 Apr 1935)
  2. 2. Caroline (A) Burton (27 Feb 1829 – 25 Dec 1889)
  3. 3. Albert (Andrew) Burton (22 Oct 1830 – 22 May 1904) m. Ruth (Ann) Milks (18 Apr 1841 – 17 Jun 1924)
    1. 1. Angeline (M Burton) Rand (1867 – 1951)
  4. 4. Nancy (Maria) Burton (27 Mar 1835 – 10 Jan 1924) m. Erastus (Root) Irving (1 November 1830 – 5 October 1915)
    1. 1. George (Burton) Irving (11 March 1862 – 19 August 1915)
    2. 2. Myra (Amelia) Irving (17 April 1867 – 30 March 1881)
    3. 3. Edna (Elizabeth Irving) Beckett (21 August 1870 – 5 May 1913)
  5. 5. William (Smith) Burton (27 May 1840 – 7 Feb 1920) m. Sarah (Prudence) Brockaway (May 1851 – 1920)
    1. 1. John (Cloyce) Burton (abt 1872 – 17 Jan 1955)
    2. 2. Marion (Luella Burton) White (Abt. 1874 – 1943)
    3. 3. Eugene (Ford) Burton (30 May 1876 – 8 Jul 1962)
    4. 4. George (Essler) Burton (Mar 1878 – 1958)
    5. 5. Leo (Burnett) Burton (19 Nov 1881 – 31 Jan 1945)
    6. 6. Warren (Smith) Burton (17 Jan 1885 – 10 Apr 1956)
  6. 6. Nathan (G) Burton (16 Jul 1842 – Abt 1930) m. Fanny (1848 – 1917)
    1. 1. John (R) Burton (abt 1874 – )
    2. 2. Hellen Burton (13 Jul 1875 – )
    3. 3. Frank Burton (Abt 1878 – )
    4. 4. Florence Burton (6 Jan 1888 – 25 Jul 1973)
    5. 5. Floyd (E) Burton (Feb 1892 – )
  7. 7. John (Sidney) Burton (25 Feb 1844 – 15 May 1921)
  8. 8. Delia (M) Burton (Mar 1853 – 4 May 1919) m. James (T.) Capen (21 Apr 1838 – 24 Feb 1923)
    1. 1. Myra (Elizabeth) Capen (Apr 1875 – 14 Oct 1956)
    2. 2. Gertrude (R Capen) Brottlund (Sep 1876 – Dec 1945)

John Burton's Timeline

5 Records

1798
17 Mar 1798
Birth of John Burton in New York, USA
New York, USA
1798
17 Mar 1798
Birth of John Burton in New York, United States
New York, United States
1870
1870
Age 72
Death of John Burton in Leroy, Boone, Illinois, United States
Leroy, Boone, Illinois, United States
1879
25 Jan 1879
Age 81
Death of John Burton in Leroy, Boone, Illinois, United States
Leroy, Boone, Illinois, United States
1879
25 Jan 1879
Age 81
Death of John Burton in Leroy, Boone, Illinois, United States
Leroy, Boone, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1798
    Event Place: New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1798
    Event Place: New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1879
    Event Place: Leroy, Boone, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1879
    Event Place: Leroy, Boone, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Leroy, Boone, Illinois, United States

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