Burgess, Elmer Ellsworth

Birth Name Burgess, Elmer Ellsworth 1a 2a 3a
Gender male
Age at Death 53 years, 4 months, 8 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1860-09-18 Leeds, Androscoggin, Maine   1a 2a 2b 3a
Note: 1

His death record says in Winthrop, so does his findagrave

Note: 2

Headstone says 18 Sept 1859

Census 1870-06-01 Winthrop, Kennebec, Maine   1b
Note

Also living with Isabel Wing, 16 yo female domestic servant born in Maine and in school during the past year

  NARA publication: M593 1b
  Roll No.: 547 1b
  Page No.: 20 1b
  Minor Civil Division: Town of Winthrop 1b
  County of: Kennebec 1b
  State of: Maine 1b
  Enumeration Date: 20 June 1870 1b
  Post Office: Winthrop 1b
  Line No.: 25 1b
  Family No.: 170 1b
  Name: Burgess, Elmer E 1b
  Age: 9 1b
  Sex: M 1b
  Color: W 1b
  Occupation: At School 1b
  Place of birth: Maine 1b
  Attended school within the year: / 1b
Census 1880-06-01 Leeds, Androscoggin, Maine   4a
Note

Child listed as "Willie" doesn't help my William vs. Wilbur theory. Also there's a child listed as "Jennie" that I'm assuming is Fannie, age is close. Lack of Carrie is not surprising, she was married March 1880 and the census wasn't until June

  NARA publication: T9 4a
  Page No.: 19 4a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 1 4a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 7 4a
  Minor Civil Division: Leeds 4a
  County of: Androscoggin 4a
  State of: Maine 4a
  Enumeration Date: 16 June 1880 4a
  Line No.: 12 4a
  Name: Burgess, Elmer E 4a
  Color: W 4a
  Sex: M 4a
  Age: 19 4a
  Relationship to head: Son 4a
  Single: / 4a
  Occupation: Farm laborer 4a
  Place of birth: Maine 4a
  Place of birth of father: Me 4a
  Place of birth of mother: Me 4a
Residence 1890-04-13 Leeds, Androscoggin, Maine   2a
Census 1900-06-01 Leeds, Androscoggin, Maine   5a
  NARA publication: T623 5a
  Roll No.: 587 5a
  State (or Territory) of: Maine 5a
  County of: Androscoggin 5a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 109 5a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 11 5a
  Sheet No.: 8 5a
  Division of County: Leeds town 5a
  Name of Institution: x 5a
  City, Town, Village: Leeds town 5a
  Ward of city: x 5a
  Enumeration Date: 18 June 1900 5a
  Name: Burgess, Elmer E 5a
  Relation to head: Head 5a
  Color: W 5a
  Sex: M 5a
  Month of birth: Sept 5a
  Year of birth: 1860 5a
  Age: 39 5a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: M 5a
  Years of present marriage: 10 5a
  Place of birth: Maine 5a
  Place of birth of father: Maine 5a
  Place of birth of mother: Maine 5a
  Occupation: Farmer 5a
  Months not employed: 0 5a
  Can read: Yes 5a
  Can write: Yes 5a
  Can speak English: Yes 5a
  Home owned or rented: O 5a
  Owned free or mortgaged: M 5a
  Farm or house: F 5a
  Number of farm schedule: 142 5a
Death 1914-01-26 Leeds, Androscoggin, Maine   2b 3a
Note

Headstone says 28 Jan 1914

Cause Of Death 1914-01-26   Acute bronchitis and cardiac complications 2b
Burial after 1914-01-26 Leeds Plains cemetery, Leeds, Androscoggin, Maine   3a
Occupation     Carpenter 2b

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Burgess, Benjamin F.1835-09-271902-10-10
Mother Berry, Frances A.18321891
    Brother     Burgess, [Living]
         Burgess, Elmer Ellsworth 1860-09-18 1914-01-26
    Sister     Burgess, Carrie M 1864-01-24 1900-08-14
    Brother     Burgess, Wilbur E 1866-10-23 1940-04-01
    Brother     Burgess, [Living]
    Sister     Burgess, Fannie 1870-05

Families

Family of Burgess, Elmer Ellsworth and Libby, Lula Lyden
Married Wife Libby, Lula Lyden ( * about 1872 + 1960-08 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1890-04-13 Monmouth, Kennebec, Maine Intentions filed 2 Apr 1890 in Leeds 2a
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Burgess, Ethel M1890-11
Burgess, Guy F1893-09
Burgess, Flossie E1899-02
  Attributes
Type Value Notes Sources
Number of Children Eight
3a

Source References

  1. 1870 United States Federal census
      • Confidence: Very High
      • Date: 1870-06-01
      • Page: Affiliate Publication Number M593 GS Film number 000552046 Digital Folder Number 004269646 Image Number 00629
  2. Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921
      • Page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HV7-T12 ; GS Film Number 001002388 Digital Folder Number 007012121 Digital Folder Number 007012121 Image Number 04185
      • Page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24F-SZBP ; GS Film Number 000010088 Digital Folder Number 005011571 Image Number 00410
  3. findagrave: Elmer Ellsworth Burgess (1860-1914)
      • Page: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97545348/elmer-ellsworth-burgess
  4. 1880 United States Federal census
      • Date: 1880-06-01
      • Page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF3X-QW5 ; District ED 7 Sheet Number and Letter 154C Household ID 4900020 Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number T9 Affiliate Film Number 0475 GS Film Number 1254475 Digital Folder Number 005160736 Image Number 00311 Indexing Project (Batch) Number C56239-3 Record Number 3574719
  5. 1900 United States Federal Census
      • Date: 1900-06-01
      • Page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MML4-TBD ; Affiliate Publication Number T623 GS Film Number 1240587 Digital Folder Number 004119814 Digital Folder Number 004119814 Image Number 00416 Indexing Project (Batch) Number N00821-7 Record Number 19927