♂ William Burress

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William Burress
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Ruth Burress
Ruth Burress
1819 - 1878
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1784

1784 Benjamin Franklin tries in vain to persuade the French to alter their clocks in winter to take advantage of the daylight.

1810


Age: 26y

residence


Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA ⇓
They are living next door to an Abraham Murphy. Also living in Elizabethtown (although not on the same page) are Joseph and Thomas Burris. Living about fifteen pages away is Tobias Hendricks, the father of Job Burris's wife.
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1810 Grito de Dolores: Miguel Hidalgo, a Catholic priest from Guanajuato, incites the revolt that becomes the Mexican War of Independence.

1811


Jun 22
Age: 27y
William Burres & Eleanor Frakes - Hardin, Kentucky Marriage Record from 1811

marriage


Eleanor Frakes
Hardin County, Kentucky, USA ⇓
Eleanor Frakes's mother, Hannah Frakes, is present at the marriage. It only lists her name, not her relation, however it is most likely that it was her.
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1811 • First ascent of Jungfrau, third highest summit in the Bernese Alps,

1819


Mar 30
Age: 35y
1819 • Spain cedes Florida to the United States by the Adams–Onís Treaty in exchange for the American renunciation of any claims on Texas that it might have from the Louisiana Purchase and $5 million.

1820


Aug 7
Age: 36y
William Burress - 1820 United States Federal Census

residence


Little York, Hardin, Kentucky, USA ⇓
Also living in Little York is a Job Burris. On the same page, a Charles and David Dougherty are also living.
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1820 History of Ecuador: Guayaquil declares independence from Spain.

1825


Feb 10
Age: 41y

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