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Peter (Judge)(Maj.) Burr 1668–1724 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT MAR 1668

Birth Location: East Chester, Orange Co, New York

Death Date: 25 DEC 1724

Death Location: Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Father: Jehu Burr

Mother: Elizabeth Prudden

Spouse(s): Sarah Osborn, Abigail None

Children(s): Thaddeus Burr, Abigail Burr, Gershom Burr, Sarah Burr, Eunice Burr

The story of Peter (Judge)(Maj.) Burr began in 1668 in East Chester, Orange Co, New York. Peter (Judge)(Maj.) Burr married Abigail, Sarah Osborn, and had children including Abigail Burr, Eunice Burr, Gershom Burr, Sarah Burr, Thaddeus Burr. Peter (Judge)(Maj.) Burr passed away in 1724 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • The story of Peter (Judge)(Maj.) Burr began in 1668 in East Chester, Orange Co, New York.
  • Peter (Judge)(Maj.) Burr married Abigail, Sarah Osborn, and had children including Abigail Burr, Eunice Burr, Gershom Burr, Sarah Burr, Thaddeus Burr.
  • Peter (Judge)(Maj.) Burr passed away in 1724 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jehu Burr
1625–1692
Birth Location: Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, England
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Elizabeth Prudden
1642–1685
Birth Location: Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Osborn
1673–1727
Birth Location: –
SO
Abigail None
–1710
Birth Location: –
A

Children(s)

Thaddeus Burr
1700–1755
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
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Abigail Burr
1702–1780
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
AB
Gershom Burr
1705–1747
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
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Sarah Burr
1707–1723
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
SB
Eunice Burr
1710–
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
EB

Peter Burr's Ancestors

Self
Peter Burr
1668–1724
Birth Place: East Chester, Orange Co, New York
Parents
Jehu Burr
1625–1692
Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, England
Elizabeth Prudden
1642–1685
Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut
Grandparents
Jehu Burr
1596–1670
Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, England
Elizabeth Cable
1598–1670
Roxbury, Suffolk, England
Peter Prudden
1601–1656
Kings Walden, Hertfordshire, England
Joanna Boyse
1616–1683
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Jehue Burr
1570–1654
Esther Stedman
1575–1643
John Cable
1574–1682
Elizabeth Burr
1576–1673
Robert Prudden
1561–1617
Mildred Ingram
1579–1610
John Boyse
1569–1620
Joanna Stowe
1575–1630
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Symonde Burre
1557–1598
Joan Saunder
1547–1647
William STEDMAN
1550–1605
Edwarde Cabell
1550–
Peter Prudden
1535–1600
Alice
1536–1600
John Boyse
1539–1569
unk
1543–
John Stowe
1539–1601
Joan Baker
1542–1616

Peter Burr's Descendants

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Peter ((Judge)(Maj.)) Burr (ABT MAR 1668–25 DEC 1724) m. Sarah Osborn (ABT 1673–17 JUN 1727) m. Abigail (–ABT 2 JUL 1710)
  1. 1. Thaddeus Burr 1700–1755 m. Abigail Sturges 1704–1753
  2. 2. Abigail Burr 1702–1780 m. Ephraim Burr 1700–1776
  3. 3. Gershom Burr 1705–1747 m. Anna Allen 1700–1747
  4. 4. Sarah Burr 1707–1723
  5. 5. Eunice Burr 1710–

Peter Burr's Timeline

2 Records

1668
ABT MAR 1668
Birth of Peter (Judge)(Maj.) Burr in East Chester, Orange Co, New York
East Chester, Orange Co, New York
1724
25 DEC 1724
Age 56
Death of Peter (Judge)(Maj.) Burr in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT MAR 1668
    Event Place: East Chester, Orange Co, New York
    Record Source: GEDCOM file. Imported on 15 June 2022.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 DEC 1724
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
    Record Source: GEDCOM file. Imported on 15 June 2022.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 18 FEB 1725
    Record Source: GEDCOM file. Imported on 15 June 2022.
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