"Capt. Theophilus Burgess was lost at sea on a voyage from the West Indies to Russia July 19 1832, age 40."[4] His memorial stone is located in the First Congregational Church Cemetery, Harwich.[5]
Children all born Harwich:
Theophilus Jr., b. 29 Oct 1821
William R., b. 15 Sep 1824
Stephen, b. Mar 1827
Reuben, b. 1829
Sources
↑ Louise H. Kelley & Dorothy Straw, Vital Records Town of Harwich, Massachusetts 1694-1850 (Harwich, MA: Harwich Historical Society, Inc., 1982), p. 272.
"A record of the births of the children of Seth Burgess and his wife Molly ("Nickerson") (entered later)
Theophilus Burgess born December the 11th 1791..."
↑ Oliver B. Brown, Vital Records of Falmouth, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Soc. of Mayflower Descendants in RI, RI: 1976), p. 141.
"Asenath Burges and Capt. Theophilus Burgess of Harwich, 16 May 1820."
↑ Source: E. Burgess, Burgess Genealogy, Memorial to the Family of Thomas and Dorothy Burgess (Boston, MA: T.R. Marvin Co., 1865), Asenath (Burgess) Brooks headstone (she is called former wife of Theophilus Burgess)
↑ E. Burgess, Burgess Genealogy, Memorial to the Family of Thomas and Dorothy Burgess (Boston, MA: T.R. Marvin Co., 1865), Theophilus Burgess' memorial stone
↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 24 October 2018), memorial page for Capt Theophilus Burgess (11 Dec 1791–19 Jul 1832), Find A Grave: Memorial #120274187, citing First Congregational Church Cemetery, Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by GC (contributor 47254363). (Includes gravestone photo.)
See also:
Katherine W. Hiam, Burgess Genealogy, Descendants of the Four Sons of Thomas and Dorothy (Waynes) Burgess (Boston, MA: NEHGS, 1997)
Notes
inscription on Gravestone
CAPT THEOPHELUS
BURGESS
was
lost at Sea, on a
voyage from the West
Indies to Russia
July 19, 1832
AE 40
Reubin, died Nov. 28, 1832, AE 3Yr
Stephen, died Oct. 1, 1828, AE 1 Yr 7 Mo
Children of Theophelus &
Asenath Burgess
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