Individual Details
Benjamin Bursley
(17 Dec 1810 - 26 Apr 1881)
Events
| Birth | 17 Dec 1810 | (age 70 yrs 4 mos. 9 days at death) - Farmington, Kennebec, Maine, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1834 | Maine, United States - Cynthia Sears Day | | ||
| Census | 1 Jun 1840 | Lagrange, Penobscot, Maine, United States | | ||
| Note | 23 Mar 1841 | Lagrange, Penobscot, Maine, United States | | ||
| Census | 15 Aug 1850 | Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States | | ||
| Town Rec | 17 Jun 1854 | Kilmarnock (now Medford), Piscataquis, Maine, United States | | ||
| Town Rec | 27 Oct 1854 | Kilmarnock (now Medford), Piscataquis, Maine, United States | | ||
| Residence | 18 Nov 1854 | Monticello, Wright, Minnesota, United States | | ||
| Census | 21 Jun 1855 | Monticello, Wright, Minnesota, United States | | ||
| Jury | 2 Jul 1855 | Wright, Minnesota, United States | | ||
| Census | 21 Oct 1857 | Bedford, Wright, Minnesota, United States | | ||
| Land | 1 Jul 1859 | Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States | | ||
| Census | Jun 1860 | Monticello, Wright, Minnesota, United States | | ||
| Census | Jun 1860 | Monticello, Wright, Minnesota, United States | | ||
| Residence | Abt 1863 | Ft. Abercrombe, North Dakota, United States | | ||
| Census | 1865 | Monticello, Wright, Minnesota, United States | | ||
| Census | 1870 | Santiago, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States | |||
| Census | Aug 1870 | Santiago, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States | | ||
| Land | 10 Nov 1873 | Sherburne, Minnesota, United States | | ||
| Land | 10 Nov 1873 | Itasca, Minnesota, United States | | ||
| Census | May 1875 | Santiago, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States | | ||
| News | 19 Aug 1875 | Farmington, Franklin, Maine, United States | | ||
| Death | 26 Apr 1881 | Santiago, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States | | ||
| News | 12 May 1881 | Obituary - Princeton, Mille Lacs, Minnesota, United States | | ||
| News | 5 May 1918 | Floodwood, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States | | ||
| Burial | Duelm, Benton, Minnesota, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Cynthia Sears Day (1814 - 1874) |
| Child | Julia Augusta Bursley (1835 - 1849) |
| Child | Arlette Bursley (1837 - 1849) |
| Child | Benjamin Bursley (1839 - 1849) |
| Child | John Morris Bursley (1842 - 1921) |
| Child | Susan H Bursley (1845 - 1887) |
| Child | Lavina Spencer Bursley (1848 - 1920) |
| Child | Aaron Day Bursley (1852 - 1915) |
| Child | Martha Eliza Bursley (1856 - 1932) |
| Father | Lemuel Bursley (1773 - 1854) |
| Mother | Lavina Spencer (1780 - 1858) |
| Sibling | Silas Bursley (1801 - 1871) |
| Sibling | John Spencer Bursley (1803 - 1873) |
| Sibling | Barnabas Bursley (1805 - 1883) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth G Bursley (1807 - 1888) |
| Sibling | Lemuel Bursley (1809 - 1875) |
| Sibling | Abigail N Bursley (1813 - 1874) |
| Sibling | Mary G Bursley (1815 - 1884) |
| Sibling | Lavinia S Bursley (1816 - 1872) |
| Sibling | Martha H Bursley (1819 - 1859) |
| Sibling | Lurena Bursley (1825 - 1856) |
Endnotes
1. Benjamin Bursley (Pvt., Co. G, 4th MN Inf. Volunteers, Civil War), pension application no. 412793, ; Case Files of Approved Pension Applications..., 1861-1934, Civil War and Later Pension Files; , Record Group 15 : Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs || RG 15; National Archives , Washington, D.C. .
2. Minnesota, Sherburne, County Recorder, Death Index Book A, photocopy of entry for Benjamin Bursley, d. 26 April 1881, Santiago.
