Name |
George Burditt |
Birth |
13 Jan 1796 |
Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA |
Christening |
17 Jan 1796 |
Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA |
Gender |
Male |
Military Service |
10 Sep 1814 |
Rutland Co., Vermont, USA |
War of 1812 (US)
Alarm at Plattsburg(NY)
Capt Hendee's Company |
- As a member of the Rutland County Voluteers, George was on call for the Battle of Plattsburg, during the close of the War of 1812. As the story is told, on the 10th of September the men, including George, who had assembled in response to the call met in the village. After organizing, which occupied the forenoon, the company started for Burlington. Arriving at Vergennes the next day, they drew arms from the arsenal for those who were not supplied and continued to Charlotte, which they reached that night. The following morning they advanced to Burlington, crossed the lake to Plattsburg, but arrived too late to take part in the battle; they soon afterward returned to their homes.
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Death |
14 Aug 1851 |
Dansville, Steuben Co., New York, USA |
Burial |
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Dansville, Steuben Co., New York, USA |
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Burditt Family Plot - Forest Lawn Cemetery left to right: George T., Edna, Rachal, Milly, and George. Plot: Burditt |
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George Burditt - Forest Lawn Cemetery Plot: Burditt |
Notes |
- After the Battle of Plattsburg, George turned his steps to the St.Lawrence River where rafting was being carried along to a great extent. He there hired to work, where French and Indians were his companions and neighbors, the latter being his most trusted friends. After having served in the capacity of raftsman until 1817 he returned to Pittsford, Vt. where his father still lived and paid him $100. This was the price of his time as a minor. After working a farm on shares for one year, in the Spring of 1819, he, with his young wife and brother-in-law, David Wadsworth, set out for the far west, Mt.Vernon, Ohio, where an elder sister, Azuba Hewett, of his wife had preceded them. George and David had each a horse so by putting them together, contituted a team. By hitching them to a lumber wagon they were able to bring all their worldly possessions with them. After journeying for weeks they finally arrived at South Dansville, New York where they were to make his sister, Mrs. Hendee, a visit and to rest for the remainder of their journey. After looking around for sometime and being earnestly persuaded by Mr. and Mrs. Hendee, they decided to remain in South Dansville, David Wadsworth in the meantime put his belongings in a knapsack and with a sad heart, mounted his horse and rode away to the western wilds of Ohio. George then took up a farm where Miner Bridge now resides(1905). After staying there a few years he moved to a farm just west of him, known as the Stevens Farm, where he lived until the Spring of 1831. During his stay in what is now called Rogersville, early in the Fall of 1831, there came a knock at the door. There were Milly's father, mother, widowed sister and two children on their way to Ohio where two brothers and two sisters were awaitng them. After about four or five weeks visiting with their daughter Milly and family they took their departure never more to meet. George, in the meantime continued clearing his land and building as he was prospering. "In the Fall of 1839 his true and noble wife was taken from him by the relentless hand of death." George now had a longing to visit the Old Home once more. So in the Fall of 1840, he, with his nephew, John Mark Hendee, started to Vermont. They were six weeks making the journey. In January the following year he married Racheal Henderson, a widow with two children. In the 1850 census of Dansville,Steuben Co.,NY, George is listed as a farmer and owner of real estate valued at $3,000. Also living with him according to the 1850 census: his wife, Rachel, sons, Paul, Leeds, George Jr., and step-daughter, Abbie Henderson. In his later life, as a Democrat, he was elected to many town offices. "George was a man of sterling integrity and being a man of few words and coming right to the point, he commanded the respect of all who knew him."
