Doctor George Washington Burdett

1819 - 1897  (78 years)

• Name	George Washington Burdett
  Title	Doctor
  Birth	17 Feb 1819	Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 May 1897	Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  Burial	Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194181852/george_washington-burdett
  Notes	DR. GEORGE W. BURDETT. One of Best Known Physicians of Worcester County Passes Away in Clinton. Dr. George W. Burdett, one of the best-known physicians in Worcester County, died yesterday in Clinton, where he was born Feb. 17, 1819. He had spent more years in that community than any other citizen now living in it and was respected and beloved by all. While a young man he became a teacher in Albany, N. Y., where he remained a year, and after that he taught in his native town. He next entered the Dartmouth medical school, where he spent one year, and later he attended the Harvard medical school, where he was graduated in 1845. He was a member of the private medical classes of Dr. Winslow Lewis and Prof. Samuel Cabot, M. D., two years, in addition to the university studies. He had already determined to settle in Clintonville, and at once took an office there. In November he married Elizabeth J. Valentine, daughter of Elmer Valentine of Northboro. He became a trustee of the Clinton Savings Bank on its organization and was the last one of the original boards. He had been the first vice-president since 1888. During the first three years after the incorporation of the town, he served on the school committee and helped organize the new school system. He was during many years a member of the board of directors of the Bigelow Free Public Library. He had been master of Trinity lodge of Free and Accepted Masons. The greatest work, outside of his profession, that Dr. Burdett did for the community was in connection with the Baptist Church. He was the chief agent in its organization and served as its clerk 40 years or more. Of Dr. Burdett’s seven children, five are still living. One of his sons is in business in Mexico, another in North Adams, and a third is a member of the staff of the Transcript. (Boston Daily Advertiser (Boston, MA) Wednesday, May 12, 1897; pg. 8; Issue 112; col D)
  Person ID	I15881	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	9 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Nathan Burditt,   b. 21 Jul 1788, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 3 Aug 1871, Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Margaret Darling,   b. 27 Mar 1786, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 16 Sep 1845, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	20 Sep 1808	Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F3663	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Jones Valentine,   b. 04 Feb 1824, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 10 Aug 1913, Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	24 Nov 1846	Northborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  Children	> 1. Mary E. Burdett,   b. 2 Oct 1849, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 1 Apr 1915, Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 65 years)   2. George C. BurdEtt,   b. 1848, Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 4 Mar 1862, Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 14 years) + 3. Ellen Louise Burdett,   b. 14 Mar 1855, Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 24 Feb 1898, Chicopee Falls, Hampden County, Massachusetts (Age 42 years) > 4. Arthur Stanley Burdett,   b. 08 Sep 1857, Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts   5. Annie C. Burdett,   b. 21 Apr 1863, Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 29 Nov 1873, Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 10 years)   6. Elmer Valentine Burdett,   b. 30 Nov 1866, Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 1923 (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F5328	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 May 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 17 Feb 1819 - Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts Marriage - 24 Nov 1846 - Northborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts Death - 10 May 1897 - Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts Burial - - Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
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