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Oliver Sturges Burroughs 1814 – 1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1814

Birth Location: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 11 Oct 1856

Death Location: Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, USA

Father: Benjamin Burroughs

Mother: Catherine Eirick

Spouse(s): Anna Maxwell

Children(s): Benjamin Burroughs, Ella Burroughs, Eben Burroughs

The story of Oliver Sturges Burroughs began in 1814 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA. Oliver Sturges Burroughs married Anna C Maxwell, and had children including Benjamin Maxwell Burroughs, Ella Jane Burroughs, Eben William Burroughs. Oliver Sturges Burroughs passed away in 1856 in Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Oliver Sturges Burroughs began in 1814 in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA.
  • Oliver Sturges Burroughs married Anna C Maxwell, and had children including Benjamin Maxwell Burroughs, Ella Jane Burroughs, Eben William Burroughs.
  • Oliver Sturges Burroughs passed away in 1856 in Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Burroughs
1779 – 1837
Birth Location: Newtown, Queens, New York, USA
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Catherine Eirick
1780 – 1858
Birth Location: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Anna Maxwell
1816 – 1889
Birth Location: Belfast Plantation, Bryan, Georgia, USA
AM

Children(s)

Benjamin Burroughs
1838 – 1903
Birth Location: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
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Ella Burroughs
1839 – 1868
Birth Location: Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, USA
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Eben Burroughs
1842 – 1902
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Oliver Burroughs's Ancestors

Self
Oliver Burroughs
1814 – 1856
Birth Place: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
Parents
Benjamin Burroughs
1779 – 1837
Newtown, Queens, New York, USA
Catherine Eirick
1780 – 1858
Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Burroughs
1748 – 1820
Newtown, Queens, New York, USA
Lydia Hallett
1738 – 1793
Newtown, Queens, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hallett
1714 – 1779
Anna Moore
1715 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Hallett
1678 – 1750
Lydia Blackwell
1685 – 1728
Benjamin Moore
– 1750
Anna Sackett
1681 – 1757

