Capt.
William
Burgess
Born in Lakeville, Kings, Nova Scotia
Ancestors 
Son of Stephen Burgess
and Elizabeth B (Nesbit) Burgess
Brother of
Mary Ann (Burgess) Kinsman, Charles Rufus Burgess, John Nesbit Burgess, John Edwin Burgess, Frederick Burgess, Abigail (Burgess) Barteaux, Joseph A. Burgess, George Owen Burgess M.D. and Stephen Chalmers Burgess
Husband of
Mary Jane (Simonds) Burgess
— married
5 Feb 1853 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Harry Burgess, Arthur Joseph Burgess M.D., Angelina Sawyer Burgess, Mary Jane Burgess, Caroline Julia Burgess, Chandler William Burgess, Lelia Evelina Burgess, Howard Rufus Burgess and Bertha Anna (Burgess) Coleman
Died
at age 83
in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Aug 2010
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Biography
Engaged in shipbuilding in Kings County when he was young, often personally taking charge of cargoes that he conveyed to Boston and New York. Captain Burgess was a member of the Provincial Government at Halifax, Nova Scotia between 1861 and 1863. In 1872, he removed with his family to Cambridge, Massachusetts, residing there until his death.
- Fact: Immigration (1872)
- Fact: Residence (1900) Cambridge city Ward 4, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
- Fact: Residence (8 July 1905) Cambridge, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[1]
- Fact: Burial Cambridge
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHBV-DM2 : 10 February 2018), William Burgess, 08 Jul 1905; citing Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, reference 607; FHL microfilm 2,109,176.
- "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQXF-L3P : 10 February 2018), William Burgess, 03 Apr 1822; citing CAMBRIDGE,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 496,864.
- "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2LF-TXN : 10 February 2018), William Burgess and Mary Jane Symonds, 05 Feb 1855; citing Nova Scotia, reference P147 Cn459; FHL microfilm 1,298,810.
- "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NW22-DQZ : 11 March 2018), William Burgess, 08 Jul 1905; citing Cambridge, Massachusetts, v 29 cn 319, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,070,629.
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 21 April 2018, 13:57), entry for William Burgess(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KPHY-FJP); contributed by various users.
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