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Person ID |
I78 |
OurNorthernRoots | Andrew's Ancestor |
Last Modified |
24 Oct 2014 |
Father |
Thomas Burditt, b. 27 Nov 1755, Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA d. Aft 1830, Pittsford, Rutland Co., Vermont, USA (Age > 76 years) |
Mother |
Lois Sawyer, c. 13 Jul 1760, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 17 Jun 1823, Pittsford, Rutland Co., Vermont, USA (Age ~ 62 years) |
Marriage |
7 Apr 1780 |
Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA |
Family ID |
F90 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Milly Wadsworth, b. 21 Aug 1795, Stoughton, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 04 Dec 1839, Dansville, Steuben Co., New York, USA (Age 44 years) |
Marriage |
13 Jan 1818 |
Pittsford, Rutland Co., Vermont, USA |
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George Burditt Family Bible Currently in the possession of Andrew Burdett - Received from Cliff and Carol Whitney, of Belmont,NY 10Aug2007. Cliff acquired the bible and other photos from an abandoned house in Hornell several years ago, on Seneca Street. With George B. Burditt's family. |
Children |
+ | 1. Eliza Burditt, b. 21 Nov 1819, Dansville, Steuben Co., New York, USA d. 06 Apr 1896, Dansville, Steuben Co., New York, USA (Age 76 years) |
+ | 2. Thomas Burditt, b. 16 Nov 1822, Dansville, Steuben Co., New York, USA d. 6 Nov 1893, Harvard, McHenry Co., Illinois, USA (Age 70 years) |
+ | 3. Paul Sawyer Burditt, b. 06 Jun 1826, Dansville, Steuben Co., New York, USA d. 12 Jan 1894, Fremont, Steuben Co., New York, USA (Age 67 years) |
+ | 4. Almeda Burditt, b. 9 Nov 1830, Dansville, Steuben Co., New York, USA d. 20 Feb 1911, Hornell, Steuben Co., New York, USA (Age 80 years) |
+ | 5. Allen Leeds Burditt, b. 21 May 1833, Dansville, Steuben Co., New York, USA d. 08 May 1895, Eau Claire, Eau Claire Co., Wisconsin, USA (Age 61 years) |
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Photos |
| 1905 Burditt Reunion Slide your mouse over the picture to view identity of each person. I do have doubts about Paul Wallace and Claire Smith. They are listed in the 1905 Registry, but I am not 100% certain it is them. |
| 1911 Burdett Reunion Still working on naming everyone in this photo |
Documents |
| Reunion Notice - Burdett 2005 Written by Andrew Burdett.
Published July 31, 2005
Hornell Spectator(Hornell,NY) |
Histories |
| Burditt Record 1905-1948 Burditt Reunion Logbook from 1905-1948, includes a sign-in list of family members attending in the early years and address in the back from the time period noted. This is a large file (23mb) |
| Burdett Reunion Photo Album 1955-2006 Burdett Reunion Photo Album 1955-2006 (Descendants of George Burditt and his sister Sarah Burditt Hendee). This is an extemely large file (120mb), (I recommend right clicking on your mouse(over the hyperlink) then click, 'Save Target As' - it will ask you to find a place on your harddrive to save it.) |
| Burditt Histories 1905-1949 Includes the original Burditt History (desc of Thomas and Lois (Sawyer) Burditt), as written by Almeda Burditt Allen. The second history of the Burditt Family is an update to the first and was written 1934 by Donald Burditt and Paul E. Wallace. The third history (aka Second Edition) was written in 1949 by Dorothy Beecher Burdett (w/o James W. Burdett). |
Family ID |
F77 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 2 |
Rachel Gilbert, b. 9 Oct 1809, West Bloomfield, Ontario Co., New York, USA d. 11 Oct 1869, Dansville, Steuben Co., New York, USA (Age 60 years) |
Marriage |
18 Jan 1841 |
Dansville, Steuben Co., New York, USA |
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George Burditt Family Bible Currently in the possession of Andrew Burdett - Received from Cliff and Carol Whitney, of Belmont,NY 10Aug2007. Cliff acquired the bible and other photos from an abandoned house in Hornell several years ago, on Seneca Street. With George B. Burditt's family. |
Children |
+ | 1. Corporal George B. Burditt, b. 20 Jun 1844, Dansville, Steuben Co., New York, USA d. 17 Sep 1916, Hornell, Steuben Co., New York, USA (Age 72 years) |
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Photos |
| 1905 Burditt Reunion Slide your mouse over the picture to view identity of each person. I do have doubts about Paul Wallace and Claire Smith. They are listed in the 1905 Registry, but I am not 100% certain it is them. |
| 1911 Burdett Reunion Still working on naming everyone in this photo |
Documents |
| Reunion Notice - Burdett 2005 Written by Andrew Burdett.
Published July 31, 2005
Hornell Spectator(Hornell,NY) |
Histories |
| Burditt Record 1905-1948 Burditt Reunion Logbook from 1905-1948, includes a sign-in list of family members attending in the early years and address in the back from the time period noted. This is a large file (23mb) |
| Burdett Reunion Photo Album 1955-2006 Burdett Reunion Photo Album 1955-2006 (Descendants of George Burditt and his sister Sarah Burditt Hendee). This is an extemely large file (120mb), (I recommend right clicking on your mouse(over the hyperlink) then click, 'Save Target As' - it will ask you to find a place on your harddrive to save it.) |
| Burditt Histories 1905-1949 Includes the original Burditt History (desc of Thomas and Lois (Sawyer) Burditt), as written by Almeda Burditt Allen. The second history of the Burditt Family is an update to the first and was written 1934 by Donald Burditt and Paul E. Wallace. The third history (aka Second Edition) was written in 1949 by Dorothy Beecher Burdett (w/o James W. Burdett). |
Family ID |
F78 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |