Ellen (Burdge) Patterson (1832 - 1916)

Born 3 Jan 1832 in Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA

Ancestors

Died 5 Feb 1916 at age 84 in Manasquan, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA [uncertain]

Biography

Ellen Burdge was born on January 3, 1832 in New Jersey.^[1] She was the daughter of Hugh Burdge and Lydia Stout.^[1][2]

Ellen married Gordon Patterson.^[1][3][4][5] They had 9 children, only 3 of whom were living in 1910.^[6]

Ellen died on February 5, 1916 in Manasquan and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Farmingdale (Monmouth County), New Jersey.^[7]

Census Notes

1850 Census: Brick Township, Ocean County, New Jersey^[2]

Hugh Burge Male 48 New Jersey Farmer, $1200

Lydia Burge Female 58 New Jersey

Ellen Burge Female 19 New Jersey

Charles Burge Male 16 New Jersey Farmer

Lydia Burge Female 15 New Jersey

1860 Census: Howell Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey ^[3]

Gordon Patterson M 24 New Jersey Farmer, $5000, $553

Elnor Patterson F 25 New Jersey

May Patterson F 2 New Jersey

Julia Patterson F 5/12ths New Jersey

David P Patterson M 18 New Jersey Farm labor

1870 Census: Howell Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey ^[4]

Gorden Patterson M W 33 New Jersey Farmer $1600, $310

Ellen Patterson F W 35 New Jersey Keeping house

Ellen Patterson F W 11 New Jersey

Charles Patterson M W 9 New Jersey

Hannah Patterson F W 6 New Jersey

Emma J Patterson F W 4 New Jersey

John H Patterson M W 1 New Jersey

1880 Census: Howell Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey ^[5]

Gordon Patterson M W 44 New Jersey Farmer, Chronic Rheumatism

Ellen Patterson Wife F W 48 New Jersey Keeping house

Mary Patterson Daughter F W 21 New Jersey

Charles Patterson Son M W 18 New Jersey

Lydia Patterson Daughter F W 16 New Jersey

Emma Patterson Daughter F W 13 New Jersey At school

John H Patterson Son M W 11 New Jersey At school

Anna Patterson Daughter F W 8 New Jersey At school

Calicia Patterson Daughter F W 3 New Jersey

1910 Census: Howell Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey ^[6]

Ellen Patterson Head W F 78 New Jersey Widowed, 9 children born, 3 living, Own income

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Howard G. Burdge, Burdge and Allied Families: 1673-1950 Burdge, Burdg. Melbourne, Florida, 1950. Self-published and hand-bound by the author. Digital copy from New York Public Libraries, 2014. p.24 original, 58 digital.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch 1850 Census, Hugh Burge, Brick Township, Ocean, New Jersey, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch 1860 Census, Entry for Gordon Patterson and Elnor Patterson, Howell, Monmouth, New Jersey, 1860. Census date: 2 July 1860
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch 1870 Census, Entry for Gorden Patterson and Ellen Patterson, Monmouth, New Jersey, 1870. Census date: 24 Sept 1870.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch 1880 Census, Entry for Gordon Patterson and Ellen Patterson, Howell, Monmouth, New Jersey, 1880.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch 1910 Census, Entry for Ellen Patterson, 1910.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images accessed 24 January 2024, memorial page for Ellen Burdge Patterson (3 Jan 1832–5 Feb 1916), Find A Grave: Memorial #7522981, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Farmingdale, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA.

• Burdge, Howard G. Burdge and Allied Families: 1673-1950 Burdge, Burdg. Melbourne, Florida, 1950. Self-published and hand-bound by the author. Digital copy from New York Public Libraries, 2014.
• See also: "New Jersey, Death Index, 1901-1903; 1916-1929", , FamilySearch New Jersey Death, Entry for Ellen Patterson, Feb 1916. No image.