Some Descendants of Lois
Harding (Nathan, Nathan,
Amaziah, Joseph,
Joseph) and William Burgess of Otsego county,
New York and Petersburg, Virginia
The information here is, unless otherwise specified, unattributed
and apparently based on family recollections.
- David Burgess was born
in Dec 1820.
- Nathan Burgess was born
in Aug 1822.
- Louisa Burgess was born
in May 1824. She died in 1825.
- Gideon Burgess was born
in 1826. He died about 1837, age 11.
- Clark Burgess was born
in Jun 1828.
- William H. Burgess was
born in Apr 1830.
- John Burgess was born
in Apr 1832.
John was a private in the Petersburg cavalry in the Civil War.
- Lewis Burgess was born
Mar 1834. He was killed in 1862 at the Second Battle of Bull Run.
Lewis was a 2nd lieutenant in the Confederate army.
- Andrew Burgess was born
May 1836. He died about 1840, age four.
- Benjamin Rush Burgess
was born in May 1838. He died in 1890 and is buried in the Blandford Cemetery
in Petersburg. [Ref]
Rush was mayor of Petersburg.