John Burge

Brief Life History of John

When John Burge was born in 1655, in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, John Burge, was 37 and his mother, Rebecca Sisly Upham, was 50. He married Tryall Thayer on 19 September 1677, in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 10 daughters. He died on 30 November 1704, in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 49.

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Family Time Line

John Burge
1655–1704
Tryall Thayer
1656–1737
Marriage: 19 September 1677
Mary Burge
1678–
Hannah Burge
1678–
Rebecka Burge
1680–1682
John Burge
1680–1680
Rebecca Burge
1683–1782
Deborah Burge
1685–
John Burge
1687–1761
Hannah Burge
1690–1775
Thomas Burge
1690–
Sarah Burge
1691–1732
Rachel Burge
1692–1785
Susanna Burge
1694–1796
Josiah Burge
1696–1756
Elizabeth Burge
1698–1744

Sources (104)

  • John Burge, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
  • John Burge, "Find A Grave Index"
  • John Burdge, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

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Name Meaning

English: variant of Bridge , Old English brycg, with metathesis of u and r, as exemplified in several placenames of this origin in various parts of southern England.

Swiss German and German (Bürge): from Middle High German bürge ‘bailsman, guarantor’. Compare Buerge .

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

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John Burge (1655 – 30 November 1704)

He was the son of John Burge and Rebecca Sisly Upham. He married Tryall Thayer on Sep. 19, 1677 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64533894/john-burge)

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