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Descendants of Jehue (Sr) BURR
FIRST GENERATION
1. Jehue (Sr) BURR was born in 1596 in Roxbury, Suffolk, England. He immigrated in 1630 with the
Winthrop Fleet. He died between 1670 and 1672 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut.
He was married to Elizabeth CABLE in 1624 in Roxbury, Suffolk, England. Elizabeth CABLE died in
Jan in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut. She was born in 1600 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.
Jehue (Sr) BURR and Elizabeth CABLE had the following children:
+2 i. Nathaniel BURR.
SECOND GENERATION
2. Nathaniel BURR was born in 1640 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. He died on
26 Feb 1712 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut.
He was married to Sarah WARD (daughter of Andrew WARD and Hester SHERMAN) in Jun 1659 in
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut. Sarah WARD was born in 1639/40 in Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut.
She died on 26 Feb 1712 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut.
Nathaniel BURR and Sarah WARD had the following children:
+3 i. John BURR.
THIRD GENERATION
3. John BURR was born on 2 May 1673 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut. He died in
Nov 1705 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut.
He was married to Elizabeth HANFORD (daughter of Thomas HANFORD and Mary Ince MILES) in 1695 in
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut. Elizabeth HANFORD was born on 9 Jan 1666 in Norwalk,
Fairfield, Connecticut. She died before 1708.
John BURR and Elizabeth HANFORD had the following children:
+4 i. Andrew BURR.
FOURTH GENERATION
4. Andrew BURR was born on 27 Sep 1696 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut. He died on 9 Nov 1763
in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut.
He was married to Sarah STURGES on 30 Apr 1719 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut.
Sarah STURGES was born on 22 Dec 1701 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut.
She died on 9 Dec 1745 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut.
Andrew BURR and Sarah STURGES had the following children:
+5 i. David BURR.
FIFTH GENERATION
5. David BURR was born on 5 Jul 1722 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut. He died on 3 Dec 1773
in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut.
He was married to Eunice OSBORNE (daughter of Samual OSBORNE and Hannah COUCH) in Dec 1751.
Eunice OSBORNE was born on 16 Feb 1728 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut.
She died on 1 Dec 1789 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut.
David BURR and Eunice OSBORNE had the following children:
+6 i. Walter BURR.
SIXTH GENERATION
6. Walter BURR was born on 25 Dec 1752 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut.
He was married to Mable ST. JOHN in 1774 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut.
Mable ST. JOHN was born about 1754 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut. She died about 1794 in
Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut.
Walter BURR and Mable ST. JOHN had the following children:
7 i. Lucretia BURR was born on 18 Jul 1779 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut. She died in 1833.
8 ii. Eunice BURR was born on 12 Oct 1780 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut.
9 iii. Mary BURR was born on 5 Nov 1782 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut.
+10 iv. David BURR.
11 v. Sally BURR was born on 16 Feb 1788 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut.
12 vi. Andrew BURR was born on 11 May 1789 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut.
He died on 14 Mar 1872 in Homer, Courtland, New York.
13 vii. Richard BURR was born on 11 Feb 1792 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut.
14 viii. Nathanial BURR was born in 1795 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut.
He died in 1822.
15 ix. Priscilla BURR was born on 7 May 1798 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut.
SEVENTH GENERATION
10. David BURR was born on 19 May 1785 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut. He died on 2 Mar 1868
in Homer, Courtland, New York.
He was married to Jerusha SUTTON (daughter of Benjamin SUTTON and Elizabeth) about 1812 in Homer,
Courtland, New York.
Jerusha SUTTON was born on 4 Feb 1792 in Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut. She died on 28 Mar 1860
in Homer, Courtland, New York.
David BURR and Jerusha SUTTON had the following children:
16 i. Nelson G BURR was born on 4 Sep 1818 in Homer, Courtland, New York.
17 ii. Nathanial B BURR was born on 26 May 1822 in Homer, Courtland, New York.
18 iii. Westcott F BURR was born on 14 Nov 1826 in Homer, Courtland, New York.
19 iv. William H BURR was born on 2 Sep 1836 in Homer, Courtland, New York.
20 v. Alvisa M BURR was born on 9 Apr 1816 in Homer, Courtland, New York.
