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Robert Burgess 1726–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jan 1726

Birth Location: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1793

Death Location: Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine, United States

Father: Joseph Burgess

Mother: Desire Burgess

Spouse(s): Ruth Weeks

Children(s): Mary Burgess, Desire Burgess, Jonathan Burgess, David Burgess, Avery Burgess, Lewis Burgess, Elijah Burgess, Rhoda Burgess, Sarah Burgess

Robert Burgess was born in 1726 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Joseph Burgess And Desire Luce Burgess. Robert Burgess married Ruth Weeks, and had children including Avery Burgess, David Burgess, Desire Burgess, Elijah Burgess, Jonathan Burgess, Lewis Burgess, Mary Nancy Burgess, Rhoda Burgess, Sarah Burgess. Robert Burgess passed away in 1793 in Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine, United States.

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Biography

  • Robert Burgess was born in 1726 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Joseph Burgess And Desire Luce Burgess.
  • Robert Burgess married Ruth Weeks, and had children including Avery Burgess, David Burgess, Desire Burgess, Elijah Burgess, Jonathan Burgess, Lewis Burgess, Mary Nancy Burgess, Rhoda Burgess, Sarah Burgess.
  • Robert Burgess passed away in 1793 in Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Burgess
1699–1757
Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
JB
Desire Burgess
1700–
Birth Location: Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
DB

Spouses(s)

Ruth Weeks
1726–1775
Birth Location: Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
RW

Children(s)

Mary Burgess
1769–1854
Birth Location: Tisbury, Marthas Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
MB
Desire Burgess
1750–1850
Birth Location: Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
DB
Jonathan Burgess
1761–1853
Birth Location: Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
JB
David Burgess
1763–1781
Birth Location: Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
DB
Avery Burgess
1767–1804
Birth Location: Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
AB
Lewis Burgess
1768–1779
Birth Location: Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
LB
Elijah Burgess
1773–1833
Birth Location: Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine, United States
EB
Rhoda Burgess
1775–
Birth Location: Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine, United States
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Sarah Burgess
1769–1846
Birth Location: Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
SB

Robert Burgess's Ancestors

Self
Robert Burgess
1726–1793
Birth Place: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Joseph Burgess
1699–1757
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Desire (Luce) Burgess
1700–
Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
John Burgess
1663–1723
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah Nickerson
1674–1723
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Robert Luce
1667–1711
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Desire Norton
1670–1703
Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Burgess
1628–1718
Mary Worden
1639–1723
Henry Luce
1640–1688
Remembrance Litchfield
1644–1739
Nicholas NORTON
1610–1690
Elizabeth Isaac
1612–1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Israel Luce
1605–1640
Remember Munson
1605–1627
Lawrence Litchfield
1611–1650
Judith (Peakes)
1620–1685
Nicholas NORTON
1567–1616
HEPZIBAH norton
1580–1610
Joseph Isaac
1590–1642
Elizabeth Isaac
1590–1622

