Caleb Clark Burgess was born on November 2, 1783 at Newport, Hants, Nova Scotia. He married Sarah Wood.
In 1817, Caleb and his family were counted in the census return for Rawdon Township, Hant, Nova Scotia.[1] The family count:
Men 16-50
Boys
Women
Girls
Total
2
4
1
1
8
In 1838, the family was still in Rawdon, Nova Scotia. Caleb is a yeoman.[2]
Males u6
Females u6
Males u14
Females u14
Males Over 14
Females over 14
Total
1
1
2
1
3
2
11
Caleb passed away on August 5, 1853 in Nova Scotia, and is buried in the South Rawdon Baptist Church Old Cemetery, South Rawdon, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada.[3]
Caleb Clark Burgess, son of Edward Burgess and Elizabeth Sanford, was born at Newport, Nova Scotia in 1783.[4] He died 5 Aug 1853 (aged 69) and was buried at South Rawdon Baptist Church Old Cemetery, South Rawdon, Hants County, Nova Scotia.[5] Caleb married as his first wife, Hannah Sanford, daughter of John Sanford and Rachel Bentley. They had two daughters. Hannah died shortly after Susan’s birth.[6]
Mary, born before 22 Oct 1815, mentioned in her great grandfather Joshua Sanford’s Will
Susan, born after her great grandfather Joshua Sanford’s death, March or April 1816
Caleb married second, Sarah Wood, who was born in 1789 and died 5 Aug 1866, aged 80.
Children of Caleb Burgess and Sarah Wood
Ephraim Edward 1812–1903
Philip 1816–1890
Elisha S 1816-1885
Mary A 1818–1882
Michael 1820–1889
Jeffery 1823–1910
Susanna 1824–1846
Janet 1825–1885
Emmeline 1826–
James Weir 1826–1902
Charles Harris 1827–1911
Elizabeth Hovey 1829–1913
Sarah Ann 1831–
John Clement 1834–1913
Sources
↑ Nova Scotia Archives; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives Rg 1 Vol. 445 No. 55; Halifax Real Estate Valuation, 1775. Commissioner of Public Records collection. Series: City of Halifax, 1749–1869. RG 1, vol. 411. Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. https://archives.novascotia.ca/census/rg1v445/returns/?ID=4694
↑ Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives Rg 1 Vol. 449 No. 157 Halifax Real Estate Valuation, 1775. Commissioner of Public Records collection. Series: City of Halifax, 1749–1869. RG 1 vol. 449 no. 157 . Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. https://archives.novascotia.ca/census/1838/returns/?ID=19300
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 21 February 2021), memorial page for Caleb Clark Burgess (2 Nov 1783–5 Aug 1853), Find A Grave: Memorial #144169005, citing South Rawdon Baptist Church Old Cemetery, South Rawdon, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; Maintained by Barbara Lea (contributor 47213935).
↑ 6.06.1 Sanford, John Minard. President John Sanford of Boston, Massachusetts and Portsmouth, Rhode Island 1605-1695 and his descendants with many allied families. Self Compiled and Published (244 Walnut Street, East Aurora, New York). Copyright 1966. p.264, 345
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