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Born abt 1650 Suffolk, England
Education: Harvard - receiving an A.B. degree 1670
Occupation: 1674 and 1683-1690 Minister of Falmouth (now Portland) Maine
Ordained to Preach 25 Nov 1680 Danvers, Massachusetts
1680-83 Puritan Minister in Salem Village (hired at 60 pounds a year). He was the only Minister indicted and executed in Salem in 1692.
He had land in 1688 in York county that in 1735 was sold by his heirs
Married 1) Hannah (unknown surname) Roxbury (now Boston), Falmouth, Maine
Note: she died in childbirth in 1681 in Salem Village, Massachusetts
2) Sarah Ruck by 1683 (widow of Captain William Hawthorne)
Note: Sarah died by 1689-90 since he married Mary and they had time to have a daughter before he was hung
3) Mary (unknown surname) abt 1690 Massachusetts
Died 19 Aug 1692 Gallows Hill, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
COD: Hanging - accused of witchcraft by the delusional and rabid/hysterical people of that time. His "rights" were restored in 1711 and 600 pounds was paid to all those that were murdered.
Note to self: why did they not punish the liars?
Buried Burying Point Cemetery, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Buried Burying Point Cemetery, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
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| Reverend George Burroughs' memorial Note: this is only a memorial. He is not buried here. It was placed here to memorialize him as a victim of the Salem Witch Trials. In fact, his burial was rather primitive. according to Wikipedia: "...when he [Mr. Burroughs] was cut down, he was dragged by a halter to a hole, or grave, between the rocks, about two feet deep; his shirt and breeches being pulled off, and an old pair of trousers of one executed put on his lower parts: he was so put in, together with (John)Willard and (Martha)Carrier, that one of his hands, and his chin, and a foot of one of them, was left uncovered." There is another version: according to Perley, Sidney, 1858-1928. The History of Salem, Massachusetts. Salem, Mass.: S. Perley, 192428. Volume III, page 287 He states that: Sidney Perley was the first to suggest Proctor’s Ledge, writing in 1921 that the hangings took place at this “rocky outcrop.” [The Gallows Hill Project] "To identify the site, the researchers combed through maps, court documents and other primary sources, hoping to determine the location of “the house below the hill.” That phrase, discovered among nearly 1,000 pages of court records by researcher Marilynne Roach, was uttered by 51-year-old accused witch REBECCA EAMES during her preliminary examination on Aug. 19, 1692. The magistrate asked if she had witnessed the five executions that occurred earlier that day and EAMES responded that she was at “the house below the hill” when she saw the executions." |
Sources
Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography Vol 1 page 470
The Gallows Hill Project
Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
Burke's Family Records, Volume Babington-Bushe page 127
Note: this is a good family history showing George's family line (parents, grandparents, etc.)
First two marriages and birth year: New England Marriages prior to 1700, By Torrey and Lently page 123
New England Genealogy and Historical Register Vol 108 page 175
New England Genealogy and Historical Register Vol 108 page 175
https://www.thoughtco.com/george-burroughs-3529133 Note: link active as of 14 Aug 2022 and is an article written by Jone Johnson Lewis in 2020. There are several points that differ from other histories.
New England, Salem Witches and others tried for witchcraft 1647-1697
Tales of Our Ancestors Vol #1 page 89 written by Eileen Hacking
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Burroughs
If you would like to purchase a book about his ancestry: http://www.lulu.com/shop/d-alden-smith/the-ancestry-of-the-reverend-george-burroughs/paperback/product-16314771.html
http://www.burroughsfamily.com/William%20Burrough-1500.html Note: both links are broken as of 2022
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Hannah (possibly Fisher)
Parents: unknown
Born abt 1652 Massachusetts
Died Sep 1681 Salem, Massachusetts
Hannah Burroughs
Born 27 Apr 1680 Salisbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Married Jabez Fox 8 Mar 1705 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Children: Thomas, Hannah, Judith, Rebecca
Died 5 Aug 1746 Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Note: incorrect death date. She appeared in person 13 Jun 1753 in York county to claim her share of the money her father's land brought. Her daughter Hannah married Thomas Roberts years earlier, so it can't be the daughter that claimed the money either.
