WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
MELANCTHON WHEELER BURGESS
(early settler, blacksmith)
BIOGRAPHY
Melancthon Wheeler Burgess & Margaret Jane McIntire were married by President Brigham Young in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City on April 10, 1855.In the October 1861 L.D.S. General Conference, they were called to the Dixie Cotton Mission. They came to St. George in the first company of settlers, arriving in December of 1861.
Melancthon built the first house in St. George.
FAMILY
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Melancthon's Parents and Siblings:
William Burgess Sr. Violate Stockwell Burgess Harrison Joseph Burgess Horace Burgess Rosina Burgess Hyrum Burgess Abram Burgess William Burgess Jr. Hannah Burgess Frederick Burgess Philip Burgess Melancthon Wheeler Burgess Vilate Burgess |
(5/20/1794-11/20/1880) (married 5/1/1813) (10/10/1794-7/14/1880) (9/3/1814-2/10/1883) (married Sophia Minerva Foster and Amanda Melvina Hammond) (1/23/1816-6/17/1849) (married Almira Pulsipher and Bolinda Pulsipher) (3/29/1818-xx/xx/1849) (married George Lyman) (5/5/1819-7/7/1819) (9/3/1820-11/9/1846) (married Samantha Cheney) (3/1/1822-3/14/1904) (married Maria Pulsipher, Charlotte Liggete, and Catherine Chamberlain) (2/1/1825-10/9/1846) (married Alonzo Jones) (2/2/1827-xx/xx/1866 or later) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (1/9/1829-10/9/1843) (7/14/1831-12/8/1904) (married Margaret Jane McIntire) (2/21/1837-12/11/1913) (married Richard Cannine Gibbons) |
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Margaret's Parents and Siblings: William P. McIntire Anna Patterson McIntire Margaret Jane McIntire Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (5/22/1837-12/17/1919) (married Melancthon Wheeler Burgess) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
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Melancthon & Margaret Burgess Family: Melancthon Wheeler Burgess Margaret Jane McIntire Burgess Edgar Melancthon Burgess Minnie Viroque Burgess Don Carlos Burgess Anna "Annie" Vilate Burgess William Patterson Burgess Franklin Livingston Burgess Margaret Viola Burgess Jennie Caroline Burgess |
(7/14/1831-12/8/1904) (married 4/10/1855) (5/22/1837-12/17/1919) (5/14/1856-8/14/1891) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (7/4/1857-xx/xx/1897) (married Albert Hartman) (adopted Indian girl) (10/20/1858-3/20/1892) (married Leanor Catherine Allphin) (7/24/1864-11/10/1886) (married Edward Henry Syphus) (1/14/1868-2/3/1868) (6/17/1869-8/17/1911) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (9/2/1872-xx/xx/1942) (married Xxxxxxx X. McNurtie) (7/19/1882-1/13/1972) (married Samuel Wallace Miles) |
PHOTOS
 WCHS-01529 Melancthon Wheeler Burgess |
 WCHS-01528 Margaret J. M. Burgess |
Other WCHS photos:
WCHS-01524 Photo of Margaret and Jennie Burgess in front of the Melancthon W. Burgess home
WCHS-01525 Photo of Margaret Burgess with a guitar and Jennie Burgess
WCHS-01526 Photo of Margaret Burgess with a guitar and Jennie Burgess
WCHS-01528 Photo of Margaret Jane McIntire Burgess at age 71
WCHS-01531 Photo of Anna "Annie" Vilate Burgess
REFERENCES
Sketch of Melancthon Wheeler Burgessby Margaret Viola Burgess, a Daughter
Sketch of Margaret Jane McIntire Burgess
by Margaret Viola Burgess, a Daughter
History of Margaret Jane McIntire Burgess
by Lynne Stewart Johnston (a Great-Great Granddaughter), May 2011
Burgess Family Genealogy
from Lynne Johnston
Melancthon Wheeler Burgess Genealogy
Margaret Jane McIntire Genealogy
Find-A-Grave entry for Melancthon Wheeler Burgess