Gottlieb Burien was born in Hussinetz, Strehlen, Breslau Silesia, Prussia (Germany). Since 1945, this place has been known as Gęsiniec, Strzelin, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
Gottlieb was the 10th child in the family of 12 children of Johann Burian (1798-1853) and Anna Maria (Laschtufka/Laschtuwka) Burian (1800-1869). He married in Prussia about 1861 to Emma Bertha Wilhelmine (Wurm) Burian. They had 9 children born in St. Paul, Minnesota; Olympia, Washington; and Seattle, Washington. Only two of his children lived to adulthood, Emma Clara Auguste Burian and Franz Martin Oscar Burian.
Gottlieb Burian is the namesake for the city of Burien in King County, Washington south of Seattle, however the spelling of his name was corrupted (with an "e" rather than an "a").
He was an early settler in Washington Territory (before statehood in 1889) who established his primary residence in downtown Seattle, where owned two successful taverns and was active in the German community. His family's other home - used as an escape from city life - was an early homestead built in 1884 in Burien - then called Sunnydale - near what is now known as Lake Burien. Gottlieb Burian became a prominent leader who was active in the development of the community and contributed to building the first school.
Burian was struck by an electric street car when he changed direction while crossing a street in downtown Seattle in November 1900. He was badly injured and a series of high-profile court cases followed. Litigation was finally settled in 1904 by the Washington State Supreme Count which overturned a Superior Court decision and ruled in his favor with his wife and daughter substituted as plaintiffs.
While the case was moving through the courts, Burian died of an illness unrelated to the accident on 21 February 1902. Residents paid their final respects in a large funeral procession that included a band and wagons filled with flowers. He and all of the members of his immediate family are buried at Lake View Cemetery in Seattle. He died at his home near Boren Avenue and Spring Street in downtown Seattle at age 64.
The Highline Historical Society and Museum has a monograph about Gottlieb Burian in its records.
Also see Wikipedia - Gottlieb Burian at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottlieb_Burian
Gottlieb was the 10th child in the family of 12 children of Johann Burian (1798-1853) and Anna Maria (Laschtufka/Laschtuwka) Burian (1800-1869). He married in Prussia about 1861 to Emma Bertha Wilhelmine (Wurm) Burian. They had 9 children born in St. Paul, Minnesota; Olympia, Washington; and Seattle, Washington. Only two of his children lived to adulthood, Emma Clara Auguste Burian and Franz Martin Oscar Burian.
Gottlieb Burian is the namesake for the city of Burien in King County, Washington south of Seattle, however the spelling of his name was corrupted (with an "e" rather than an "a").
He was an early settler in Washington Territory (before statehood in 1889) who established his primary residence in downtown Seattle, where owned two successful taverns and was active in the German community. His family's other home - used as an escape from city life - was an early homestead built in 1884 in Burien - then called Sunnydale - near what is now known as Lake Burien. Gottlieb Burian became a prominent leader who was active in the development of the community and contributed to building the first school.
Burian was struck by an electric street car when he changed direction while crossing a street in downtown Seattle in November 1900. He was badly injured and a series of high-profile court cases followed. Litigation was finally settled in 1904 by the Washington State Supreme Count which overturned a Superior Court decision and ruled in his favor with his wife and daughter substituted as plaintiffs.
While the case was moving through the courts, Burian died of an illness unrelated to the accident on 21 February 1902. Residents paid their final respects in a large funeral procession that included a band and wagons filled with flowers. He and all of the members of his immediate family are buried at Lake View Cemetery in Seattle. He died at his home near Boren Avenue and Spring Street in downtown Seattle at age 64.
The Highline Historical Society and Museum has a monograph about Gottlieb Burian in its records.
Also see Wikipedia - Gottlieb Burian at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottlieb_Burian
Gottlieb Burien was born in Hussinetz, Strehlen, Breslau Silesia, Prussia (Germany). Since 1945, this place has been known as Gęsiniec, Strzelin, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
Gottlieb was the 10th child in the family of 12 children of Johann Burian (1798-1853) and Anna Maria (Laschtufka/Laschtuwka) Burian (1800-1869). He married in Prussia about 1861 to Emma Bertha Wilhelmine (Wurm) Burian. They had 9 children born in St. Paul, Minnesota; Olympia, Washington; and Seattle, Washington. Only two of his children lived to adulthood, Emma Clara Auguste Burian and Franz Martin Oscar Burian.
Gottlieb Burian is the namesake for the city of Burien in King County, Washington south of Seattle, however the spelling of his name was corrupted (with an "e" rather than an "a").
He was an early settler in Washington Territory (before statehood in 1889) who established his primary residence in downtown Seattle, where owned two successful taverns and was active in the German community. His family's other home - used as an escape from city life - was an early homestead built in 1884 in Burien - then called Sunnydale - near what is now known as Lake Burien. Gottlieb Burian became a prominent leader who was active in the development of the community and contributed to building the first school.
Burian was struck by an electric street car when he changed direction while crossing a street in downtown Seattle in November 1900. He was badly injured and a series of high-profile court cases followed. Litigation was finally settled in 1904 by the Washington State Supreme Count which overturned a Superior Court decision and ruled in his favor with his wife and daughter substituted as plaintiffs.
While the case was moving through the courts, Burian died of an illness unrelated to the accident on 21 February 1902. Residents paid their final respects in a large funeral procession that included a band and wagons filled with flowers. He and all of the members of his immediate family are buried at Lake View Cemetery in Seattle. He died at his home near Boren Avenue and Spring Street in downtown Seattle at age 64.
The Highline Historical Society and Museum has a monograph about Gottlieb Burian in its records.
Also see Wikipedia - Gottlieb Burian at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottlieb_Burian
Gottlieb was the 10th child in the family of 12 children of Johann Burian (1798-1853) and Anna Maria (Laschtufka/Laschtuwka) Burian (1800-1869). He married in Prussia about 1861 to Emma Bertha Wilhelmine (Wurm) Burian. They had 9 children born in St. Paul, Minnesota; Olympia, Washington; and Seattle, Washington. Only two of his children lived to adulthood, Emma Clara Auguste Burian and Franz Martin Oscar Burian.
Gottlieb Burian is the namesake for the city of Burien in King County, Washington south of Seattle, however the spelling of his name was corrupted (with an "e" rather than an "a").
He was an early settler in Washington Territory (before statehood in 1889) who established his primary residence in downtown Seattle, where owned two successful taverns and was active in the German community. His family's other home - used as an escape from city life - was an early homestead built in 1884 in Burien - then called Sunnydale - near what is now known as Lake Burien. Gottlieb Burian became a prominent leader who was active in the development of the community and contributed to building the first school.
Burian was struck by an electric street car when he changed direction while crossing a street in downtown Seattle in November 1900. He was badly injured and a series of high-profile court cases followed. Litigation was finally settled in 1904 by the Washington State Supreme Count which overturned a Superior Court decision and ruled in his favor with his wife and daughter substituted as plaintiffs.
While the case was moving through the courts, Burian died of an illness unrelated to the accident on 21 February 1902. Residents paid their final respects in a large funeral procession that included a band and wagons filled with flowers. He and all of the members of his immediate family are buried at Lake View Cemetery in Seattle. He died at his home near Boren Avenue and Spring Street in downtown Seattle at age 64.
The Highline Historical Society and Museum has a monograph about Gottlieb Burian in its records.
Also see Wikipedia - Gottlieb Burian at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottlieb_Burian
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