William Skinner Burt (1794 - 1858)

Born 26 May 1794 in Ithaca, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Isham) Burt — married 25 Sep 1825 in Wilbraham, Massachusetts

Husband of Ruth (Merritt) Burt — married 11 Feb 1839 in Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 21 Nov 1858 at age 64 in Ithaca, New York

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Biography

William was born 26 May 1794 in Ithaca, New York, son of Enoch_Burt and Thankful_Skinner_Burt. He married his first wife, Mary_Isham on September 25, 1825. They had 4 children:

Mary_Jane_Burt

William_Lathrop_Burt

Sarah_A._T._Burt

Catharine_M._Burt

After Mary died, May 7, 1838, he married Ruth_Merritt of which there was no issue.

William graduated with honors from Union College in 1818 and went on to become a tutor in Amherst College, and an instructor of an academy in Newburgh, N. Y., and again at one in Ithaca, N. Y. [2]

He represented the town of Wilbraham, Mass. in the years of 1830-1832.

His daughter Catherine married Ginery_Twichell, member of the US House of Representatives from Massachusetts 3rd district, in 1877.[1]

His son, General William Lathrop Burt a Harvard graduate, was appointed Judge Advocate of the State of Massachusetts on the Governor's staff, first with the rank of Major, then with the rank of Brigadier-General.

William died the 21 November 1858, and is buried in the Ithaca City Cemetery, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, USA .[3]

Sources

• [1]Book - "A History of Brookline, Massachusetts, from the First Settlement of Muddy River Until the Present Time: 1630-1906"; by John William Denehy, Brookline Press Company, 1906 - Brookline (Mass.) - pg 136 (https://books.google.com/books?id=FHkUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA136&dq=Theolotia+Ruggles#v=onepage&q=Catherine%20M.%20(Burt)%20Vinal&f=false)

• [2]Genealogical Records of Henry and Ulalia Burt, the Emigrants who Early Settled at Springfield, Mass., and Their Descendants Through Nine Generations, from 1640 to 1891 by Roderick Henry Burnham, Massachusetts 1892; found at local library

• [3] Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 June 2019), memorial page for William S Burt (1794–21 Nov 1858), Find A Grave Memorial no. 36995080, citing Ithaca City Cemetery, Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, USA ; Maintained by kswh (contributor 46633789) .