Brief Life History of William
When William Burgess was born on 20 May 1794, in Argyle, Washington, New York, United States, his father, Johann Christian Burgess, was 40 and his mother, Hannah Newland, was 39. He married Violate Stockwell on 8 October 1812, in Washington, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States in 1840 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 20 November 1880, in Pine Valley, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Pine Valley Cemetery, Pine Valley, Washington, Utah, United States.
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- William Burgess, "United States Census, 1860"
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
- WILLIAM BURGESS, "BillionGraves Index"
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1806
"The town of Putnam is rich in history, getting its name from Israel Putnam (January 7, 1718 - May 29, 1790) who was an American Army general and Freemason, popularly known as ""Old Put."" Putnam's famous quote ""don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes, then shoot low"" is still well known today."
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
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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William Burgess and Violate Stockwell
MARRIAGE of WILLIAM BURGESS and VIOLATE STOCKWELL Some years ago the marriage of William and Violate was found in Chesterfield, Cheshire County, New Hampshire record, but the reference has been lost. …
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