Oliver Burroughs's Descendants

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Oliver (Sturges) Burroughs (1814 – 11 Oct 1856) m. Anna (C) Maxwell (1816 – 20 May 1889)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Maxwell) Burroughs (18 Feb 1838 – 3 Apr 1903) m. Eliza (F) Branch (30 Nov 1845 – 3 Jul 1925)
    1. 1. Patrick (Houston) Burroughs (1876 – 15 Oct 1908)
    2. 2. Helen (F) Burroughs (21 Apr 1877 – 9 Jul 1967) m. Herbert (Jennett) Cassidey (3 Jan 1874 – 16 Mar 1941)
  2. 2. Ella (Jane) Burroughs (30 Jun 1839 – 13 Aug 1868) m. Richard (Berrien) Burroughs (19 Jan 1833 – 11 Sep 1901)
    1. 1. Joseph (Hallett) Burroughs (23 Jan 1858 – 10 Jul 1926) m. Mary (Dickison) Bernard (5 Feb 1866 – 4 Apr 1955)
      1. 1. Richard (Bernard) Burroughs (9 Aug 1886 – 20 Apr 1966) m. Mary (Reynolds) Desaussure (26 Nov 1888 – 15 Sep 1982)
        1. 1. Mary (Bernard) Burroughs (22 Apr 1913 – Mar 1996) m. Davidson
        2. 2. Sarah (deSaussure) Burroughs (29 Dec 1914 – 5 Jun 2002) m. Edward (Owen) Savitz (16 Feb 1907 – 27 Dec 1966) m. Thompson (Simkins) Baker (25 Aug 1905 – 24 Feb 1997)
        3. 3. Jane (Holland) Burroughs (22 Aug 1916 – 2 Oct 1941)
        4. 4. Richard (Bernard Jr) Burroughs (11 Apr 1928 – )
        5. 5. Edward (deSaussure) Burroughs (11 Apr 1928 – 8 Nov 2002)
    2. 2. Annie (Constant) Burroughs (21 Apr 1859 – 7 Sep 1907)
    3. 3. Oliver (Berrien) Burroughs (11 Aug 1860 – 15 Mar 1938) m. Pauline (Brooks,) Bird (26 Oct 1866 – 22 Feb 1906)
      1. 1. Oliver (Berrien Jr) Burroughs (12 Jul 1889 – 24 Jun 1962) m. Caroline Street ( – 1917) m. Mary (Sue) Wilson (1893 – 25 Sep 1993)
        1. 1. Oliver (Bird) Burroughs (1 Dec 1911 – 2 Oct 1989)
        2. 2. Frank (Thaddeus) Burroughs (13 Sep 1913 – 23 Feb 1989)
        3. 3. Caroline (Harriet) Burroughs (1 Jan 1915 – ) m. Hugh Coleman (1915 – 20 Nov 1944)
        4. 4. Arthur (Street) Burroughs (10 Jan 1917 – 2 Dec 1933)
      2. 2. Isabella (Pauline) Burroughs (16 May 1895 – 11 Feb 1983) m. Douglas (Spivey) Blois (5 Sep 1892 – 16 Apr 1953)
        1. 1. John (Ball) Blois (1931 – ) m. Marilyn (Lou) Mcginnis (6 Dec 1928 – 30 Apr 2003)
      3. 3. Emmala (Bird) Burroughs (24 Mar 1898 – Mar 1965)
  3. 3. Eben (William) Burroughs (14 Sep 1842 – 17 Jun 1902) m. Mary (Ann) Chairies (16 Feb 1845 – 7 Jun 1918)
    1. 1. Ella (Ann) Burroughs (4 Nov 1867 – 14 Dec 1952) m. Benjamin (Cadwalader) Chaires (14 May 1847 – 29 Apr 1902)
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Chaires (6 Oct 1886 – 3 Apr 1960) m. William Hodges
      2. 2. Octavia (Greenhow) Chaires (3 Aug 1888 – 20 Jan 1966) m. John (Volutine) Price (11 Dec 1872 – 19 Oct 1943)
      3. 3. Julia (Pettes) Chaires (1 Mar 1890 – 3 Aug 1968)
      4. 4. Benjamin (Bryant) Chaires (26 Nov 1897 – 27 Dec 1961) m. Katherine (Alma) McQueen (3 May 1903 – 23 May 1990)
        1. 1. Benjamin (McQueen) Chaires (28 Mar 1924 – 8 Oct 1983)
    2. 2. Alice (Chaires) Burroughs (14 Feb 1868 – 30 Dec 1967) m. David (Green) Chaires (11 Nov 1858 – 21 Feb 1930)
      1. 1. David (Green Jr) Chaires (20 Mar 1897 – 5 Sep 1975) m. Jessie (Irene) Haygar (9 Feb 1906 – 6 May 1977)
        1. 1. Kathleen (A) Chaires (1928 – )
        2. 2. David (G) Chaires (1930 – )
        3. 3. Jessie (Irene) Chaires (1932 – )
        4. 4. George (Orion) Chaires (30 Aug 1939 – 6 Nov 1998)
      2. 2. Eben (Burroughs) Chaires (1904 – 11 Sep 2000) m. Electra (E) Chaires (18 Dec 1911 – 19 May 1996)
        1. 1. Eben (Burroughs Jr) Chaires (17 Feb 1932 – 12 Aug 2007) m. Alice (Wood) Harrell (10 Aug 1922 – 18 Jan 1999)

Oliver Burroughs's Timeline

2 Records

1814
1814
Birth of Oliver Sturges Burroughs in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
1856
11 Oct 1856
Age 42
Death of Oliver Sturges Burroughs in Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, USA
Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1814
    Event Place: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1856
    Event Place: Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, USA
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