Henry Lawrence Burchell

Brief Life History of Henry Lawrence

When Henry Lawrence Burchell was born in April 1867, in Missouri, United States, his father, Hamilton E Burchell, was 24 and his mother, Catherine "Katie" Ellen O'Neil, was 16. He married Ida Jane McNew in 1895, in Lexington, Morrow, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Lexington, Morrow, Oregon, United States in 1900 and Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States in 1910. He died on 15 January 1928, in Seattle, King, Washington, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Portland, Washington, Oregon, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Lawrence Burchell
1867–1928
Ida Jane McNew
1878–1908
Marriage: 1895
Anne E Burchell
1896–1963
Emma E. Burchell
1896–
Cora Burchell
1898–1965
Claude Burchell
1902–1936
Harold Henry Burchell
1905–1967

Sources (25)

  • Henry Burchell in household of Hamilton Burchell, "United States Census, 1870"
  • H L Burchell, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
  • Henry L Burchell, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"

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Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

1877 · Nicodemus is Founded

The town of Nicodemus was founded by African-American migrants from Kansas in 1877.

1885

Historical Boundaries - 1885: Morrow, Oregon, United States

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Birchill in Derbyshire or Birchills in Staffordshire, both named in Old English with birce ‘birch’ + hyll ‘hill’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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