Son of: Ames & Relief (Eager) Burr
Left Worthington about the age of 14 to work as a clerk in the Stoddard & Lathrop Dry Goods Store in Northampton. Prior to moving to Bleecker, NY about 1851, he formed a partnership with Lewis J McIntyre. The partnership dealt in flour, grain & coal.
With William H Stoddard & Christopher Clarke, provided the $3000 guarantee fee needed to bring Jenny Lind to Northampton for a July 1851 performance. The concert receipts were $4500.00
Married Sarah M Ely on 28 June 1854 in West Springfield, MA
On moving to Bleecker, he partnered with a Mr Odenkirk in manufacturing wooden ware. In 1860, the factory burned. At the time, the Florence Sewing Machine company was looking for a general agent. He also served as financier and treasurer of the company. After serving as CEO of Florence Sewing Machine Company, he founded the Florence Manufacturing Company by purchasing Littlefield, Parsons & Co.
He was a selectman for several years, a director of the Northampton National Bank & the vice president of the Florence Savings Bank
Left Worthington about the age of 14 to work as a clerk in the Stoddard & Lathrop Dry Goods Store in Northampton. Prior to moving to Bleecker, NY about 1851, he formed a partnership with Lewis J McIntyre. The partnership dealt in flour, grain & coal.
With William H Stoddard & Christopher Clarke, provided the $3000 guarantee fee needed to bring Jenny Lind to Northampton for a July 1851 performance. The concert receipts were $4500.00
Married Sarah M Ely on 28 June 1854 in West Springfield, MA
On moving to Bleecker, he partnered with a Mr Odenkirk in manufacturing wooden ware. In 1860, the factory burned. At the time, the Florence Sewing Machine company was looking for a general agent. He also served as financier and treasurer of the company. After serving as CEO of Florence Sewing Machine Company, he founded the Florence Manufacturing Company by purchasing Littlefield, Parsons & Co.
He was a selectman for several years, a director of the Northampton National Bank & the vice president of the Florence Savings Bank
Son of: Ames & Relief (Eager) Burr
Left Worthington about the age of 14 to work as a clerk in the Stoddard & Lathrop Dry Goods Store in Northampton. Prior to moving to Bleecker, NY about 1851, he formed a partnership with Lewis J McIntyre. The partnership dealt in flour, grain & coal.
With William H Stoddard & Christopher Clarke, provided the $3000 guarantee fee needed to bring Jenny Lind to Northampton for a July 1851 performance. The concert receipts were $4500.00
Married Sarah M Ely on 28 June 1854 in West Springfield, MA
On moving to Bleecker, he partnered with a Mr Odenkirk in manufacturing wooden ware. In 1860, the factory burned. At the time, the Florence Sewing Machine company was looking for a general agent. He also served as financier and treasurer of the company. After serving as CEO of Florence Sewing Machine Company, he founded the Florence Manufacturing Company by purchasing Littlefield, Parsons & Co.
He was a selectman for several years, a director of the Northampton National Bank & the vice president of the Florence Savings Bank
Left Worthington about the age of 14 to work as a clerk in the Stoddard & Lathrop Dry Goods Store in Northampton. Prior to moving to Bleecker, NY about 1851, he formed a partnership with Lewis J McIntyre. The partnership dealt in flour, grain & coal.
With William H Stoddard & Christopher Clarke, provided the $3000 guarantee fee needed to bring Jenny Lind to Northampton for a July 1851 performance. The concert receipts were $4500.00
Married Sarah M Ely on 28 June 1854 in West Springfield, MA
On moving to Bleecker, he partnered with a Mr Odenkirk in manufacturing wooden ware. In 1860, the factory burned. At the time, the Florence Sewing Machine company was looking for a general agent. He also served as financier and treasurer of the company. After serving as CEO of Florence Sewing Machine Company, he founded the Florence Manufacturing Company by purchasing Littlefield, Parsons & Co.
He was a selectman for several years, a director of the Northampton National Bank & the vice president of the Florence Savings Bank
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George A Burr/Dec 12 1829/Jan 26 1881
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