Rachel Jane (Terwilliger) Burger (1824-abt.1887)

Rachel Jane Burger formerly Terwilliger

Born 5 Jul 1824 in Shawangunk, Ulster, New York

Ancestors

Daughter of Moses Terwilliger and Hannah (Hammond) Terwilliger

Sister of Sylvanus Terwilliger, Maria Terwilliger, William Terwilliger and Hiram Terwilliger

Wife of Peter M. Burger — married 5 Jul 1848 in Reformed Dutch Church, Rochester, New York, USA

Descendants

Mother of Sylvester Burger and Malissa Jane (Burger) Quick

Died about 3 Feb 1887 at about age 62 in Rochester, Ulster County, New York

Problems/Questions

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1 Biography
2 Sources
- 2.1 Footnotes
- 2.2 Acknowledgments

Biography

Rachel Jane Terwilliger

Birth

Rachel Jane Terwilliger was born before July 5, 1824^[1].

Parents

Father: Moses Terwilliger
Mother: Hannah Hammond^[2].

Marriage

Rachel Jane Terwilliger married Peter M Burger b: 28 AUG 1824, on 5 JUL 1848 in the Reformed Dutch Church of Rochester Twp., Ulster County, New York^[3]

Children

Sylvester Burger b: 1855

Melissa Jane Burger b: FEB 1860 in Town of Rochester, Ulster County, NY; m1. Elmore Quick b: 1857 in Town of Rochester, Ulster County, NY

Louisa Burger b: 1868

Catharine Burger b: 1871

Minnie Burger b: 1874; d. 1951 in Pinebush Cem. Kerhonkson Or Accord, Ulster County, New York.

Death

Rachel Jane Terwilliger Burger died... sometime after 1880...

February 3, 1887 (no citation)

1904. Burial: Palentown Cemetery, Rochester, Ulster County, New York, USA ^[4]. FAG Gravestone photo, barely legible...see URL.; b. 1830, d.1904. (Right location, name, reasonable dates)

Note: Information from "Town of Rochester Cemeteries", survey of Nov 1989, by Friends of Historic Rochester.

1880 Census

Town of Rochester, Ulster County, New York

Household Record 1880 United States Census ^[5]

Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace

Peter M. BURGER Self M Male W 55 NY Farm Laborer NY NY

Rachel J. BURGER Wife M Female W 51 NY Keeping House NY NY

Sylvester BURGER Son S Male W 25 NY Farm Laborer NY NY

Louisa BURGER Dau S Female W 12 NY At Home NY NY

Catherine BURGER Dau S Female W 9 NY At Home NY NY

Minnie BURGER Dau S Female W 6 NY At Home NY NY

Melissa QUICK Dau M Female W 20 NY Dom. Servant NY NY

Josephine QUICK GDau S Female W 10M NY At Home NY NY

Sources

Source: Find A Grave Memorial# 126171562 -- Rachel Burger , Created by: FRRoss

Record added: Mar 10, 2014

Source: 1880 Census,Town of Rochester, Ulster County, New York

Source: VanDemark/Quick/Graham/Markle and many connected branches

Footnotes

↑ Worden, Jean D. Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Shawangunk (Shawn-gum), Ulster County, New York (Franklin, OH: J.D. Worden, 1986), p.144
↑ Worden, Jean D. Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Shawangunk (Shawn-gum), Ulster County, New York (Franklin, OH: J.D. Worden, 1986), p.144
↑ 1.Title: arie roosa.ged; 2.Title: Decker.FTW
↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 126171562 Rachel Burger
↑ Entered by Tom Quick.

Acknowledgments

Terwilliger-196 was created by Tom Quick .

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rachel: