Mahala (Yates) Burger (abt. 1818 - 1899)

Ancestors

Died 22 Mar 1899 at about age 81 in Dunning's Landing, Yates County, New York

Biography

Mahala Yates was born about 1818, the daughter of Williams and Elizabeth "Betsey" (Lower) Yates. She married Christian Burger sometime before 1843 when their first child was born. She is mentioned as, “Mahala, wife of Christian Burger, of Clarendon, Orleans County” in a legal notice concerning the estate of her grandfather, John Lower of Manlius, New York. ^[1]

Christian and Mahala were in Hindsburg, the Town of Murray, Orleans County as early as 1850. ^[2] They had seven children: Maria, John, Isaac A., Dewitt, Phoebe, Esther Arvilla, Sarah C. Burger. ^[3]

Her husband was a boatman on the Erie Canal. In 1864 he enlisted in the 8th NY Heavy Artillery and served during the Civil War. In September, 1871, Christian Burger was crushed during an accident in Rochester, New York. He died as the result of his injuries on September 14, 1871. ^[4]

Mahala remained in Hindsburg. In 1891, she was granted a pension of $8/month for her husband's service. ^[5]

She died March 22, 1899 at Dunning’s Landing in Yates County, NY, while staying at the home of her son, Dewitt. ^[6]

Mrs. Mahala Burger, who died in Yates County, aged 81 years, was buried at Hindsburg last week -- The Orleans Republican Wednesday April 5, 1899

She may be buried near her husband in the Pierce-Smith Pioneer Cemetery, Murray, Orleans County, NY.

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Sources

1. ↑ Albany New York Argus, April 1848
2. ↑ U. S. Federal Census: 1850, Murray, Orleans County, New York.
3. ↑ Source: LindaCarter70; posted 2 Jan 2001; DEWITT BURGER query, http://boards.tiscali.ancestry.co.uk/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=321&p=surnames.burger
4. ↑ Troy NY Daily Times 1871-1872; Friday Afternoon, September 15, 1871
5. ↑ The Holley Standard, March 26, 1891
6. ↑ The Holley Standard, Thursday, March 30, 1899.