Buried First Burial Ground, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Sources
Massachusetts Marriages 1695-1910 Batch 100899-3 Ref 42-43
Birth: Book: Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66098209
http://www.burroughsfamily.com/William%20Burrough-1500.html Note: this link is broken as of 2022
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Burroughs
If you would like to purchase a book about his ancestry: http://www.lulu.com/shop/d-alden-smith/the-ancestry-of-the-reverend-george-burroughs/paperback/product-16314771.html
http://www.burroughsfamily.com/William%20Burrough-1500.html Note: both links are broken as of 2022
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Boston Herald, May 14, 1930
Wives
Hannah (possibly Fisher)
Parents: unknown
Born abt 1652 Massachusetts
Died Sep 1681 Salem, Massachusetts
COD: in childbirth
Buried Salem, Massachusetts
Sources
http://www.burroughsfamily.com/William%20Burrough-1500.html Note: this link is broken as of 2022
Buried Salem, Massachusetts
Sources
http://www.burroughsfamily.com/William%20Burrough-1500.html Note: this link is broken as of 2022
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Parents: John Ruck and unknown
Born 12 Aug 1656
Married 1) William Hathorne Jr
Died by 1690 Massachusetts
Buried
Sources
http://www.burroughsfamily.com/William%20Burrough-1500.html Note: this link is broken as of 2022
ancestry.com
Sarah Ruck Parents: John Ruck and unknown
Born 12 Aug 1656
Married 1) William Hathorne Jr
Died by 1690 Massachusetts
Buried
Sources
http://www.burroughsfamily.com/William%20Burrough-1500.html Note: this link is broken as of 2022
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Parents: unknown
Born abt 1670
Married 2) Michael Homer 13 Jul 1693 Boston, Massachusetts
3) Christopher Hall Jr. 5 Feb 1700 Cambridge, Massachusetts
Died
Buried
Sources
Marriage to Michael: Massachusetts Marriages 1695-1910
Tales of Our Ancestors Vol #1 page 89 written by Eileen Hacking
Discussion about this family: http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.tiffany/24/mb.ashx
A PDF Document about George's wife's in particular:
http://www.fayewest.ca/west/exhibits/the_third_wife_of_the_rev_george_burroughs_(fam_005).pdf Note: this link is broken as of 2022
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Mary (unknown surname)Parents: unknown
Born abt 1670
Married 2) Michael Homer 13 Jul 1693 Boston, Massachusetts
3) Christopher Hall Jr. 5 Feb 1700 Cambridge, Massachusetts
Died
Buried
Sources
Marriage to Michael: Massachusetts Marriages 1695-1910
Tales of Our Ancestors Vol #1 page 89 written by Eileen Hacking
Discussion about this family: http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.tiffany/24/mb.ashx
A PDF Document about George's wife's in particular:
http://www.fayewest.ca/west/exhibits/the_third_wife_of_the_rev_george_burroughs_(fam_005).pdf Note: this link is broken as of 2022
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Elizabeth Burroughs
Born abt 1671 Massachusetts
Married Peter Thomas Jr. 2 Nov 1704 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Note: he was a cordwainer (he made rope)
Children: George, Peter, William, Elias, Moses, Elizabeth
Died after 1753
Buried Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Sources
Massachusetts Marriages 1695-1910 Batch 100899-3 Ref 122-123
Husband's occupation: York Deeds, Book 27 page 823
http://www.burroughsfamily.com/William%20Burrough-1500.html Note: this link is broken as of 2022
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CHILDREN (with Hannah)
Elizabeth Burroughs
Born abt 1671 Massachusetts
Married Peter Thomas Jr. 2 Nov 1704 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Note: he was a cordwainer (he made rope)
Children: George, Peter, William, Elias, Moses, Elizabeth
Died after 1753
Buried Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Sources
Massachusetts Marriages 1695-1910 Batch 100899-3 Ref 122-123
Husband's occupation: York Deeds, Book 27 page 823
http://www.burroughsfamily.com/William%20Burrough-1500.html Note: this link is broken as of 2022
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Rebecca Burroughs
Born 1674 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Married 1) Isaac Fowle 1 Dec 1698 Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Note: he was a tailor
Children: Nathaniel, Rebecca, Henry
2) Ebeneezer Toleman 18 Oct 1716 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. British Colonial America
Children: Abigail
Died 27 Jan 1742 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Buried Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Sources
Marriage to Isaac: Massachusetts Marriages 1695-1910 Batch 101538-0 Ref v 3 page 391
Husband's occupation: York Deeds, Book 27 page 823
http://www.burroughsfamily.com/William%20Burrough-1500.html Note: this link is broken as of 2022
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| Rebecca's headstone |
Born 1674 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Married 1) Isaac Fowle 1 Dec 1698 Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Note: he was a tailor
Children: Nathaniel, Rebecca, Henry
2) Ebeneezer Toleman 18 Oct 1716 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. British Colonial America
Children: Abigail
Died 27 Jan 1742 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Buried Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Sources
Marriage to Isaac: Massachusetts Marriages 1695-1910 Batch 101538-0 Ref v 3 page 391
Husband's occupation: York Deeds, Book 27 page 823
