Henry L Burrows

Male23 July 1912–15 November 1964

Brief Life History of Henry L

When Henry L Burrows was born on 23 July 1912, in Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Henry J Burrows, was 29 and his mother, May E Sproul, was 31. He married Elsie Cherie Windle on 4 September 1937, in Bronx, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1925 and lived in Sandisfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States in 1950. He died on 15 November 1964, in The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Otis, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry L Burrows
1912–1964
Elsie Cherie Windle
1913–2010
Marriage: 4 September 1937
Renee May Burrows
1945–2014

Sources (8)

  • Henry L Burrows, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Henry L Burrows, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"
  • Henry L. Burrows, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    4 September 1937Bronx, New York, United States
  • Children (1)

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    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

    Age 1

    The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

    1913 · The Woolworth Building Opens as the Tallest Building in the World

    Age 1

    At 792 feet above Broadway, the Woolworth Building became the tallest building in the world and held the record for 17 years. The Woolworth Building was overshadowed by the Chrysler Building at 1,046 feet in 1930 and the Empire State Building at 1,454 feet in 1931. Retailer and mogul Frank W. Woolworth commissioned the Woolworth Building in 1910 with the intent of his namesake building to be the tallest in the world. The 13 million dollar project was financed in cash by Woolworth which allowed him freedoms in the design and construction of the ornate, gothic building. An opening ceremony was held on April 24, 1913 at which President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button from the White House and lit the historic building in New York City.

    1927

    Age 15

    Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

    Name Meaning

    English:

    variant of Burrow , with excrescent -s.

    (mainly Sheffield): occasionally also a topographic name or occupational name for someone who lived or worked at a house with a chamber for conducting manorial business (Middle English bour, Old English būr ‘bower, chamber’, + hous ‘house’). Compare Burroughs and Burris .

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

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