Jabez Burr, Jr.

Jabez Burr Jr. fought as a private in the Revolutionary War in battles of White Plains and Saratoga

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In about 1789, Jabez Burr came to Fairfield ( Vermont ) , bringing his family to the house of one of the Hoits where they remained one night. The next morning the two men started to find the lot upon which Burr was to locate. This was three or four miles from Hoit’s. The lot was found with but little difficulty, and the two sturdy fellows immediately went to work to build a house; when night came the building was ready for occupancy; the men returned to Hoit’s, and Burr and his family took possession the next morning. This wooden dwelling contained parlors, dining room, kitchen, dormitory, pantry and scullery all in one. The house was twelve feet square, built of split basswood logs, notched at the ends to insure stability and tightness of the walls, and about seven feet to the roof, which was constructed by using poles for the support of the outer roofing made of bark peeled from the logs which constituted the sides. The doorway was closed, when necessary, by hanging a blanket over it. The “windows” were small holes covered with greased paper as soon as it could be afforded. This was not fancy; there were many similar houses.

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References

• Todd, Charles Burr. A General History of the Burr Family in America (Knickerbocker Press, New York, 1902) 4th ed. Page 140 (#31) GoogleBooks, Page 152 GoogleBooks
• ” General History of the Burr Family: With a Genealogical Record from 1193 ...” By Charles Burr Todd. Page 168. (# 231). GoogleBooks