Capt Shem Burbank
Born 1736 May 21 Suffield, CT
DIed 1800 Jan 31 Granville, MA
Burial Granville, MA
Loyalist from Suffield, CT
Granville Vital Records
Capt Shem Burbank found dead in bed Jan 31 1800
age 63 PR6
Father Abraham Burbank
1703 – 1767
Mother Mehitable Dwight
1705 – 1767
Siblings
Abraham Burbank 1739-1808
Ruth Burbank 1741-
Anna Burbank 1744-1767
Married 1761 Dec 29 Lebanon, CT
Anna Fitch
Born 1737-1813
Burial Otis Cemetery, Fort Ann, NY FAG 75436851
Children
1. Thomas Burbank
Born 1762 Oct 3 Suffield CT
Died 1834 Granville, MA
Burial Granville, MA FAG 817054501
Married 1789 Jan 11 Granville, MA
Polly Howard
2. William Burbank
Born 1763 Nov 20 Suffield, CT
Died 1834
3. Anna Burbank
Born 1764 Dec 15 Suffield, CT
Died 1872
4. Lucy Burbank
Born 1766 Jun 11 Suffield, CT
Died 1769 Jan 13 Suffield, CT
5. Abraham Burbank
Born 1767 Dec 27 Suffield, CT
Died 1831
6. Lemuel Fitch Burbank
Born 1769
Died 1770
7. Lucy Ann Burbank
Born 1771 Jan 10 Suffield, CT
Died 1856
8. Henry Burbank
Born 1772 –
Died 1834 Granville, MA
Burial Granville, MA FAG *81705420
9. Samuel Burbank
Born 1774 Dec 20 Suffield, CT
Died
10. George Burbank
Born 1776 Suffield, CT
11. Robert Burbank
Born 1779 Jul Suffield, CT
12. Ann Burbank Ackley
Born 1782 Dec 15 Suffield, CT
Died 1872 Mar 29 Albion, MI
Burial Riverside Cemetery, Albion, MI FAG 7705501
Married 1825
Joseph Ackley 1777-1849
Yale College Annals Sketch
"Shem Burbank, fourth child and elder son of Captain Abraham Burbank, a wealthy resident of Suffield, then in Massachusetts, and grandson of John and Mary (Granger) Burbank, was born on May 21, 1736. His mother was Mehitabel, daughter of Nathaniel and Mehitabel (Partridge) Dwight, of Northampton, Massachusetts; and he was thus a first cousin of Major Timothy Dwight (Y. C. 1744). A brother was graduated here in 1759.
He became a merchant, like his father, in his native town, which had been transferred to Connecticut in 1749 ; and was also locally distinguished for the pains he took in cultivating fine varieties of fruits. He was appointed a Lieutenant in the Militia in May, 1771, and Captain in October, 1774, but does not appear to have served in the Revolutionary struggle.*
He removed at a later date to Granville, in Massachusetts, a little distance northwest from Suffield, where he died, suddenly, during the night of January 31, 1800, in his 64th year. The notice of his death in the papers of the day has appended the significant couplet, 'Go, stranger. and in distant climates tell / The noble mind, the friend of man, has fell'.
He married, on December 29, 1761, Anna, daughter of Joseph Fitch, of Lebanon, Connecticut, who survived him. Their children were six sons and three daughters. His estate was inventoried at $2000, but proved to be insolvent."
---Dexter, Franklin Bowditch. Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College with Annals of the College History – May, 1745 - May 1763. Vol. II. New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1896. (517-518)
*DH note: His Tory sympathies (or perhaps his wife's influence) prevented him from siding with the colonists. In consequence, he lost his business and his house, and found it necessary to leave Suffield entirely.
