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Jane Nisley <I>Washburn</I> Bursley

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Jane Nisley Washburn Bursley

Birth
Guilford, Piscataquis County, Maine, USA
Death
10 Jan 1907 (aged 71)
Guilford, Piscataquis County, Maine, USA
Burial
Guilford, Piscataquis County, Maine, USA Add to Map
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Daughter of Edward Washburn (1786-1872) and Betsey Farnham (1795-1887).

The 1900 federal census records Jane's month and year of birth as March 1835. Guilford Vital Records for the Washburn family give her date of birth as 17 March 1835.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89NW-33NR?i=82
Note, however, that she was enumerated in the 1850 census as age 16 on 12 Sep 1850 (census day was 1 June), her headstone inscription shows age 72y 1m 15d, and the Maine death record card gives her age as 73 at death -- which all indicate a month and year of birth of approximately November 1834.

Enumerated in the 1850 federal census in Guilford, Maine, living two households away from her eventual husband, Benjamin F. Bursley.

"MARRIAGES--In Guilford, June 25th, by Charles Loring, Esq., Mr. Benjamin F. Bursley and Miss Jane N. Washburn, all of Guilford." in the Piscataquis (Me.) Observer, 6 Jul 1854, p3. (courtesy of Member #46953331)

See also Marriages in Guilford VRs at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9NW-33KY?i=115
Daughter of Edward Washburn (1786-1872) and Betsey Farnham (1795-1887).

The 1900 federal census records Jane's month and year of birth as March 1835. Guilford Vital Records for the Washburn family give her date of birth as 17 March 1835.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89NW-33NR?i=82
Note, however, that she was enumerated in the 1850 census as age 16 on 12 Sep 1850 (census day was 1 June), her headstone inscription shows age 72y 1m 15d, and the Maine death record card gives her age as 73 at death -- which all indicate a month and year of birth of approximately November 1834.

Enumerated in the 1850 federal census in Guilford, Maine, living two households away from her eventual husband, Benjamin F. Bursley.

"MARRIAGES--In Guilford, June 25th, by Charles Loring, Esq., Mr. Benjamin F. Bursley and Miss Jane N. Washburn, all of Guilford." in the Piscataquis (Me.) Observer, 6 Jul 1854, p3. (courtesy of Member #46953331)

See also Marriages in Guilford VRs at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9NW-33KY?i=115


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  • Created by: JCBVA
  • Added: May 30, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53017601/jane_nisley-bursley: accessed ), memorial page for Jane Nisley Washburn Bursley (17 Mar 1835–10 Jan 1907), Find a Grave Memorial ID 53017601, citing Elmwood Cemetery, Guilford, Piscataquis County, Maine, USA; Maintained by JCBVA (contributor 47114647).