Brief Life History of Burton Bradford
When Burton Bradford Plumley was born on 10 May 1865, in Shrewsbury, Rutland, Vermont, United States, his father, John Plumley, was 35 and his mother, Esther P. Packard, was 30. He married Christiana "Christie" McRae on 24 November 1884, in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Vermont, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1882. He died on 1 February 1923, in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, North Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (31)
- Bertie Plumley in household of John Plumley, "United States Census, 1870"
- Burton B Plumley in entry for Douglas Donald Plumley and Jane Dorothy Liggett, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- Birt B Plumley, "United States Naval Enlistment Rendezvous, 1855-1891"
Spouse and Children
1865–1923 Male
1866–1953 Female
Children (7)
1888– Male
1890– Male
1894–1894 Male
1895–1966 Female
1897– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1830–1873 Male
1835–1881 Female
Siblings (8)
1854–1946 Male
1856–1941 Male
1859–1875 Female
1861– Male
1862–1865 Female
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World Events (8)
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
Age 1
1868 · Louisiana Is Readmitted Into the Union
Age 3
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 16
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places so called, derived from Middle English ploum(b)e, plom(m)e, plim(me) ‘plum tree’ + lei(e) ‘open land, clearing’ (Old English plūme, plȳme + lēah ‘woodland clearing’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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