Robert Burgess's Descendants

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Robert Burgess (6 Jan 1726–1793) m. Ruth Weeks (2 Dec 1726–1775)
  1. 1. Mary (Nancy) Burgess 1769–1854 m. Thomas Lovejoy 1766–1841
    1. 1. Sophia lovejoy 1802–1850 m. Jesse Daggett 1796–1876
      1. 1. Anna (L T) Daggett 1822–
      2. 2. William (Lovejoy) DAGGETT 1827–1895 m. Maria Vrooman 1834–1860 m. Mary Lippitt-Menzie 1838–1905
        1. 1. Charles (F) Daggett 1855–1898 m. Anna (B) Eastman 1860–1941
        2. 2. Ella Daggett 1859–
        3. 3. Frank (Leslie) Daggett 1865–1926 m. Helen (Mae) Balderson 1865–1902 m. Eda (Littia) Darrett 1885–
        4. 4. Jesse (Hubert) Daggett 1869–1919 m. Gertrude (Letitia) Robinson 1868–1945
        5. 5. Raymond DAGGETT 1878–
        6. 6. William (Albert) Daggett 1852–1919 m. Annabelle (anna Bella) Runnel 1856–1933
      3. 3. Rebecca (E) Daggett 1834–1855
      4. 4. Collins (Lovejoy) Daggett 1837–1917 m. Amanda (J) Dillon 1846–1874 m. Anna (Minerva) Binta 1848–1917
        1. 1. Charles (Grant) Daggett 1864–1951 m. Gertrude (Nevada) Sterner 1870–1945
        2. 2. Charles Daggett 1866–
    2. 2. Joseph Lovejoy 1790–1859
    3. 3. Abiel Lovejoy 1791–1875 m. Esther Collins 1796–
      1. 1. Marcellus (Palmer) Lovejoy 1823–1900
      2. 2. Joseph (C) Lovejoy 1824–1898
      3. 3. Rosilla Lovejoy 1826–1905
      4. 4. Avery (P) Lovejoy 1830–
      5. 5. Nancy (B) Lovejoy 1832–
      6. 6. Margaret (A) Lovejoy 1834–
      7. 7. Emily (A) Lovejoy 1836–
    4. 4. Thomas Lovejoy 1794–1845 m. Sarah Eveleth 1793–1840
      1. 1. Eastman (E) Lovejoy 1815–1887
      2. 2. Nancy (N) Lovejoy 1818–
      3. 3. Horace (Dwinal) Lovejoy 1822–1875
      4. 4. Charles Lovejoy 1825–1863
      5. 5. Mary (B) Lovejoy 1829–1872
      6. 6. Ellen (T) Lovejoy 1831–
      7. 7. Adoniram (J) Lovejoy –1859
      8. 8. John Lovejoy –1882
      9. 9. Warren Lovejoy –1848
    5. 5. Stephen Lovejoy 1796–1845
    6. 6. Nancy Lovejoy 1797–
    7. 7. Rhoda Lovejoy 1797– m. Joseph (Warren) Smith 1775–1846 m. Lee Greaton 1795–1845 m. Joseph Knowlton 1781–1862
      1. 1. Adeline Greaton 1822–1892
      2. 2. Amelia (W) Greaton 1832–
    8. 8. Loyal (Palmer) Lovejoy 1799–1861 m. Sarah (Perley) Sweet 1798–1885
      1. 1. Irene (Perley) Lovejoy 1825–1834
      2. 2. Loyal (Palmer) Lovejoy 1827–1854
      3. 3. Lovejoy 1828–
      4. 4. Sarah (Sophia) Lovejoy 1829–1831
      5. 5. Desire (Sweet) Lovejoy 1831–1900
      6. 6. Dana (Boardman) Lovejoy 1833–1911
      7. 7. Adoniram (Judson) Lovejoy 1838–1886
    9. 9. Fayette Lovejoy 1807–1880 m. George Caril 1797–
    10. 10. Collins Lovejoy 1808–1872
    11. 11. Elbridge (Gerry) Lovejoy 1811–1862
  2. 2. Desire Burgess 1750–1850
  3. 3. Jonathan Burgess 1761–1853
  4. 4. David Burgess 1763–1781
  5. 5. Avery Burgess 1767–1804
  6. 6. Lewis Burgess 1768–1779
  7. 7. Elijah Burgess 1773–1833
  8. 8. Rhoda Burgess 1775–
  9. 9. Sarah Burgess 1769–1846 m. Alsbury Luce 1769–1845
    1. 1. Bartlett (allen) Luce 1791–1843 m. Elizabeth (West "Betsey" Daggett) Luce 1793–1813 m. Sarah Janes 1787–1871
      1. 1. Benjamin (Frederick) Luce 1816–1890 m. Sarah Buel 1828–1908
        1. 1. Katy Luce 1859–
        2. 2. Charles (H) Luce 1862–1929 m. Sarah (Edith Steele) Luce 1864–1910
        3. 3. Mary Bateman 1855–
      2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth Luce) Harrington 1815–1881 m. Daniel (Brown) Harrington 1807–1878
        1. 1. Catherine (Vorey) Harrington 1848–1879
        2. 2. Eva (Susan) Harrington 1860–1941
        3. 3. Ida (A) Harrington 1854–1894
        4. 4. Charles (Frederick) Harrington 1842–1917
        5. 5. Edward (Burke) Harrington 1845–
      3. 3. Charlotte (Luce) Mason 1821–1885
      4. 4. Jane (Catherine) Luce 1825–1855
      5. 5. Theodore Luce 1818–1904
      6. 6. Charles (Henry) Luce 1830–1885
    2. 2. Nathan Luce 1790–1873

Robert Burgess's Timeline

2 Records

1726
6 Jan 1726
Birth of Robert Burgess in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
1793
1793
Age 67
Death of Robert Burgess in Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine, United States
Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1726
    Event Place: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine, United States
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