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Colonel Edmund Burritt Sr.

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Colonel Edmund Burritt Sr.

Birth
Rideau, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Death
28 Apr 1880 (aged 86)
Thornbury, Grey County, Ontario, Canada
Burial
The Blue Mountains, Grey County, Ontario, Canada Add to Map
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Colonel Edmund Burritt, Sr. was a son of Lt. Colonel Stephen Burritt, Sr. and Martha (Stevens) Burritt of Burritt's Rapids, Ontario and the brother of Stephen Burritt, Jr. (who passed away quite young) and Lt. Colonel Henry "Harry" Burritt.

During the War of 1812, he served as an ensign in the 2nd Regiment of Grenville Militia. Post-war, he became a colonel in the Upper Canadian Militia.
Colonel Edmund Burritt, Sr. was a son of Lt. Colonel Stephen Burritt, Sr. and Martha (Stevens) Burritt of Burritt's Rapids, Ontario and the brother of Stephen Burritt, Jr. (who passed away quite young) and Lt. Colonel Henry "Harry" Burritt.

During the War of 1812, he served as an ensign in the 2nd Regiment of Grenville Militia. Post-war, he became a colonel in the Upper Canadian Militia.

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Col. Edmund
BURRITT
Born at Marlboro
County of Carleton
Dec. 8th A.D. 1793
Died at Thornbury
County of Grey
28th April A.D. 1880.
He was the first
white child born in
the County of
Carleton, Ont.
Anna Burritt
Born
Jan. 11 A.D. 1793
Died
July 11 A.D. 1873

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  • Maintained by: chasseur
  • Originally Created by: wildgoose
  • Added: Jan 31, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47348498/edmund-burritt: accessed ), memorial page for Colonel Edmund Burritt Sr. (8 Dec 1793–28 Apr 1880), Find a Grave Memorial ID 47348498, citing Thornbury-Clarksburg Union Cemetery, The Blue Mountains, Grey County, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by chasseur (contributor 48705606).