http://www.burroughsfamily.com/William%20Burrough-1500.html Note: this link is broken as of 2022
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Captain George Burroughs
Christened 21 Nov 1675 Roxbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Occupation; Husbandman (farmer in Ipswich)
Married Sarah Scales 27 Feb 1713 Ipswich, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Children: George, Sarah, Hannah
Died aft 1753
Buried
Sources
Massachusetts Marriages Batch M50210-1
Occupation and residence: York Deeds, Book 27 page 823
http://www.burroughsfamily.com/William%20Burrough-1500.html Note: this link is broken as of 2022
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Captain George Burroughs
Christened 21 Nov 1675 Roxbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Occupation; Husbandman (farmer in Ipswich)
Married Sarah Scales 27 Feb 1713 Ipswich, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Children: George, Sarah, Hannah
Died aft 1753
Buried
Sources
Massachusetts Marriages Batch M50210-1
Occupation and residence: York Deeds, Book 27 page 823
http://www.burroughsfamily.com/William%20Burrough-1500.html Note: this link is broken as of 2022
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Jeremiah Burroughs
Born abt 1678 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Occupation: Shipwright
Died after 1753
Note: reported to be "insane" in the book mentioned below
Sources
Book: A Contribution the History of Bath by Benedict Arnold, etc. (published 1831) page 176
Occupation: York Deeds, Book 27 page 823-825
http://www.burroughsfamily.com/William%20Burrough-1500.html Note: this link is broken as of 2022
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Born abt 1678 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Occupation: Shipwright
Died after 1753
Note: reported to be "insane" in the book mentioned below
Sources
Book: A Contribution the History of Bath by Benedict Arnold, etc. (published 1831) page 176
Occupation: York Deeds, Book 27 page 823-825
http://www.burroughsfamily.com/William%20Burrough-1500.html Note: this link is broken as of 2022
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Born 27 Apr 1680 Salisbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Children: Thomas, Hannah, Judith, Rebecca
Died 5 Aug 1746 Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Note: incorrect death date. She appeared in person 13 Jun 1753 in York county to claim her share of the money her father's land brought. Her daughter Hannah married Thomas Roberts years earlier, so it can't be the daughter that claimed the money either.
Buried First Burial Ground, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Sources
Massachusetts Marriages 1695-1910 Batch 100899-3 Ref 42-43
Birth: Book: Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts
Headstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66098209
http://www.burroughsfamily.com/William%20Burrough-1500.html Note: this link is broken as of 2022
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Charles Burroughs
Born abt 1684 Massachusetts
Occupation: Shipwright
Married 1) Elizabeth Marston 3 Oct 1706 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Children: Charles
2) Rebecca Townsend 11 Mar 1712 Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Children: Josiah, Hannah, Rebecca, Mary
Died
Buried
Sources
Marriage to Elizabeth: Batch M01299-6 Ref V 4 page 17
Book: Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire Vol 2 p 687
Occupation: York Deeds, Book 27 page 823
http://www.burroughsfamily.com/William%20Burrough-1500.html Note: this link is broken as of 2022
The letter he wrote stating he was the oldest son and wanted to claim the money due for the unjust hanging of his father: http://www.burroughsfamily.com/RevGeoBurr.jpg
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CHILDREN (with Sarah Ruck)
Born abt 1684 Massachusetts
Occupation: Shipwright
Married 1) Elizabeth Marston 3 Oct 1706 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Children: Charles
2) Rebecca Townsend 11 Mar 1712 Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Children: Josiah, Hannah, Rebecca, Mary
Died
Buried
Sources
Marriage to Elizabeth: Batch M01299-6 Ref V 4 page 17
Book: Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire Vol 2 p 687
Occupation: York Deeds, Book 27 page 823
http://www.burroughsfamily.com/William%20Burrough-1500.html Note: this link is broken as of 2022
The letter he wrote stating he was the oldest son and wanted to claim the money due for the unjust hanging of his father: http://www.burroughsfamily.com/RevGeoBurr.jpg
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*Mary Burroughs
Born abt 1690 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Married Joseph Tiffany by 9 Jul 1735 Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Note: he was a husbandman (farmer)
Children: William
Died after 1753
Buried
Sources
Husband's occupation: York Deeds, Book 27 page 823
http://www.burroughsfamily.com/William%20Burrough-1500.html Note: this link is broken as of 2022
ancestry.com
CHILDREN (with Mary)
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| -H- 5th cousin 8 times removed |
*Mary Burroughs
Born abt 1690 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Married Joseph Tiffany by 9 Jul 1735 Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Note: he was a husbandman (farmer)
Children: William
Died after 1753
Buried
Sources
Husband's occupation: York Deeds, Book 27 page 823
http://www.burroughsfamily.com/William%20Burrough-1500.html Note: this link is broken as of 2022
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