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Melvin Wright Burdett
1850 - 1905 (55 years)1. Melvin Wright Burdett was born in 1850 in Wakefield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died in 1905; was buried in Swampscott Cemetery, Swampscott, Essex County, Massachusetts. Melvin married Laura Jane Spooner on 12 Feb 1872 in Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Laura was born in ca 1852 in Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Henry Melvin Burdett
was born on 5 Jan 1873 in Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 4 Nov 1934 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts; was buried in Swampscott Cemetery, Swampscott, Essex County, Massachusetts.
Melvin married Lucy I. Gilpatrick on 16 Mar 1887 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. Lucy was born in 1848 in Baring, Washington County, Maine; died in 1930; was buried in Swampscott Cemetery, Swampscott, Essex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Private Ralph Mortimer Burdett was born on 12 Nov 1894 in Swampscott, Essex County, Massachusetts; died on 26 Sep 1918 in Septsarges, Meuse, Grand Est, France; was buried in Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, Grand Est, France.
- 2. Henry Melvin Burdett
Generation: 2
2. Henry Melvin Burdett (1.Melvin1) was born on 5 Jan 1873 in Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 4 Nov 1934 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts; was buried in Swampscott Cemetery, Swampscott, Essex County, Massachusetts. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151131466/henry_melvin-burdettHenry married Alice Aggie Libby on 26 Dec 1895 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. Alice was born on 10 Jun 1869 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts; died in 1931 in Swampscott, Essex County, Massachusetts; was buried in Swampscott Cemetery, Swampscott, Essex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Milton Libby Burdett was born on 7 Oct 1898 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts; died on 5 Sep 1949 in Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts; was buried in Swampscott Cemetery, Swampscott, Essex County, Massachusetts.
- 4. Milton Libby Burdett
3. Private Ralph Mortimer Burdett (1.Melvin1) was born on 12 Nov 1894 in Swampscott, Essex County, Massachusetts; died on 26 Sep 1918 in Septsarges, Meuse, Grand Est, France; was buried in Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, Grand Est, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- Military Service: 1917 - 26 Sep 1928; World War I - US Army 47th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Co.C Killed in Action - Argonne, France
Notes:
Died:
Killed in WWI in France
Buried:
Inscription of memorial on his parents marker in Swampscott,MA.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55991030/ralph-mortimer-burdett
Generation: 3
4. Milton Libby Burdett (2.Henry2, 1.Melvin1) was born on 7 Oct 1898 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts; died on 5 Sep 1949 in Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts; was buried in Swampscott Cemetery, Swampscott, Essex County, Massachusetts. Other Events and Attributes:
- Military Service: 7 Oct 1917; World War I (US) US Navy - Seaman First Class Honorably Discharged 9/30/1921
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127441650/milton_libby-burdettMilton married Ellyn Lauretta Nichols in 1929. Ellyn was born on 24 Dec 1903 in Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts; died on 6 Aug 1985 in Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts; was buried in Swampscott Cemetery, Swampscott, Essex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]