Brief Life History of Bethel Sophia
When Bethel Sophia Burgess was born on 31 March 1848, in Blenheim Township, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, her father, Samuel Gooselin Burgess, was 25 and her mother, Nancy Ann Howey, was 26. She married John Pascoe on 2 January 1866, in Woodstock, Oxford, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Woodstock, Oxford, Ontario, Canada in 1881 and Oxford, Ontario, Canada in 1901. She died in 1924, at the age of 76.
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Sources (10)
- Bethel Pascoe in household of John Pascoe, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Bethel Burgess in entry for Roger Olmstead Mckay and Mabel Louise Pascoe, "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
- Bethel Pascoe in household of John Pascoe, "Canada Census, 1901"
Spouse and Children
1841–1915 Male
1848–1924 Female
Children (9)
1865–1945 Male
1869–1950 Female
1871–1875 Male
1874–1964 Female
1877–1957 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1822–1888 Male
1823–1907 Female
Siblings (6)
1843–1916 Male
1844–1887 Female
1846–1878 Female
1848–1924 Female
1850– Female
+1 More Child
World Events (4)
1867 · Ontario Founded
Age 19
1869
Age 21
1883 · Mining Boom
Age 35
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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