Burt, Ambrose

• Name	Burt, Ambrose
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
  	a brother, Ambrose Burt of Grand Rapids, Mich.
  	20191221SevenSprings,PA- Lanny Nunn?Port Allegany Remember when... Admin · Yesterday · 20 Dezember 2019 DEATH OF B. F. BURT Civil War Veteran Dies At His Home on Main Street Monday Morning Benjamin Franklin Burt of South Main street who has been a patient sufferer from the infirmities of old age for several months passed on at his home Monday morning at 3 A.M. Mr Burt is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ellen Burt with whom he was united about 12 years ago and by a brother, Ambrose Burt of Grand Rapids, Mich. and sisters, - Mrs. Charlotte Veley and - Mrs. Ida Northup of Williamsport, Pa. - Sergeant Frank G. Burt who was killed in action in France July 1918 was the sole remaining grandson and lineal descendant of the deceased. Had Mr. Burt lived until June 11th next he would have been 86 years of age, surely a span of life that but few aare privileged to reach in these days. Frank Burt as he was familiarly known was the eldest son of Elisha Burt, who died at the age of 85 at his home on Skinner Creek about 25 years ago and the grandson of Benjamin Burt, the first settler of Burtville, who was also the third emigrant(sic) to settle in Potter County one hundred and nine years ago. The deceased mother was Charlotte Lyman, granddaughter of Major Lyman the second person to establish a home in the county of Potter County in the year 1808. Mr. Burt answered his country's call as a volunteer enlisting October, 27th, 1861 and being discharged, December 29th, 1864. He saw active service in the important battles of -Fair Oaks -Seven Pines -Gaines Mills -Savage Station -Melvern Hill -Antietam -Manassas -Chancellorsville -Gettysburg -Rappahannock -Seven Days Battle before Richmond. He was before Petersburg on June 16th, 1864. the result of which was to permanently cripple him for life. Funeral services were conducted at the residence on Wednesday afternoon by Rev. Gibson of the Presbyterian Church. Interment made in Fairview Cemetery under the rites of the Masonic Order of which the deceased had been a member for upwards of 50 years. 1John Christy Wetzel Like Comment
  Person ID	I74674	WetzelAncestry

  
  

  Father	Burt, Elisha H.,   b. 27 May 1806, Burtville, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA d. 29 May 1893, Skinner Creek, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lyman, Charlotte,   b. 18 Jun 1815, Roulette Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA d. 20 Mar 1842, Roulette Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 26 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F11519	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Residence - a brother, Ambrose Burt of Grand Rapids, Mich. - - Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Burt, Ben Franklin Death of FB191220LNPoMcK.jpg 20191221SevenSprings,PA- Lanny Nunn?Port Allegany Remember when... Admin · Yesterday · 20 Dezember 2019 John Christy Wetzel Published end of May, 1919. Frank Burt, Pvt, served 4 years in the Union Army during the Civil War, 29 Oct 1861 - 29 Dec 1864. He died 26 May 1919 of chronic bronchitis and La Grippe, was buried 28 May in the Fairview…

  
  

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