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The Descendants of
Jehu Burr & Miss Cable
Jehu Burr was born around 1600 in England. He emigrated in 1630 in the Winthrop Fleet. On his arrival in America he settled in Roxbury, Massachusetts where he was made a freeman on 18 May 1631. In 1633 he served on a committee with William Pynchon, the Colony Treasurer. In 1636 he went with Pynchon to Springfield. He was appointed Collector for the Connecticut Colony. He was Deputy for Springfield to the Connecticut Legislature in April 1638 and September 1641. Soon after 1641 he removed to Fairfield. He was a Deputy to the Connecticut Legislature for Fairfield in September 1645 and April 1646. He was a carpenter. Jehu married Miss Cable and they had six children. All of these children married and had families. Among the descendants one finds many individuals who were leaders in military, political, and human affairs. Their monuments can be found in the Old Burying Ground of Fairfield and other cemeteries in surrounding towns. This book details the first four generations of the family and gives the names of the members of generation five. The first major Burr genealogy was A General History of the Burr Family by Charles Burr Todd. The second edition was published in 1891. Todd’s genealogy contains extensive biographical background on some of the well-known early representatives of the Burr family. This book also contains information on other Burr branches, the so-called Hartford, Dorchester, and New Jersey branches. Jehu Burr was the founder of the Fairfield branch. The Burr family is featured in The Families of Old Fairfield by Donald Lines Jacobus . Todd’s genealogy does not include the females lines. My new genealogy adds these lines and corrects some minor errors for the first four generations. All of the material from earlier studies on these families is included. Corrections based on new research are made. In addition, the female lines are followed and extensive biographical material is added. Detailed source references are given, often to primary records. Along with the text are numerous inscriptions of tombstones. There are indexes of people and places. The book is bound in soft-cover and is printed on acid-free paper. Research is underway to extend this genealogy to the present.
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Burr Genealogy - Descendants of Jehu Burr |
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Four generations
Early settlers in Fairfield, Connecticut in 1641 |
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