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Joel Dean Burdett
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Name Joel Dean Burdett Birth 12 Aug 1896 Big Creek, Steuben County, New York

Birth Record - Burdett, Joel Dean 1896 Gender Male Occupation Railroad Carpenter and Farmer 
Journal by Joel D. Burdett from 1926. Death 6 Apr 1974 Hornell, Steuben County, New York

Death Record - Burdet, Joel Dean Sr. 1974 Burial Rural Cemetery, Hornellsville, Steuben County, New York
Joel and Polly(Allen) Burdett - Hornellsville Rural Cemetery
Plot: BurdettNotes - As a young man Joel, went to Alfred College to learn machine shop work at the same time working on his father's farm in Big Creek, where according to the 1917 Steuben County Directory, Joel owned one horse. He worked as a carpenter for the Erie Railroad until his retirement, also owned a farm on Bald Hill in the town of Hornellsville, NY for over 40 years. He was a highly skilled carpenter, enjoyed drawing horses and liked Ford cars and trucks.
- In the 1950s had potatoes on the farm, had recent bought a new potato digger and would bag up a few bushels of potatoes each day and take to work at the railroad and sell them for a dollar a bushel to earn some extra spending money.
Grandma would call him Joe’d (sometime J. D.)
Person ID I58 OurNorthernRoots | Andrew's Ancestor Last Modified 22 Mar 2026
Father Francis Marion Burdett, b. 26 Jun 1860, Fremont, Steuben County, New York
d. 4 Feb 1931, North Hornell, Steuben County, New York
(Age 70 years) Mother Anna Dickinson Russell, b. 21 Dec 1868, Big Creek, Steuben County, New York
d. 15 Apr 1919, Hornellsville, Steuben County, New York
(Age 50 years) Marriage 21 Dec 1886 Fremont, Steuben County, New York
Photos 
Frank Burdett with family 
Burdett family on the farm
Frank Burdett holding his granddaughter Marianna, Joel Burdett on wagon, Hobart and his young Uncle James W. Burdett in front of the horses.
Frank M Burdett and Family, on the Farm Family ID F38 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Polly Tanner Allen, b. 01 Feb 1899, Almond, Allegany County, New York
d. 06 Feb 2004, Hornell, Steuben County, New York
(Age 105 years) Marriage 22 Feb 1922 Hornellsville, Steuben County, New York

Marriage Record - Burdett/Allen 1922 
Burdett 50th Wedding Anniversary Children 1. daughter Burdett, b. 14 Dec 1922, Fremont, Steuben County, New York
d. 14 Dec 1922, Fremont, Steuben County, New York
(Age 0 years)+ 2. Hobart Murray Burdett, b. 30 Oct 1923, Howard, Steuben County, New York
d. 06 Apr 1965, Hartsville, Steuben County, New York
(Age 41 years)> 3. Mary Anna Virginia Burdett, b. 29 Jan 1925, North Hornell, Steuben County, New York
d. 05 May 2010, Hornell, Steuben County, New York
(Age 85 years)+ 4. Margaret Viola Burdett, b. 14 Sep 1926, Fremont, Steuben County, New York
d. 25 Sep 2017, Hornell, Steuben County, New York
(Age 91 years)+ 5. Paul Shelby Burdett, b. 24 May 1928, Hornellsville, Steuben County, New York
d. 20 Oct 2010, Nunda, Livingston County, New York
(Age 82 years)+ 6. Joel Dean Burdett, Jr., b. 23 Dec 1929, Hornell, Steuben County, New York
d. 2 Mar 2011, Hornell, Steuben County, New York
(Age 81 years)7. Donald Sidney Burdett, b. 3 Sep 1933, Hornellsville, Steuben County, New York
d. 19 Mar 2018, Hornellsville, Steuben County, New York
(Age 84 years)+ 8. Living 9. Douglas Malcolm Burdett, b. 9 May 1942, Hornellsville, Steuben County, New York
d. 25 Apr 1944, North Hornell, Steuben County, New York
(Age 1 year)Family ID F30 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- As a young man Joel, went to Alfred College to learn machine shop work at the same time working on his father's farm in Big Creek, where according to the 1917 Steuben County Directory, Joel owned one horse. He worked as a carpenter for the Erie Railroad until his retirement, also owned a farm on Bald Hill in the town of Hornellsville, NY for over 40 years. He was a highly skilled carpenter, enjoyed drawing horses and liked Ford cars and trucks.
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Photos 
Joel and Polly Burdett, abt 1952
Documents 
Class of 1913, Big Creek School
District 4
Fremont,Steuben Co., New York
