Caleb
Clark
Burgess
Born in Newport, Hants, Nova Scotia
Ancestors 
Son of Edward Burgess
and Elizabeth (Sanford) Burgess
Brother of
Sanford Burgess, Joseph Burgess, Mary (Burgess) Sanford, Phillip Burgess, Joshua Burgess, John Burgess and Elizabeth Burgess
Husband of
Hannah (Sanford) Burgess
— married
1808 (to 1816) in Newport, Hants, Nova Scotia
Husband of
Sarah (Wood) Burgess
— married
before 1816 in Woodside, Kings County, Nova Scotia
Descendants 
Father of
Rachel (Burgess) Sanford, Ephraim Edward Burgess, Susannah (Burgess) Mosher, James Philip Burgess, Elisha Burgess, Mary (Burgess) Dill, Michael Burgess, Jeffery Burgess, Charles Harris Burgess, James Weir Burgess, Elizabeth Hovey (Burgess) McLearn, Sarah Ann (Burgess) Knowles and John Clement Burgess
Died
at age 69
in Nova Scotia
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Biography
Caleb Clark Burgess was born on November 2, 1783 at Newport, Hants, Nova Scotia. He married Sarah Wood.
In 1817, Caleb and his family were counted in the census return for Rawdon Township, Hant, Nova Scotia.[1] The family count:
| Men 16-50 | Boys | Women | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
In 1838, the family was still in Rawdon, Nova Scotia. Caleb is a yeoman.[2]
| Males u6 | Females u6 | Males u14 | Females u14 | Males Over 14 | Females over 14 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
Caleb passed away on August 5, 1853 in Nova Scotia, and is buried in the South Rawdon Baptist Church Old Cemetery, South Rawdon, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada.[3]
Caleb Clark Burgess, son of Edward Burgess and Elizabeth Sanford, was born at Newport, Nova Scotia in 1783.[4] He died 5 Aug 1853 (aged 69) and was buried at South Rawdon Baptist Church Old Cemetery, South Rawdon, Hants County, Nova Scotia.[5] Caleb married as his first wife, Hannah Sanford, daughter of John Sanford and Rachel Bentley. They had two daughters. Hannah died shortly after Susan’s birth.[6]
Children of Caleb Burgess and Hannah Sanford
They had two daughters.[6]
- Mary, born before 22 Oct 1815, mentioned in her great grandfather Joshua Sanford’s Will
- Susan, born after her great grandfather Joshua Sanford’s death, March or April 1816
Caleb married second, Sarah Wood, who was born in 1789 and died 5 Aug 1866, aged 80.
Children of Caleb Burgess and Sarah Wood
- Ephraim Edward 1812–1903
- Philip 1816–1890
- Elisha S 1816-1885
- Mary A 1818–1882
- Michael 1820–1889
- Jeffery 1823–1910
- Susanna 1824–1846
- Janet 1825–1885
- Emmeline 1826–
- James Weir 1826–1902
- Charles Harris 1827–1911
- Elizabeth Hovey 1829–1913
- Sarah Ann 1831–
- John Clement 1834–1913
Sources
- ↑ Nova Scotia Archives; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives Rg 1 Vol. 445 No. 55; Halifax Real Estate Valuation, 1775. Commissioner of Public Records collection. Series: City of Halifax, 1749–1869. RG 1, vol. 411. Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. https://archives.novascotia.ca/census/rg1v445/returns/?ID=4694
- ↑ Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives Rg 1 Vol. 449 No. 157 Halifax Real Estate Valuation, 1775. Commissioner of Public Records collection. Series: City of Halifax, 1749–1869. RG 1 vol. 449 no. 157 . Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. https://archives.novascotia.ca/census/1838/returns/?ID=19300
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 21 February 2021), memorial page for Caleb Clark Burgess (2 Nov 1783–5 Aug 1853), Find A Grave: Memorial #144169005, citing South Rawdon Baptist Church Old Cemetery, South Rawdon, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; Maintained by Barbara Lea (contributor 47213935).
- ↑ Hants County, Nova Scotia GenWeb Project : National Archives of Canada, Newport Township Register (1752-1858) Burgess, Caleb Clark, son of Edward and Elizabeth
- ↑ Caleb Clark Burgess Find A Grave: Memorial #144169005
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Sanford, John Minard. President John Sanford of Boston, Massachusetts and Portsmouth, Rhode Island 1605-1695 and his descendants with many allied families. Self Compiled and Published (244 Walnut Street, East Aurora, New York). Copyright 1966. p.264, 345
- https://archive.org/stream/burgessgenealog00burggoog#page/n60/mode/2up lists him as a child of Edward Burgess
- The Burgess Family : Descendants of Ellice Burgess
- The Burgess Family of Hants County, Nova Scotia: Prepared by H. Douglass Goff, 7748 Wellington Rd. 22, Guelph ON N1H 6J2; July 20, 202, p. 17 : https://www.gofffamilyhistory.ca/BurgessFamilyHantsCountyNovaScotia.pdf
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Caleb by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Caleb:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Caleb by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Caleb:
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~4.69%
Marilyn Sanford
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A866986 [compare], Ancestry member marilyncc62
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~1.56%
Patty (Burgess) Beisel :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Pbeisel
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~1.56%
Kathy (Litwin) Curths :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Atkinsonfamily178
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Burgess-126 and Burgess-84 appear to represent the same person because: same person, spouse, dates are close, as well as locations
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Bob Tonsmeire
Burgess-4643 and Burgess-592 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, same daughter, dates need to be reconciled
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