James
Burgess
Born in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Burgess
and Eliza (Nickerson) Burgess
Brother of
Rebecca (Burgess) Baker, Seth Burgess, Thomas Burgess 3rd, Joshua Burgess, Reuben Burgess, David Burgess and Stephen Burgess
Husband of
Phebe Burgess
— married
10 May 1805 (to 23 Apr 1807) in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Husband of
Ziporah (Nickerson) Burgess
— married
15 Sep 1808 in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Husband of
Abigail (Paine) Burgess
— married
4 Mar 1830 (to before 26 Feb 1868) in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
[children unknown]
Died
at age 84
in Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Profile last modified
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Biography
Birth
"James Burgess born Octor 17th 1783."[1] He was age 66 in 1850 census, b. Harwich[2]
- Date: 17 OCT 1783
- Place: Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Marriage
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First marriage:
"Mr. James Burgess of Harwich to Miss Phebe Burgess of Middleborough May 10th 1805."[3]
- Husband: James Burgess
- Wife: Phebe Burgess
- Date: 10 MAY 1805
- Place: Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
No children from this marriage.
--
Second marriage:
"Mr. James Burgess to Miss Zeporah Nickerson both of Harwich Sept 15th 1808." [marriages solomnized by the Revd Abner Lewis from May 7th 1808 to Sept 15th 1808][4]
- Husband: James Burgess
- Wife: Ziporah Nickerson
- Date: 15 SEP 1808
- Place: Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Children born Harwich:
- Resolve, b. 22 Dec 1809
- James Jr., b. 23 Aug 1811, d. 12 Feb 1813
- James Jr., b. 20 Apr 1813
- Phebe, b. 22 Mar 1815
- Joshua Thomas, b. 19 Feb 1817
- Warren, b. 31 Jan 1819
- Ruth Nickerson, b. 19 Jul 1821
- Ziporah, b. 19 Mar 1824
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Third marriage:
"Mr. James Burgess to Miss Abagail Hall both of Harwich March 4th 1830."[5]
- Husband: James Burgess
- Wife: Abigail Paine
- Date: 04 MAR 1830
- Place: Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Children born Harwich:
- John P., b. 24 Oct 1830
- Thankful, b. 04 Oct 1832
- Abigail, b. ca. 01 Mar 1835
- James F., b. ca. Mar 1837
Death
"[1868] 26 Feb, James Burgess, married, d. Brewster age 84 of old age, a farmer b. Harwich to Thomas & Elizabeth Burgess both b. Harwich."[6]
- Date: 26 FEB 1868
- Place: Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Sources
- ↑ Source: #S205 p. 423, James Burgess' family record (does not give parents' names)
- ↑ Source: #S202 Roll 303, p. 142, lines 3-7, enumeration #253/383
- ↑ Source: #S205 p. 226, marriage Burges/Burges
- ↑ Source: #S205 p. 230, marriage Burgess/Nickerson
- ↑ Source: #S205 p. 253
- ↑ Source: #S2566
- Source: S202 1850 Census, MA, Barnstable Co., Film: Micropublication M432, Roll 304
- Source: S205 Louise H. Kelley & Dorothy Straw, Vital Records Town of Harwich, Massachusetts 1694-1850 (Harwich, MA: Harwich Historical Society, Inc., 1982)
- Source: S2566 Brewster, MA, Death Registration - James Burgess, Vol. 211:04, entry #15 (1868) Repository: #R6
- Repository: R6 Name: Massachusetts State Archives, Boston, Massachusetts
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