The son of John & Elizabeth (Hanford) Burr, he married (1)Sarah Sturges on April 30, 1719 in Fairfield, Conn. and (2) Sarah Stanley on August 6, 1747 in Fairfield, Conn.
Children of Samuel and Sarah (Sturges) Burr:
1. Anne bpt. Feb. 14, 1719/20
2. David bpt. July 8, 1722
3. Andrew bpt. July 26, 1724
4. Elizabeth bpt. June 26, 1726
5. Lucretia bpt. June 9, 1728
6. John bpt. March 12, 1731/2
7. George bpt. July 4, 1736
8. Josiah bpt. July 16, 1738
9. Oliver bpt. Nov. 17, 1745
"Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920", Vol. 033, Fairfield.
Jerusha was bpt. Dec. 10, 1749, after his first wife died and must have been the daughter of his second wife.
From "Ye OLD BURYING GROUND OF FAIRFEILD, CONN." by Mrs. Kate Perry, p. 60: "He was a lawyer, Assistant and Magistrate of the Colony, Speaker of the House oftne, and influential in the Councils. His military services were many and varied. He led a regiment successfully against the fortress of Louisburg on the island of Cape Breton, which was one of the most brilliant of the Colonial exploits."
Children of Samuel and Sarah (Sturges) Burr:
1. Anne bpt. Feb. 14, 1719/20
2. David bpt. July 8, 1722
3. Andrew bpt. July 26, 1724
4. Elizabeth bpt. June 26, 1726
5. Lucretia bpt. June 9, 1728
6. John bpt. March 12, 1731/2
7. George bpt. July 4, 1736
8. Josiah bpt. July 16, 1738
9. Oliver bpt. Nov. 17, 1745
"Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920", Vol. 033, Fairfield.
Jerusha was bpt. Dec. 10, 1749, after his first wife died and must have been the daughter of his second wife.
From "Ye OLD BURYING GROUND OF FAIRFEILD, CONN." by Mrs. Kate Perry, p. 60: "He was a lawyer, Assistant and Magistrate of the Colony, Speaker of the House oftne, and influential in the Councils. His military services were many and varied. He led a regiment successfully against the fortress of Louisburg on the island of Cape Breton, which was one of the most brilliant of the Colonial exploits."
The son of John & Elizabeth (Hanford) Burr, he married (1)Sarah Sturges on April 30, 1719 in Fairfield, Conn. and (2) Sarah Stanley on August 6, 1747 in Fairfield, Conn.
Children of Samuel and Sarah (Sturges) Burr:
1. Anne bpt. Feb. 14, 1719/20
2. David bpt. July 8, 1722
3. Andrew bpt. July 26, 1724
4. Elizabeth bpt. June 26, 1726
5. Lucretia bpt. June 9, 1728
6. John bpt. March 12, 1731/2
7. George bpt. July 4, 1736
8. Josiah bpt. July 16, 1738
9. Oliver bpt. Nov. 17, 1745
"Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920", Vol. 033, Fairfield.
Jerusha was bpt. Dec. 10, 1749, after his first wife died and must have been the daughter of his second wife.
From "Ye OLD BURYING GROUND OF FAIRFEILD, CONN." by Mrs. Kate Perry, p. 60: "He was a lawyer, Assistant and Magistrate of the Colony, Speaker of the House oftne, and influential in the Councils. His military services were many and varied. He led a regiment successfully against the fortress of Louisburg on the island of Cape Breton, which was one of the most brilliant of the Colonial exploits."
Children of Samuel and Sarah (Sturges) Burr:
1. Anne bpt. Feb. 14, 1719/20
2. David bpt. July 8, 1722
3. Andrew bpt. July 26, 1724
4. Elizabeth bpt. June 26, 1726
5. Lucretia bpt. June 9, 1728
6. John bpt. March 12, 1731/2
7. George bpt. July 4, 1736
8. Josiah bpt. July 16, 1738
9. Oliver bpt. Nov. 17, 1745
"Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920", Vol. 033, Fairfield.
Jerusha was bpt. Dec. 10, 1749, after his first wife died and must have been the daughter of his second wife.
From "Ye OLD BURYING GROUND OF FAIRFEILD, CONN." by Mrs. Kate Perry, p. 60: "He was a lawyer, Assistant and Magistrate of the Colony, Speaker of the House oftne, and influential in the Councils. His military services were many and varied. He led a regiment successfully against the fortress of Louisburg on the island of Cape Breton, which was one of the most brilliant of the Colonial exploits."
Inscription
Here lyes Buried
the Body of
COL ANDREW BURR
who departed this Life
Nov'r 9th 1763 in ye
68 Year of His Age.
"Ye OLD BURYING GROUND OF FAIRFEILD, CONN." by Mrs. Kate Perry
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