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Silence Burr (Howard)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Death: May 06, 1773 (67)
West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Place of Burial: West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Ephraim Howard and Mary Howard
Wife of Rev. John Burr
Mother of John Burr, III; Elijah Burr; Mary Blakely; Jonathan Burr; Seth Burr and 1 other
Sister of Jane Washburn (Howard); Susanna Jacobs; Martha Williams (Howard); Ephriam Howard; Daniel Howard, Esq. and 7 others

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About Silence Burr

Silence Howard

  • Birth: June 3 1705 - Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
  • Death: May 6 1773 - Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
  • Parents: Ephraim Howard, Mary Edson Howard (born Keith)
  • Husband: Rev John Burr

Children:

  • Seth Burr, Ephraim Burr, Jonathan Burr, Elijah Burr, John Burr, Mary Blakely (born Burr)

notes

Burial here per transcription from "Bures of Suffolk England and Burr of Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England" by Chauncey Rea Burr, Ph. B. (Yale), M.D. (Harvard), Privately Published, 1926, pp. 102.

The Haywards and the Howards were both early settlers of Bridgewater, and are distinct family lines. You can read more about them here: Howards: http://plymouthcolony.net/bridgewater/mitchell/197.html#howard

Also, you can read about the Howards in the "Howard Genealogy". Silence is on page 9:

The Howard Genealogy: Descendants of John Howard of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, from 1643 to 1903 (Google eBook)

Heman Howard Standard printing Company, 1903 - 330 pages

Alternate data, omitted at time of merge on 12-1-09:

Maiden Name(s): Haward

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Silence Burr's Timeline

1705
June 3, 1705
West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
1724
June 9, 1724
Plymouth, MA, United States
1726
1726
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1728
1728
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1731
April 16, 1731
Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts
1734
April 7, 1734
Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
1737
1737
Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts
1773
May 6, 1773
Age 67
West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
1773
Age 67
Jerusalem Cemetery, West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States