Rhoda (Potter) Burdick (1813 - 1892)

Born 9 Sep 1813 in Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States

Wife of Daniel Ormsby — married about 1831 (to 2 Jul 1857) in New Albany, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States

Wife of Daniel Burdick — married after Jan 1870 (to 5 Nov 1880) in Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 25 Dec 1892 at age 79 in Wilmot Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Rhoda (Potter) Burdick was born in Pennsylvania.

Rhoda was born on 9 September 1813 at Bradford, Pennsylvania. Her parents are not known at this time.

Marriages and Children

Rhoda was married twice. She married 1) Daniel Ormsby (1801-1857) say 1830 at Pennsylvania. They had five children born at Pennsylvania:

1. Angeline Ormsby (b. 1832; d. ) m. 18 Aug 1853 at Sullivan, PA, George W. Place (1833-1907)^[1]
2. R. Ormsby (b. 1836; d. ) m.
3. Celestia T. Ormsby (b. 1842; d. 1896) m. Joseph T. Hested (1836-1919)
4. Emily "Emma" Ormsby (b. 1844; d. 1898) m. 17 Aug 1866 at Wilmot, PA, David Abrams (1837-1920)
5. Susan Ormsby (b. 1847; d. 1890) m. 21 Jan 1865, Philo Elzer Alden (1845-1891)

In 1850, Rhoda (36 years, b. PA) and Daniel (49 years, b. CT, occupation Farmer) and their children Angeline (18 years, b. PA), R. (13 years, b. PA), C. (7 years, b. PA), E. (5 years, b. PA) and L. (3 years, b. PA) were living at Albany Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania.^[2]

Daniel Ormsby died on 2 July 1857 in his 56th year at Bradford, Pennsylvania.

Rhoda married 2) Daniel Burdick (1796-1880), the son of Jedediah Jewett and Sybil (Thurston) Burdick after 1870. There were no children from this union. Daniel married 1) Eunice Randall (1800-1870). There were no children from this first union.

Death and Burial

Rhoda (Potter) Ormsby-Burdick died on 25 December 1892 in her 79th year at Wilmot Township, and is buried in Hillcrest Cemetery at New Albany, Bradford, Pennsylvania.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF47-54H : 10 March 2021), Roda Ormsby in entry for George W. Place and Angeline R. Ormsby, 18 Aug 1853; citing Marriage, Sullivan, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M44P-3SR : 21 December 2020), Rhoda Ormsby in household of Daniel Ormsby, Albany Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92970594/rhoda-ormsby_burdick: accessed 11 April 2023), memorial page for Rhoda Potter Ormsby Burdick (9 Sep 1813–25 Dec 1892), Find a Grave Memorial ID 92970594, citing Hillcrest Cemetery, New Albany, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Qtzlady (contributor 47279070).

Census Record

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXPP-6GG : 18 February 2021), Polly Ormsby, 1860.

GEDCOM Junk Note

• WikiTree profile Potter-1281 was created through the import of Dan Garvin_s Family Tree-2.ged on Nov 14, 2011 by Dan Garvin and without proper biography or sourcing until April 2023.