Burrows, Samuel 1 2
| Birth Name | Burrows, Samuel |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 57 years, 4 months, 4 days |
Narrative
BURROWS
Samuel Burrows (Aug. 4, 1827-Dec. 8, 1884) was the son of Thomas and Sarah (Tuplin) Burrows of Springbrook. A shortage of water prompted Samuel to move to Wilmot Valley from Long River, after attempting to dig a well with no results. He purchased a farm in 1863. Samuel farmed and was a carpenter and carriage builder. He married Mary Johnston (Nov. 27, 1827-Jan. 25, 1898).
They had the following family-
Isabel (Nov. 10, 1852-Dec. 21, 1940) married John Moase of New Annan.
John Andrew (Oct. 12, 1854-Feb. 21, 1940) married (1) Mary Stavert (2) Isabella MacNeill (3) Elizabeth Cairns. (See John Burrows).
Carolyn (Aug. 29, 1858-May 8, 1935) married Bennet Haywood of Mill River .
Ada (Dec. 1, 1860-Feb. 14, 1930) married Archibald R. MacMurdo of .
Lucy (April 8, 1862-April 27, 1936) married Robert T. Moase of Kens ington.
Bertha (July 6, 1866-Feb. 4, 1938) married Swabey Birch of Port Hill .
Mary (Aug. 8, 1868-Sept. 5, 1886) died at the age of eighteen years, the result of vaccination poisoning.
John Andrew Burrows (1854-1940) married, in 1888, Mary Stavert (Oct. 12, 1868-Aug. 24, 1892, daughter of James Stavert of North Bedeque. They carried on farmin^ on his father's farm and had one child, Mary Isabel. Mary died in childbirth.
Mary Isabel (Aug., 1892) married Harry Moase. They had three children: Wallace, Ruth and Jean.
John married the second time to Isabella MacNeill (died in 1908) and from this union there was the following family:
Carrie (1896- ) married George Brown of Stanley Bridge, where they farmed. Carrie trained as a dressmaker.
Ruby and Frank were twins, born in 1897. Frank died in 1925 from a rup¬ tured appendix and Ruby passed away in 1926 from acute pneumonia.
Ella (1900- ) married Lome Bowness of Norboro.
John married a third time, Elizabeth Cairns (died in 1957), and they had one son, John Andrew (1913- ). John Andrew married Lucy Simmons and farmed at home. He is now living on the . (See John A. Burrows).
When John sold the farm, the land was bought by Elmer and Colin Waugh in 1967 and is now owned by Brian Waugh. The house was sold to Peter White.
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Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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| Birth | August 4, 1827 | Morwenstow, Cornwall | ||
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| Death | December 8, 1884 | Wilmot Valley, Lot 19, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada | at age 57 | |
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Burrows, Thomas | |||
| Mother | Tuplin, Sophia | 1890 | ||
| Burrows, Samuel | August 4, 1827 | December 8, 1884 | ||
| Sister | Burrows, Grace | 1830 | September 27, 1861 |
Families
Family of Burrows, Samuel and Johnstone, Mary |
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| Married | Wife | Johnstone, Mary ( * November 27, 1826 + January 25, 1898 ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| Burrows, Isabel | November 10, 1852 | December 21, 1940 |
| Burrows, John Andrew | October 12, 1854 | February 21, 1940 |
| Burrows, Emma Johnstone | about 1856 | 1875 |
| Burrows, Caroline | August 29, 1858 | May 8, 1935 |
| Burrows, Ada | December 1, 1860 | February 14, 1930 |
| Burrows, Lucy | April 8, 1862 | April 27, 1936 |
| Burrows, Bertha Johnstone | July 6, 1866 | February 4, 1938 |
| Burrows, Mary Janette | August 8, 1868 | September 5, 1886 |