Brief Life History of Susan
Susan Burgess was born in 1801, in Burke, North Carolina, United States as the daughter of John Richard Burgess and Mary. She married Reuben B. Cox before 1821. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She died in October 1832, in Gasconade, Missouri, United States, at the age of 31, and was buried in Fuersville, Osage, Missouri, United States.
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1803
Historical Boundaries 1803: Louisiana Purchase, United States 1812: Missouri Territory, United States 1821: Missouri, United States
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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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