Brief Life History of James
When James BURGETT was born on 25 May 1841, in Eddyville, Wapello, Iowa, United States, his father, Jacob Burgett, was 29 and his mother, Sophia Ruchman, was 27. He married Mary E Strange on 20 January 1865, in Havana, Mason, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Sand Ridge Twp, Menard, Illinois, United States in 1880 and Oakford, Menard, Illinois, United States in 1900. He died on 29 April 1928, in Farber, Audrain, Missouri, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Farber Cemetery, Cuivre Township, Audrain, Missouri, United States.
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- James Burges in household of Jacob Burges, "United States Census, 1850"
- James Burget, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865
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1843
Historical Boundaries: 1843: Wapello, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Wapello, Iowa, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived by a castle or city gate, Middle English burgate, or a habitational name from a place called Burgate, from Old English burh-geat with the same meaning, examples of which are found in Hampshire, Suffolk, and Surrey.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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