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Elizabeth Jones Valentine
1. Elizabeth Jones Valentine was born on 04 Feb 1824 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 10 Aug 1913 in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194181876/elizabeth_j-burdettElizabeth married Doctor George Washington Burdett on 24 Nov 1846 in Northborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts. George (son of Nathan Burditt and Margaret Darling) was born on 17 Feb 1819 in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 10 May 1897 in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Mary E. Burdett
was born on 2 Oct 1849 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 1 Apr 1915 in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. - 3. George C. BurdEtt
was born in 1848 in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 4 Mar 1862 in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. - 4. Ellen Louise Burdett
was born on 14 Mar 1855 in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 24 Feb 1898 in Chicopee Falls, Hampden County, Massachusetts; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. - 5. Arthur Stanley Burdett
was born on 08 Sep 1857 in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. - 6. Annie C. Burdett
was born on 21 Apr 1863 in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 29 Nov 1873 in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. - 7. Elmer Valentine Burdett
was born on 30 Nov 1866 in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in 1923; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
- 2. Mary E. Burdett
Generation: 2
2. Mary E. Burdett
(1.Elizabeth1) was born on 2 Oct 1849 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 1 Apr 1915 in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146328158/mary_e-rugglesMary married Marcus Morton Ruggles in 1878. Marcus was born on 21 Aug 1836 in Upton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 23 May 1915 in Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, West Boylston, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. George C. BurdEtt
(1.Elizabeth1) was born in 1848 in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 4 Mar 1862 in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194182469/george_c-burdett4. Ellen Louise Burdett
(1.Elizabeth1) was born on 14 Mar 1855 in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 24 Feb 1898 in Chicopee Falls, Hampden County, Massachusetts; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Notes:
Died:
Erysipilas
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195409490/ellen_louise-fordEllen married Andrew Elmer Ford in 1878. Andrew was born on 17 Aug 1850 in Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 12 Aug 1906 in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. George Burdett Ford
was born on 24 Jun 1879 in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 13 Aug 1930 in New York City, New York; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City, New York. - 9. James Ford
was born on 1 Oct 1884 in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 11 May 1944 in Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
- 8. George Burdett Ford
5. Arthur Stanley Burdett
(1.Elizabeth1) was born on 08 Sep 1857 in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Notes:
1880 living in New Haven,CT
Arthur married Alferetta about 1880. Alferetta was born about 1859 in Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
6. Annie C. Burdett
(1.Elizabeth1) was born on 21 Apr 1863 in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 29 Nov 1873 in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. 7. Elmer Valentine Burdett
(1.Elizabeth1) was born on 30 Nov 1866 in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died in 1923; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194181949/elmer_valentine-burdettElmer married Alice Marguerite Grover in 1910. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 3
8. George Burdett Ford
(4.Ellen2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 24 Jun 1879 in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 13 Aug 1930 in New York City, New York; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City, New York. Notes:
George Burdett Ford
—died aged 51 in New York City at Doctor's Hospital on Wednesday, Aug 13
—born in Clinton MA on June 24 1879
—graduate of Harvard in 1899, and attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Ecole Des Arts, Paris
—wed to Harriet Chalmers Bliss of New York on June 15 1912
—career as a city planning professional and architect
—assisted in the planning and rebuilding of the city of Rheims, France from the devastation suffered in WWI; awarded French Legion of Honor ribbon for his contributions
—consulted by many municipalities on their planning and growth, including Trenton, Newark, and Elizabeth in New Jersey; New Rochelle, Dobbs Ferry, Mamaroneck, Ossining and Glen Cove in New York; New Haven, Connecticut; Springfield and Worcester in Massachusetts; Cincinnati and Dayton in Ohio; Richmond and Norfolk in Virginia; Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina
—important contributor to the New York Zoning Law in 1916; his principle of the "set back" when planning & building structures over a certain height ensured that light and air would not be blocked by a mass to large for the given plot
—general director of the Regional Plan Association c. 1929
—survived by his wife; his mother, Mrs. Andrew E. Ford of Cambridge MA; his brother, social ethics professor James Ford of Harvard; and his sister, Mrs. Walter L. Bacon of California
—services were conducted at St. Saviors Chapel, Cathedral of St. John the Divine; interment at Woodlawn Cemetery
~sources: The Scarsdale Inquirer and The Hastings News; Friday, Aug 22 1930
Harriet Chalmers Bliss Ford died aged 87 on Feb 20 1964 at Pine Rest Nursing Home in Northampton MA.
She was a 1899 graduate of Smith College and was on the staff of The Century Magazine until her marriage to GB Ford. She served as a Smith College trustee at one time.
~source: New York Times; Feb 22 1964
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215942862/george_burdett-ford9. James Ford
(4.Ellen2, 1.Elizabeth1) was born on 1 Oct 1884 in Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 11 May 1944 in Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
