WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
WILLIAM BURGESS, JR.
(early pioneer)
BIOGRAPHY
William Burgess, Jr. was born March 1, 1822 in Putnam, Washington County, New York.Mariah Pulsipher was born June 17, 1822 in Choconut, Susquehanna County, Pensylvania.
William & Mariah were married on November 29, 1840 near Lima, Adams County, Illinois.
In the fall of 1862, William and his family were called to go down to southern Utah to help build up Dixie. They settled in Pine Valley where William with his father and brothers set up and operated the first saw mill in that area. They also ran the first grist mill in that part of the country.
The Burgess family saw mill provided some of the lumber for the Salt Lake Tabernacle and its organ.
In 1880, William moved his family to Thurberin Wayne County, Utah and then in 1885 to Huntington in Emery County, Utah.
Mariah died December 26, 1892 in Huntington, Emery County, Utah.
William Died March 14, 1904 in Huntington, Emery County, Utah.
FAMILY
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Harrison'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-xx/xx/xxxx) (married xx/xx/xxxx) (10/10/1794-xx/xx/xxxx) (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 Mariah 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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Mariah's Parents and Siblings: Zerah Pulsipher Mary Ann Brown Pulsipher Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
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First Wife and Children: Mariah Pulsipher Burgess Mary Harriet Burgess Carmelia Maria Burgess Juliett Burgess William John Burgess Willmer Burgess James Casper Burgess Vilate Pulsipher Burgess William Harrison Burgess Annette Burgess |
(6/17/1822-12/26/1892) (married 11/29/1840) (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) (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) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
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Second Wife and Children: Charlotte Liggete Burgess Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
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Third Wife and Children: Catherine Chamberlain Burgess Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
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PHOTOS
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REFERENCES
Biography of William Burgess, Jr.Biography of William Burgess, Jr.
FamilyLegacy.org entry for William Burgess, Jr. and Mariah Pulsipher