She died on 19 Dec 1822.
21 vi. Julianna BURR was born on 22 Aug 1820 in Homer, Courtland, New York.
22 vii. Ursula H BURR was born on 29 Jul 1829 in Homer, Courtland, New York.
+23 viii. Almira Delina BURR.
EIGHTH GENERATION
23. Almira Delina BURR was born on 12 Jun 1824 in Homer, Courtland, New York. She died on
23 Dec 1901 in Hampton, Franklin, Iowa.
She was married to William Azell BROOKS (son of Ransom BROOKS) on 6 Jun 1848 in Homer, Courtland,
New York.
William Azell BROOKS was born on 24 Oct 1825 in Pittsfield, Ostego, New York.
He died on 10 Dec 1913 in Hampton, Franklin, Iowa.
Almira Delina BURR and William Azell BROOKS had the following children:
24 i. Ella Alida BROOKS was born on 13 Mar in Taylor, Courtland, New York.
She died on 29 Jan 1856 in Taylor, Courtland, New York.
+25 ii. Martha "Mattie" Jerusha BROOKS.
+26 iii. Adelmer DeWilton BROOKS.
+27 iv. Frank Elliot BROOKS.
+28 v. Fred Hartley BROOKS.
+29 vi. Horace Albert BROOKS.
30 vii. Willie BROOKS was born on 7 Dec 1866 in Smelser, Grant, Wisconsin. He died
on 13 Feb 1867 in Smelser, Grant, Wisconsin.
NINTH GENERATION
25. Martha "Mattie" Jerusha BROOKS was born on 23 Mar 1849 in Homer, Courtland, New York.
She died on 23 May 1938.
She was married to Moses REES on 11 Oct 1869 in Plattsville, Wisconsin.
26. Adelmer DeWilton BROOKS was born on 23 Mar 1852 in Taylor, Courtland, New York.
He died on 20 May 1929.
He was married to Minnie BARBER on 7 Mar 1877 in Belmont, Wisconsin.
Adelmer DeWilton BROOKS and Minnie BARBER had the following children:
31 i. Clyde BROOKS.
32 ii. Ethel BROOKS.
+33 iii. Ruth BROOKS.
+34 iv. Rae BROOKS.
35 v. Nellie Lee BROOKS.
27. Frank Elliot BROOKS was born on 14 Jul 1858 in Smelser, Grant, Wisconsin.
He was married to Celia HINMAN on 1 Mar 1882 in Hampton, Franklin, Iowa.
28. Fred Hartley BROOKS was born on 16 Dec 1861 in Smelser, Grant, Wisconsin. He died on __*__.
He was married to Iris Emaline WOHLFORD (daughter of John WOHLFORD and Catharina KREMER)
on 11 Nov 1890 in Hampton, Franklin, Iowa.
Iris Emaline WOHLFORD was born on 24 May 1855 in Mt. Vernon, Knox, Ohio. She died on __*__.
Fred Hartley BROOKS and Iris Emaline WOHLFORD had the following children:
+36 i. Merle Seabury BROOKS.
+37 ii. Marion Dell BROOKS.
29. Horace Albert BROOKS was born on 15 May 1864 in Jameston, Grant, Wisconsin.
He was married to Florence THOMPSON on 5 Jul 1888 in Sutherland, Iowa.
TENTH GENERATION
33. Ruth BROOKS.
34. Rae BROOKS.
36. Merle Seabury BROOKS was born on 20 May 1894 in Hampton, Franklin, Iowa. He died on __*__.
He was married to Vivian M. DIX on 3 Feb 1917 in. Vivian M. DIX was born on 4 Dec 1888. She died on __*__.
Merle Seabury BROOKS and Vivian M. DIX had the following children:
+38 i. Chauncey Chalons BROOKS. __*__
37. Marion Dell BROOKS was born on 4 May 1896 in Hampton, Franklin, Iowa. She died on .
She was married to Elbert William ROSS (son of George McClellan ROSS and Sarah E. GOODE) on
10 Apr 1920.
Elbert William ROSS was born on 1 Jul 1893 in Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa. He died on .
Marion Dell BROOKS and Elbert William ROSS had the following children:
+39 i. Jane Anne ROSS. __*__
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