George B Burgess

Male7 August 1832–1867

Brief Life History of George B

When George B Burgess was born on 7 August 1832, in Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine, United States, his father, Isaiah Burgess, was 29 and his mother, Elmira Hussey, was 18. He married Charlotte E Roundy on 5 December 1865, in Fairfield, Somerset, Maine, United States. He died in 1867, in Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in Methodist Church Cemetery, East Vassalboro, Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine, United States.

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George B Burgess
1832–1867
Charlotte E Roundy
1841–1915
Marriage: 5 December 1865

Sources (7)

  • George Burges in household of Isaiah Burges, "United States Census, 1850"
  • George B. Burgess, "Find A Grave Index"
  • George B Burgess, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"

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  • Marriage
    5 December 1865Fairfield, Somerset, Maine, United States

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    World Events (7)

    1836 · Remember the Alamo

    Age 4

    Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

    1838 · The Aroostook War

    Age 6

    "An international incident referred to as the Aroostook War or ""Pork and Beans War"". The conflict resulted as part of an international boundary dispute between the United States. Although several British soldiers were captured, nobody was killed during the war. In fact, local militia units did not engage in any significant combat. One of the most dramatic events was actually when two Canadian militia were injured by Black Bears."

    1842 · Webster–Ashburton Treaty

    Age 10

    The Webster-Ashburton Treaty was signed on August 9, 1842 and resolved the border issues between the United States and British North American colonies which had caused the Aroostook War. The treaty contained several agreements and concessions. It called for an end on the overseas slave trade and proposed that both parties share the Great Lakes. It also reaffirmed the location of the westward frontier border (near the Rocky Mountains) as well as the border between Lake Superior and Lake of the Woods. The treaty was signed by Daniel Webster (United States Secretary of State) and Alexander Baring (British Diplomat, 1st Baron Ashburton).

    Name Meaning

    English: status name from Middle English burge(i)s, burgis, borgeis ‘inhabitant of a borough’ (strictly one possessing full municipal rights), ‘freeman of a borough’. Burgesses generally had tenure of land or buildings from a landlord by burgage. In medieval England burgage involved the payment of a fixed money rent (as opposed to payment in kind); in Scotland it involved payment in service, guarding the town. The -eis ending is from Latin -ensis (modern English -ese as in Portuguese). Compare Burger .

    Americanized form of French Bourgeois .

    History: Thomas Burgess came from England to MA c. 1630 and eventually settled in Sandwich, MA.

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

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