SOURCES
Shem Burbank in the Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934
Name: Shem Burbank
Age: 63
Birth Date: abt 1737
Death Date: 31 Jan 1800
Death Place: Granville, Massachusetts, USA
Rank: Captain
MARRIAGE
Shem Burbank in the Early Connecticut Marriages
Name: Shem Burbank
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Ann Fitch
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 29 Dec 1761
Marriage Place: Lebanon, New London
Captain Shem Burbank in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Name: Captain Shem Burbank
Event Type: Death
Birth Date: abt 1737
Death Date: 31 Jan 1800
Death Place: Granville, Massachusetts
Death Age: 63
Shem Burbank in the Massachusetts, Town Death Records, 1620-1850
Name: Shem Burbank
Death Date: 31 Jan 1800
Burial Place: Granville
Source: Granville
Anna Burbank in the U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930
Name: Anna Burbank
Birth Year: abt 1738
Event: Death
Spouse: Shem Burbank
Death Date: Mar 1813
Death Place: Oranville, New York
Age at Death: 75
Newspaper: American Mercury
Publication Date: 31 Mar 1813
Publication Place: Connecticut, USA
Born 1736 May 21 Suffield, CT
DIed 1800 Jan 31 Granville, MA
Burial Granville, MA
Loyalist from Suffield, CT
Granville Vital Records
Capt Shem Burbank found dead in bed Jan 31 1800
age 63 PR6
Father Abraham Burbank
1703 – 1767
Mother Mehitable Dwight
1705 – 1767
Siblings
Abraham Burbank 1739-1808
Ruth Burbank 1741-
Anna Burbank 1744-1767
Married 1761 Dec 29 Lebanon, CT
Anna Fitch
Born 1737-1813
Burial Otis Cemetery, Fort Ann, NY FAG 75436851
Children
1. Thomas Burbank
Born 1762 Oct 3 Suffield CT
Died 1834 Granville, MA
Burial Granville, MA FAG 817054501
Married 1789 Jan 11 Granville, MA
Polly Howard
2. William Burbank
Born 1763 Nov 20 Suffield, CT
Died 1834
3. Anna Burbank
Born 1764 Dec 15 Suffield, CT
Died 1872
4. Lucy Burbank
Born 1766 Jun 11 Suffield, CT
Died 1769 Jan 13 Suffield, CT
5. Abraham Burbank
Born 1767 Dec 27 Suffield, CT
Died 1831
6. Lemuel Fitch Burbank
Born 1769
Died 1770
7. Lucy Ann Burbank
Born 1771 Jan 10 Suffield, CT
Died 1856
8. Henry Burbank
Born 1772 –
Died 1834 Granville, MA
Burial Granville, MA FAG *81705420
9. Samuel Burbank
Born 1774 Dec 20 Suffield, CT
Died
10. George Burbank
Born 1776 Suffield, CT
11. Robert Burbank
Born 1779 Jul Suffield, CT
12. Ann Burbank Ackley
Born 1782 Dec 15 Suffield, CT
Died 1872 Mar 29 Albion, MI
Burial Riverside Cemetery, Albion, MI FAG 7705501
Married 1825
Joseph Ackley 1777-1849
Yale College Annals Sketch
"Shem Burbank, fourth child and elder son of Captain Abraham Burbank, a wealthy resident of Suffield, then in Massachusetts, and grandson of John and Mary (Granger) Burbank, was born on May 21, 1736. His mother was Mehitabel, daughter of Nathaniel and Mehitabel (Partridge) Dwight, of Northampton, Massachusetts; and he was thus a first cousin of Major Timothy Dwight (Y. C. 1744). A brother was graduated here in 1759.
He became a merchant, like his father, in his native town, which had been transferred to Connecticut in 1749 ; and was also locally distinguished for the pains he took in cultivating fine varieties of fruits. He was appointed a Lieutenant in the Militia in May, 1771, and Captain in October, 1774, but does not appear to have served in the Revolutionary struggle.*
He removed at a later date to Granville, in Massachusetts, a little distance northwest from Suffield, where he died, suddenly, during the night of January 31, 1800, in his 64th year. The notice of his death in the papers of the day has appended the significant couplet, 'Go, stranger. and in distant climates tell / The noble mind, the friend of man, has fell'.
He married, on December 29, 1761, Anna, daughter of Joseph Fitch, of Lebanon, Connecticut, who survived him. Their children were six sons and three daughters. His estate was inventoried at $2000, but proved to be insolvent."
---Dexter, Franklin Bowditch. Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College with Annals of the College History – May, 1745 - May 1763. Vol. II. New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1896. (517-518)
*DH note: His Tory sympathies (or perhaps his wife's influence) prevented him from siding with the colonists. In consequence, he lost his business and his house, and found it necessary to leave Suffield entirely.
