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William S. Burroughs 1857–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1857-01-28

Birth Location: Rochester,Monroe County,New York,United States of America

Death Date: 1898-09-14

Death Location: Citronelle,Mobile County,Alabama,United States of America

Father: Edward Burroughs

Mother: Ellen Burroughs

Spouse(s): Ida Selover

Children(s): Mortimer Burroughs

William S. Burroughs was born in 1857 in Rochester,Monroe County,New York,United States of America, the child of Edward Edmund Burroughs And Ellen Julia Burroughs. William S. Burroughs married Ida Selover, and had children including Mortimer Perry Burroughs. William S. Burroughs passed away in 1898 in Citronelle,Mobile County,Alabama,United States of America.

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Biography

  • William S. Burroughs was born in 1857 in Rochester,Monroe County,New York,United States of America, the child of Edward Edmund Burroughs And Ellen Julia Burroughs.
  • William S. Burroughs married Ida Selover, and had children including Mortimer Perry Burroughs.
  • William S. Burroughs passed away in 1898 in Citronelle,Mobile County,Alabama,United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Burroughs
1826–
Birth Location: New York
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Ellen Burroughs
1834–
Birth Location: New York
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Spouses(s)

Ida Selover
1859–1896
Birth Location: New York, USA
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Children(s)

Mortimer Burroughs
1885–1965
Birth Location: Saint Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America
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William Burroughs's Ancestors

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William Burroughs
1857–1898
Birth Place: Rochester,Monroe County,New York,United States of America
Parents
Edward (Edmund) Burroughs
1826–
New York
Ellen (Julia) Burroughs
1834–
New York
Grandparents
James Borroughs
1802–1865
New Jersey
Rosetta (E.) Tuthill
1806–1900
Harpersfield, Delaware, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Burroughs
1768–1828
John Tuthill
1753–1803
Anna Evans
1786–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Tuthill
1709–1794
Abigail Lambert
1719–1751

William Burroughs's Descendants

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William (S.) Burroughs (1857-01-28–1898-09-14) m. Ida Selover (1859–07 May 1896)
  1. 1. Mortimer (Perry) Burroughs 1885–1965 m. Laura (Hammond) Burroughs 1888–1970
    1. 1. Mortimer (P.) Burroughs 1911–1983
    2. 2. Writer, (William Seward) Burroughs 1914–1997 m. Joan Vollmer 1924–1951
      1. 1. Writer, (William Seward Burroughs) Jr. 1947–1981

William Burroughs's Timeline

2 Records

1857
1857-01-28
Birth of William S. Burroughs in Rochester,Monroe County,New York,United States of America
Rochester,Monroe County,New York,United States of America
1898
1898-09-14
Age 41
Death of William S. Burroughs in Citronelle,Mobile County,Alabama,United States of America
Citronelle,Mobile County,Alabama,United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1857-01-28
    Event Place: Rochester,Monroe County,New York,United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1898-09-14
    Event Place: Citronelle,Mobile County,Alabama,United States of America
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