Frances Maria Burroughs

Brief Life History of Frances Maria

When Frances Maria Burroughs was born on 10 September 1845, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, her father, Asa Burroughs, was 48 and her mother, Rebecca D Shepherd, was 42. She married George H. Nolton on 18 April 1865, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1870. She died on 28 December 1885, at the age of 40.

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Family Time Line

George H. Nolton
1843–1925
Frances Maria Burroughs
1845–1885
Marriage: 18 April 1865
Arthur Blackstone Nolton
1866–1907

Sources (4)

  • Francis Nolten, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Frances Maria Burroughs - Published information: Family genealogies: birth-name: Frances Maria Burroughs
  • Frances M Burrows in entry for Arthur Blackstone Nolton, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"

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1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1848 · Chicago Board of Trade

Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and is open 22 hours per day . 

1857 · Oldest tobacco shop in the Country

Iwan Ries and Company is one of the oldest family owned tobacco companies in North America and was originally owned by Edward Hoffman. Realizing that he could not run the company alone, Hoffman recruited his nephew, Iwan Ries to join him. The name of the Company changed from E. Hoffman and Co. when Edward Hoffman retired in 1898.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Burrows .

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

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