William Franklin Burditt

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William was educated in the public schools. On 20Aug1877, when
nineteen years of age, he went to Sioux City, Iowa, where he accepted
a postion with the Sioux City Mill and Elevator Company. He entered
the employ of this concern as a common laborer, but was promoted from
time to time until he finally became the bookkeeper of the company,
remaining with them until 3May1879, when he resigned. He then went to
Brownsville,California, where on 16May1879, he took a postion as
bookkeeper with his cousin, A. M. Leach, who was there engaged in the
lumber business and later was made superintendent. William remained
until 09Sep1882, when he returned to Rutland,Vermont, and with A.F.
Davis formed the firm of Davis and Burditt, dealers in flour, grain,
feed, and coal. This partnership continued unitl July 1884, when J.A.
Gould, a brother-in-law of Mr. Burditt, took an interest in the
business and the firm name became Davis, Gould & Burditt. This
continued until 01Sep1885, when Messrs, Gould and Burditt bought out
the interest of Mr. Davis, and the firm name became Gould & Burditt,
and continued thus until the death of Mr. Gould in October 1899, when
Dan D. Burditt, a brother of Wiliam, purchased the interest of Mr.
Gould and the form was then organized under the name of Burditt
Brothers, and since continued for many years, and was ranked as among
the largest in the state of Vermont.

William married Mary Sophia Eayres on 30 Sep 1884 in Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont. Mary (daughter of George Nelson Eayres and Almira A. Allen) was born on 23 Nov 1862 in Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont; died on 10 Jan 1924 in Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Lucy Cheney in 1925. Lucy (daughter of Henry W. Cheney and Jane E. Davey) was born on 07 May 1872 in Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont; died on 24 Oct 1935 in Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Graduated Havard University 1908

Wilbert married Henrietta Perkins on 21 Jun 1911. Henrietta (daughter of Clarence Oakley Perkins and Mary Cornelia Childs) was born on 09 Mar 1887 in Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont; died on 13 Apr 1969 in Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ethelwyn Adams. Ethelwyn was born in 1894 in New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]