Eli Tower Burbeck

Brief Life History of Eli Tower

When Eli Tower Burbeck was born on 17 March 1871, in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, John Wesley Burbeck, was 38 and his mother, Adeline Tower, was 33. He married Minnie Orian Manahan on 24 August 1897, in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States in 1930 and Chelmsford Center, Tewksbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States in 1950. He died in 1959, in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 88.

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Family Time Line

Eli Tower Burbeck
1871–1959
Minnie Orian Manahan
1874–1948
Marriage: 24 August 1897
Dorothy Maria Burbeck
1898–1995
Josephine Adeline Burbeck
1903–1997
Ruby Elizabeth Burbeck
1906–1991

Sources (19)

  • Elis T Burbeck, "United States, Census, 1950"
  • Levi Tower Burbeck, "Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915"
  • Eli T. Burbeck, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"

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Name Meaning

English: see Birkbeck .

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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