SOURCES
Shem Burbank in the Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934
Name: Shem Burbank
Age: 63
Birth Date: abt 1737
Death Date: 31 Jan 1800
Death Place: Granville, Massachusetts, USA
Rank: Captain
MARRIAGE
Shem Burbank in the Early Connecticut Marriages
Name: Shem Burbank
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Ann Fitch
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 29 Dec 1761
Marriage Place: Lebanon, New London
Captain Shem Burbank in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Name: Captain Shem Burbank
Event Type: Death
Birth Date: abt 1737
Death Date: 31 Jan 1800
Death Place: Granville, Massachusetts
Death Age: 63
Shem Burbank in the Massachusetts, Town Death Records, 1620-1850
Name: Shem Burbank
Death Date: 31 Jan 1800
Burial Place: Granville
Source: Granville
Anna Burbank in the U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930
Name: Anna Burbank
Birth Year: abt 1738
Event: Death
Spouse: Shem Burbank
Death Date: Mar 1813
Death Place: Oranville, New York
Age at Death: 75
Newspaper: American Mercury
Publication Date: 31 Mar 1813
Publication Place: Connecticut, USA
Capt Shem Burbank
Born 1736 May 21 Suffield, CT
DIed 1800 Jan 31 Granville, MA
Burial Granville, MA
Loyalist from Suffield, CT
Granville Vital Records
Capt Shem Burbank found dead in bed Jan 31 1800
age 63 PR6
Father Abraham Burbank
1703 – 1767
Mother Mehitable Dwight
1705 – 1767
Siblings
Abraham Burbank 1739-1808
Ruth Burbank 1741-
Anna Burbank 1744-1767
Married 1761 Dec 29 Lebanon, CT
Anna Fitch
Born 1737-1813
Burial Otis Cemetery, Fort Ann, NY FAG 75436851
Children
1. Thomas Burbank
Born 1762 Oct 3 Suffield CT
Died 1834 Granville, MA
Burial Granville, MA FAG 817054501
Married 1789 Jan 11 Granville, MA
Polly Howard
2. William Burbank
Born 1763 Nov 20 Suffield, CT
Died 1834
3. Anna Burbank
Born 1764 Dec 15 Suffield, CT
Died 1872
4. Lucy Burbank
Born 1766 Jun 11 Suffield, CT
Died 1769 Jan 13 Suffield, CT
5. Abraham Burbank
Born 1767 Dec 27 Suffield, CT
Died 1831
6. Lemuel Fitch Burbank
Born 1769
Died 1770
7. Lucy Ann Burbank
Born 1771 Jan 10 Suffield, CT
Died 1856
8. Henry Burbank
Born 1772 –
Died 1834 Granville, MA
Burial Granville, MA FAG *81705420
9. Samuel Burbank
Born 1774 Dec 20 Suffield, CT
Died
10. George Burbank
Born 1776 Suffield, CT
11. Robert Burbank
Born 1779 Jul Suffield, CT
12. Ann Burbank Ackley
Born 1782 Dec 15 Suffield, CT
Died 1872 Mar 29 Albion, MI
Burial Riverside Cemetery, Albion, MI FAG 7705501
Married 1825
Joseph Ackley 1777-1849
Yale College Annals Sketch
"Shem Burbank, fourth child and elder son of Captain Abraham Burbank, a wealthy resident of Suffield, then in Massachusetts, and grandson of John and Mary (Granger) Burbank, was born on May 21, 1736. His mother was Mehitabel, daughter of Nathaniel and Mehitabel (Partridge) Dwight, of Northampton, Massachusetts; and he was thus a first cousin of Major Timothy Dwight (Y. C. 1744). A brother was graduated here in 1759.
He became a merchant, like his father, in his native town, which had been transferred to Connecticut in 1749 ; and was also locally distinguished for the pains he took in cultivating fine varieties of fruits. He was appointed a Lieutenant in the Militia in May, 1771, and Captain in October, 1774, but does not appear to have served in the Revolutionary struggle.*
He removed at a later date to Granville, in Massachusetts, a little distance northwest from Suffield, where he died, suddenly, during the night of January 31, 1800, in his 64th year. The notice of his death in the papers of the day has appended the significant couplet, 'Go, stranger. and in distant climates tell / The noble mind, the friend of man, has fell'.
He married, on December 29, 1761, Anna, daughter of Joseph Fitch, of Lebanon, Connecticut, who survived him. Their children were six sons and three daughters. His estate was inventoried at $2000, but proved to be insolvent."
---Dexter, Franklin Bowditch. Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College with Annals of the College History – May, 1745 - May 1763. Vol. II. New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1896. (517-518)
*DH note: His Tory sympathies (or perhaps his wife's influence) prevented him from siding with the colonists. In consequence, he lost his business and his house, and found it necessary to leave Suffield entirely.
