Person:Joseph Burlingame (2)

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Joseph Burlingame
b.Abt 1818 Moriah, Essex, New York, United States
d.6 Oct 1863 Baxter Springs, Cherokee, Kansas, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1805
  1. John BurlingameAbt 1807 -
  2. William BurlingameAbt 1810 - Aft 1875
  3. James Burlingame1812 - 1873
  4. Joseph BurlingameAbt 1818 - 1863
  5. Henry Silas Burlingame1820 - 1890
  6. Seymour BurlingameAbt 1822 - 1872
Spouse and Children
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m. 21 Jan 1849
  1. Edith Burlingame1850 - 1869
  2. George E. Burlingame1851 - 1904
  3. Catherine Burlingame1858 -
  4. Sarah Mattie Burlingame1861 - 1936
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Facts and Events
Name Joseph Burlingame
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1818 Moriah, Essex, New York, United States
Marriage 21 Jan 1849 Millville, Grant, Wisconsin, United Statesto Affa Rosencrantz
Death[1] 6 Oct 1863 Baxter Springs, Cherokee, Kansas, United StatesKilled in battle

He married in Grant Co, WI, which is just across the river from where James and Martha Burlingame lived. There is a male of the right age in their household in Illinois in 1840, suggesting that these are his parents. His pension records indicate he was born in Moriah, NY, where they lived at the time.

Joseph moved to Crawford Co, WI sometime in the 1850s. He was elected clerk at the first Wauzeka town meeting, 26 Apr 1858. [2] He bought 40 acres on 1 June 1868 at Sect. 12, Twp 7N, Range 5W, Baseline 46in Wisconsin. [3]

Joseph fought in the Civil War as a Private in the 3rd Wisc. Cavalry. He died in battle at Baxter Springs Massacre where Quentrill’s Raiders killed 144 soldiers manning a fort in Indian Country[4] There is a letter from Charles Norwood Mumford to his wife dated Fort Scott, Kansas October 12th 1863. "Joseph Burlingame was killed. Over half were murdered with their own revolvers after they surrendered. I suppose Mr. Burlingame was killed after being taken from the fact of his being shot through the head." [5]

References
  1. ↑ Pension File of Joseph Burlingame.
  2. ↑ History of Crawford Co, WI
  3. ↑ Ancestry BLM database
  4. ↑ See http://www.americancivilwar.com/statepic/ks/ks002.html.
  5. ↑ Matt Matthews research.
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