Our American Family - Person Sheet
Our American Family - Person Sheet
NameElizabeth “Betty” Burke
Birth Date24 Apr 1760
Birth PlaceFarmington, Hartford County, Connecticut
Death Date1850 Age: 89
Death PlaceMacon, Macon County, Missouri
Spouses
Birth Date1759
Birth PlaceHighland Township, Ulster County, New York
Death Date20 Nov 1850 Age: 91
Death PlaceCallao, Macon County, Missouri
Burial PlaceKeota, Macon County, Missouri, Antioch Cemetery
OccupationRevolutionary War Soldier, VA Militia, George Rogers Clark,
FatherJames C. TUTTLE Jr. , 154 (1738-1811)
MotherRebecca WASHBURN , 155 (1740-1779)
Family ID7769
Marr Date1783
Marr PlaceWayne County, Kentucky
ChildrenNicholas Washburn (1797-1881)
Notes for Nicholas Huffman (Spouse 1)
Birth: 1759
Ulster County
New York, USA
Death: Nov. 20, 1850
Macon County
Missouri, USA

Served in the Revolutionary War under Gen. George Rogers Clark in the 'Virginia Line'. He was one of the earliest settlers of Macon Co. & was buried with the 'Honors of War'.

His death notice was in the Liberty Weekly Tribune dated 27 Dec 1850. His name is on a plaque in the Macon Co. courthouse.

Burial:
Antioch Cemetery
Bevier
Macon County
Missouri, USA

On Ancestry from Julie Newcomer.

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