flag female ancestor  Francelia Augusta  BURGESS

  (b. November 1834 ,  Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA   d. 2 December 1866 ,  Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA )  

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Francelia Augusta BURGESS was born November 1834 in Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA

Francelia Augusta BURGESS was the child of ?   and   ?

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Francelia Augusta  married  Joseph Granton WILBUR 23 December 1860 in Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph Granton WILBUR  was born 24 February 1830 in Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville).  Joseph Granton died 18 October 1871 in Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville).  Joseph Granton was the child of William Bartlett WILBOUR and Clarinda PEARCE.

Francelia Augusta BURGESS died 2 December 1866 in Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA .





daughter of Sylvester H Burgess and Sally Almy Briggs

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Francelia Augusta BURGESS married flag male ancestor Joseph Granton WILBUR-- Date: 23 December 1860 Place: Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA
Joseph Granton WILBUR was the child of William Bartlett WILBOUR and Clarinda PEARCE




Children of Joseph Granton WILBUR and Francelia Augusta BURGESS:

Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor Marianna Coggeshall WILBUR (b.13 November 1853, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA   d. 12 December 1940, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA )
m. Isaac Francis ROUNDS 1873 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

flag female ancestor Emma Josephine WILBUR (b.6 April 1865, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA   d. 21 March 1935, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA )

flag girl ancestor Francelia Burgess WILBUR (b.10 November 1866, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA   d. 28 February 1869, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA )



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birth1834 Birth
November 1834
Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
1853 Birth of Child
Marianna Coggeshall WILBUR was born 13 November 1853, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Francelia Augusta was 19 years old.
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
marriage1860 Marriage / Partner
Francelia Augusta BURGESS and Joseph Granton WILBUR 23 December 1860, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

She was 26 years old.
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
1865 Birth of Child
Emma Josephine WILBUR was born 6 April 1865, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

Francelia Augusta was 30 years old.
U.S. PresidentApril 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.
death1866 Death
2 December 1866
Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA

She died at the age of 32.
1866 Birth of Child
Francelia Burgess WILBUR was born 10 November 1866, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

Francelia Augusta was 32 years old.

Francelia is buried at: Union Cemetery, Meeting House Lane, Little Compton, RI
Added: 6/21/2022 9:19:29 AM - Updated: 6/21/2022 9:29:27 AM
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