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Martha Eliza BURSLEY

Martha Eliza BURSLEY

Female 1856 - 1932  (75 years)

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  • Name Martha Eliza BURSLEY 
    Birth 1 Oct 1856  Monticello, Wright, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 21 Oct 1857  Bedford, Wright, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census Jun 1860  Monticello, Wright, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1865  Monticello, Wright, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census Aug 1870  Santiago, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1 May 1875  Santiago, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 11 Jun 1880  Santiago, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 1885  Santiago, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    News 13 Nov 1902  Floodwood, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • "Lung Fever”: Mrs. W.H. Orrock received the sad intelligence this week of the severe illness of her sister, Mrs. A.J. Stanwood, who has lung fever at her home at Floodwood. Mrs. Stanwood is well known here, having resided in Santiago several years ago.
    Census 27 Apr 1910  Santiago, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    News 19 Feb 1920  Princeton, Mille Lacs, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    • Obituary of Lavina Stanwood
    News Abt 1928  Elk River, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    • Obituary of William H. Orrock
    Death 8 Mar 1932  Santiago, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12
    Burial 11 Mar 1932  Benton, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    • St. Francis Cemetery, HWY 6
    Obituary 17 Mar 1932  Sherburne, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Person ID I2610  Stanwood Family
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2021 

    Father Benjamin BURSLEY,   b. 17 Dec 1810, Farmington, Kennebec, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Apr 1881, Santiago, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Cynthia Sears DAY,   b. Abt Feb 1814, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 May 1874, Santiago, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1834  Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14
    Family ID F532  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rev. William Henry ORROCK,   b. 23 Apr 1850, Durham, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1928, Santiago, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 21 Jan 1874  Elk River, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
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    Children 
     1. William Fairier ORROCK,   b. 6 Jul 1874   d. 11 Apr 1960, Wright, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     2. Cynthia Josephine ORROCK,   b. 23 May 1876   d. 27 Jul 1954, Benton, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     3. Lester Manley ORROCK,   b. 5 Nov 1878   d. 19 Jun 1967, Mille Lacs, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     4. Luman Edwin ORROCK,   b. 23 Dec 1880   d. 16 Aug 1971, Mille Lacs, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     5. Mary Violet ORROCK,   b. 6 May 1882   d. 16 Apr 1956, Stearns, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F813  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Dec 2024 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S1343] CENSUS: State, 1857 State Census, Minnesota, Wright, Bedford, p. 47, dwelling (_), family 2, Benjamin and Cynthia Bursley with ch. John, Malvina (sic), May (sic), and Samuel (sic); Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota Territorial Census, 1857, roll MN1857_5; images online, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 May 2015).
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    2. [S1220] CENSUS: U.S., 1860 Minnesota, Wright, Monticello; p. 18; dwelling 139, family 139; Benjamin and Cynthia S. Bursley with ch. John M, Susan H, Lovina, Aaron D and Martha E. Bursley; 30 April 2015.
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    3. [S1344] CENSUS: State, 1865 Minnesota, Wright, Monticello, . n.n., family 71, Benjamin and C. S. Burseley, with John M., L. S., Aaron D., Martha D., Susan H. Shallafoo, C. A. Shallafoo; Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota State Population Census, 1865, microfilm MNSC_3; images online, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 15 Aug 2021).
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    4. [S1235] CENSUS: U.S., 1870 Minnesota, Sherburne, Santiago; p. 1 (penned); dwelling 6, family 6,; Benjamin and Cynthia S. Bursley, with John M., Levina, Aaron D, Martha D, Susan H. Shelafoo, and Cynthia A. Shelafoo; 13 December 2013.
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    5. [S1346] CENSUS: State, 1875 Minnesota, Sherburne, Santiago, p. 622, W.H. & M.F. Orrock; Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota State Population Census, 1875, roll MNSC_15; images online, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 Feb 2020).
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    6. [S1254] CENSUS: U.S., 1880 Minnesota, Sherburne, Santiago; 66; p. 4 (penned) or 190D (stamped); dwelling 39, family 39; Henry W. and Martha E. Orrock with ch. Willie F., Cynthia J. and [Lester] M. Orrock.; 1 May 2016.
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    7. [S1421] NEWS: The Princeton Union, Santiago; local news; 13 November 1902; Mrs. W.H. Orrock, Mrs. A.J. Stanwood, p. 7, c. 4; 18 March 2012.
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    8. [S1294] CENSUS: U.S., 1910 Minnesota, Sherburne, Santiago; 127; sheet 4B; dwelling 73, family 73, ; W.H. and Martha E. Orrock, Synthia J. and Lillian Lind, in household of William F. Orrock; 17 November 2013.
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    9. [S1421] NEWS: The Princeton Union, Mrs. Lavina Stanwood; obituary; 19 February 1920; Lavina Stanwood, p. 1, c. 1; 11 November 2011.
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    10. [S1423] NEWS: Sherburne County Star News (print ed.), Pioneer Preacher Dies at Santiago; obituary; 1928; Rev. William H. Orrock, v. 54, no. 24; clipping labeled "Spring 1928," obtained from photocopy in vertical file, Sherburne County, Minn. Historical Society, June 2002.
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    11. [S1423] NEWS: Sherburne County Star News (print ed.), Services Held For Santiago Resident; obituary; 17 March 1932; Martha Orrock; Obtained from photocopy in vertical file, Sherburne County, Minn. Historical Society, June 2002.
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    12. [S298] Minnesota, Sherburne County, deaths, death certificate no. 351-137 (1932), Martha E. Orrock; Minnesota Historical Society Library, Saint Paul.
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    13. [S866] Cynthia S. (Day) Bursley, Final Decree, Sherburne County probate file dated 13 Nov, 1893, County Cle.
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    14. [S555] Saint Francis River Cemetery (Duelm, Benton, MN; Hwy 6)), Grave Markers, Gravestone for Cynthia, wife of Benjamin Bursley ([-?-] - 1874); photograph by Lauren Rogers Mahieu, June 2000.
      Saint Francis River Cemetery (Duelm, Benton, MN; Hwy 6); Gravestone for Cynthia, wife of Benjamin Bursley ([-?-] - 1874); photograph by Lauren Rogers Mahieu, June 2000., database
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    15. [S803] Minnesota, Sherburne County, marriages, marriage license n.n. (1874), Wm Henry Orrock and Martha E. Bursley, County Recorder, Elk River.



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