SOURCES
Shem Burbank in the Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934
Name: Shem Burbank
Age: 63
Birth Date: abt 1737
Death Date: 31 Jan 1800
Death Place: Granville, Massachusetts, USA
Rank: Captain
MARRIAGE
Shem Burbank in the Early Connecticut Marriages
Name: Shem Burbank
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Ann Fitch
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 29 Dec 1761
Marriage Place: Lebanon, New London
Captain Shem Burbank in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Name: Captain Shem Burbank
Event Type: Death
Birth Date: abt 1737
Death Date: 31 Jan 1800
Death Place: Granville, Massachusetts
Death Age: 63
Shem Burbank in the Massachusetts, Town Death Records, 1620-1850
Name: Shem Burbank
Death Date: 31 Jan 1800
Burial Place: Granville
Source: Granville
Anna Burbank in the U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930
Name: Anna Burbank
Birth Year: abt 1738
Event: Death
Spouse: Shem Burbank
Death Date: Mar 1813
Death Place: Oranville, New York
Age at Death: 75
Newspaper: American Mercury
Publication Date: 31 Mar 1813
Publication Place: Connecticut, USA
Born 1736 May 21 Suffield, CT
DIed 1800 Jan 31 Granville, MA
Burial Granville, MA
Loyalist from Suffield, CT
Granville Vital Records
Capt Shem Burbank found dead in bed Jan 31 1800
age 63 PR6
Father Abraham Burbank
1703 – 1767
Mother Mehitable Dwight
1705 – 1767
Siblings
Abraham Burbank 1739-1808
Ruth Burbank 1741-
Anna Burbank 1744-1767
Married 1761 Dec 29 Lebanon, CT
Anna Fitch
Born 1737-1813
Burial Otis Cemetery, Fort Ann, NY FAG 75436851
Children
1. Thomas Burbank
Born 1762 Oct 3 Suffield CT
Died 1834 Granville, MA
Burial Granville, MA FAG 817054501
Married 1789 Jan 11 Granville, MA
Polly Howard
2. William Burbank
Born 1763 Nov 20 Suffield, CT
Died 1834
3. Anna Burbank
Born 1764 Dec 15 Suffield, CT
Died 1872
4. Lucy Burbank
Born 1766 Jun 11 Suffield, CT
Died 1769 Jan 13 Suffield, CT
5. Abraham Burbank
Born 1767 Dec 27 Suffield, CT
Died 1831
6. Lemuel Fitch Burbank
Born 1769
Died 1770
7. Lucy Ann Burbank
Born 1771 Jan 10 Suffield, CT
Died 1856
8. Henry Burbank
Born 1772 –
Died 1834 Granville, MA
Burial Granville, MA FAG *81705420
9. Samuel Burbank
Born 1774 Dec 20 Suffield, CT
Died
10. George Burbank
Born 1776 Suffield, CT
11. Robert Burbank
Born 1779 Jul Suffield, CT
12. Ann Burbank Ackley
Born 1782 Dec 15 Suffield, CT
Died 1872 Mar 29 Albion, MI
Burial Riverside Cemetery, Albion, MI FAG 7705501
Married 1825
Joseph Ackley 1777-1849
Yale College Annals Sketch
"Shem Burbank, fourth child and elder son of Captain Abraham Burbank, a wealthy resident of Suffield, then in Massachusetts, and grandson of John and Mary (Granger) Burbank, was born on May 21, 1736. His mother was Mehitabel, daughter of Nathaniel and Mehitabel (Partridge) Dwight, of Northampton, Massachusetts; and he was thus a first cousin of Major Timothy Dwight (Y. C. 1744). A brother was graduated here in 1759.
He became a merchant, like his father, in his native town, which had been transferred to Connecticut in 1749 ; and was also locally distinguished for the pains he took in cultivating fine varieties of fruits. He was appointed a Lieutenant in the Militia in May, 1771, and Captain in October, 1774, but does not appear to have served in the Revolutionary struggle.*
He removed at a later date to Granville, in Massachusetts, a little distance northwest from Suffield, where he died, suddenly, during the night of January 31, 1800, in his 64th year. The notice of his death in the papers of the day has appended the significant couplet, 'Go, stranger. and in distant climates tell / The noble mind, the friend of man, has fell'.
He married, on December 29, 1761, Anna, daughter of Joseph Fitch, of Lebanon, Connecticut, who survived him. Their children were six sons and three daughters. His estate was inventoried at $2000, but proved to be insolvent."
---Dexter, Franklin Bowditch. Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College with Annals of the College History – May, 1745 - May 1763. Vol. II. New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1896. (517-518)
*DH note: His Tory sympathies (or perhaps his wife's influence) prevented him from siding with the colonists. In consequence, he lost his business and his house, and found it necessary to leave Suffield entirely.
SOURCES
Shem Burbank in the Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934
Name: Shem Burbank
Age: 63
Birth Date: abt 1737
Death Date: 31 Jan 1800
Death Place: Granville, Massachusetts, USA
Rank: Captain
MARRIAGE
Shem Burbank in the Early Connecticut Marriages
Name: Shem Burbank
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Ann Fitch
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 29 Dec 1761
Marriage Place: Lebanon, New London
Captain Shem Burbank in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Name: Captain Shem Burbank
Event Type: Death
Birth Date: abt 1737
Death Date: 31 Jan 1800
Death Place: Granville, Massachusetts
Death Age: 63
Shem Burbank in the Massachusetts, Town Death Records, 1620-1850
Name: Shem Burbank
Death Date: 31 Jan 1800
Burial Place: Granville
Source: Granville
Anna Burbank in the U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930
Name: Anna Burbank
Birth Year: abt 1738
Event: Death
Spouse: Shem Burbank
Death Date: Mar 1813
Death Place: Oranville, New York
Age at Death: 75
Newspaper: American Mercury
Publication Date: 31 Mar 1813
Publication Place: Connecticut, USA
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