Born in Hopewell,, New Jersey, United States
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of Richard Hart
and Elizabeth Sally (Lanning) Hart
Sister of
John R Hart and Amos Lanning Hart
Wife of
Moses H Burroughs
— married
17 May 1827 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Richard Burroughs, Huldah Ann (Burroughs) Mathews, William Burroughs and Jerusha V Burroughs
Died
at age 50
in Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jun 2014
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Biography
Jerusha was the ninth of ten children of Richard Hart and Elizabeth Lanning Hart.
She was descended from Lt. Ralph Lanning of Captain Hunt's Company, First Regiment, Hunterdon Militia, a scout and guide to Gen. George Washington during the Revolutionary War, and from the paternal grandparents of John Hart, Signer of the Declaration of Independence for New Jersey.
Jerusha married Moses H. Burroughs on May 17, 1827. They had three children: Richard Hart in 1828, Huldah Ann in 1834, and William Lanning in 1846. All of their children married a Mathews.
Jerusha had 13 grandchildren and 166 additional known descendants as of early 2008.
- Fact: Residence (1850) Hopewell, Mercer, New Jersey, United States
- Fact: Residence (1860) Hopewell Township, Mercer, New Jersey, United States
- Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Jerusha was the ninth of ten children of Richard Hart and Elizabeth Lanning Hart.
She was descended from Lt. Ralph Lanning of Captain Hunt's Company, First Regiment, Hunterdon Militia, a scout and guide to Gen. George Washington during the Revolutionary War, and from the paternal grandparents of John Hart, Signer of the Declaration of Independence for New Jersey.
Jerusha married Moses H. Burroughs on May 17, 1827. They had three children: Richard Hart in 1828, Huldah Ann in 1834, and William Lanning in 1846. All of their children married a Mathews.
Jerusha had 13 grandchildren and 166 additional known descendants as of early 2008.
- Fact: Burial Titusville Presbyterian Churchyard, Mercer, New Jersey[1]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 May 2020), memorial page for Jerusha Hart Burroughs (30 Jul 1810–30 Sep 1860), Find A Grave: Memorial #24866054, citing Titusville Presbyterian Churchyard, Titusville, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA ; Maintained by Mary Jo C. Martin (contributor 46931071) .
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 24 May 2022, 23:06), entry for Jerusha Hart (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:2Z3Z-NJK ); contributed by various users.
Acknowledgments
Hart-4462 was created by Kathy Becker through the import of Biegel-Becker Family Tree.ged on May 26, 2014. '
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