Brief Life History of Andrew John
When Andrew John Burdick was born on 2 April 1845, in Alfred, Allegany, New York, United States, his father, Joseph T Burdick, was 30 and his mother, Palmyra Matteson, was 30. He married Isabel Angel in 1866, in Hartsville, Steuben, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Hornellsville, Steuben, New York, United States for about 20 years and Alma, Allegany, New York, United States for about 30 years. He died on 31 December 1905, at the age of 60, and was buried in Niles, Cayuga, New York, United States.
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- Andrew Burdick, "United States Census, 1900"
- Andrew J Burdick, "Find A Grave Index"
- Burdick Genealogy
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
Name Meaning
English (Middlesex): nickname from an unrecorded Middle English burre-dokke ‘burdock’, the name of a prickly plant with burrs and dock-like leaves (usually Arctium lappa), common on waste ground. It may have been given to someone of a prickly temperament or perhaps to someone with a hoarse voice.
Possibly also an Americanized form of Dutch Boerdijk: habitational name from a settlement named Boerdijk, composed of boer ‘peasant, farmer, countryman’ and dijk ‘dike’.
History: Robert Burdick was a freeman of Newport, RI, in 1655.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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