3. Cynthia S. (Day) Bursley, Final Decree, Sherburne County probate file dated 13 Nov, 1893, County Clerk's Office, Elk River, Sherburne Co, Minnesota.
4. 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.
5. 1840 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine || Penobscot Co., Me., population schedule , Lagrange, p. 200, Benjamin Burseley; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 October 2013); NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 149.
6. Lagrange, Maine, Town and Vital Records, 1832-1913, p. 111, town records, Benjamin Bursley obtains note against brown mare, FHL microfilm 11,532, item 2..
7. 1850 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine || Penobscot Co., Me., population schedule , Bangor, p. 57A, dwelling 791, family 854, Benj Bursly with Cynthia, John W., Susan H. and Lovina Bursly; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 April 2015); NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 266.
8. Kilmarnock, Maine, Town Records, 1844-1891, Benjamin Bursley, town clerk, two entries dated dated 17 June 1854 and 27 Oct 1854, pg. 12, FHL microfilm 0011544, item [-?-].
9. Kilmarnock, Maine, Town Records, 1844-1891, Benjamin Bursley, town clerk, two entries dated dated 17 June 1854 and 27 Oct 1854, pg. 12, FHL microfilm 0011544, item [-?-].
10. "Slain By Redskins," The Princeton (Minnesota) Union, 1 July 1909, Benjamin Bursley, p. 1; Chronicling America (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov : accessed 19 January 2013); John M. Bursley.
11. 1855 Minnesota State Census, Wright County || Wright Co., (Monticello); p. 13, Benjamin Bursley (3 males, 3 females in household), Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota Territorial Census, 1855, roll MNSAM 350; images online, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 Sep 2017).
12. Prof. N. H. Winchell; Rev. Edward D. Neill; J. Fletcher Williams; Charles S. Bryant, History of the Upper Mississippi Valley: Containing the Geology of the Upper Mississippi and Saint Louis Valleys, Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota, Outlines of the History of Minnesota, and State Education (Minneapolis, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Company, 1881), p. 485; images online, Google Books (http://books.google.com : accessed 10 November 2013.
13. 1857 Minnesota Territorial Census, Wright County || Wright Co., (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).
14. Bureau of Land Management, "Land Patent Search," database, General Land Office Records (https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx : accessed 26 May 2016), Minneapolis, Minnesota Land Office, Benjamin Bursley (Wright County) cash entry file, certificate no. 2158.
15. 1860 U.S. Census, Wright County, Minn. || Wright Co., Minn., population schedule , 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; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 April 2015); NARA microfilm publication M653, roll (__).
16. 1860 U.S. Census, Wright County, Minn. || Wright Co., Minn., population schedule , 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; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 April 2015); NARA microfilm publication M653, roll (__).
17. "Services Held For Santiago Resident," obituary, Sherburne County (Minnesota) Star News, 17 March 1932, Martha Orrock. Obtained from photocopy in vertical file, Sherburne County, Minn. Historical Society, June 2002.
18. 1865 Minnesota State Census, Wright County || Wright Co., (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).
19. 1870 U.S. Census, Sherburne County || Sherburne Co., agricultural schedule , Santiago, p. 1, line 2, Benjamin Bursley; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 December 2013).
20. 1870 U.S. Census, Sherburne County, Minnesota || Sherburne Co., Minn., population schedule , 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; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 13 December 2013); NARA microfilm publication T132, roll 10.
21. "U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907", Ancestry.com, database entry for Benjamin Bursley, homestead certificate no. 1590, application no. 7989.
22. Final certificate no. 1589 (Sherburne County), in Benjamin Bursley (Itasca County) homestead file bearing final certificate no. 1590, Saint Cloud, Minnesota, Land Office; Land Entry Papers, 1800-1908; Records of the Bureau of Land Management, Record Group 49; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
23. "U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907", Ancestry.com, database entry for Benjamin Bursley, homestead certificate no. 1590, application no. 7989.
24. Bureau of Land Management, "Land Patent Search," database, General Land Office Records (https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx : accessed 2015), Saint Cloud, Minnesota Land Office, Benjamin Bursley (Itasca County) homestead file, final certificate no. 1590.
25. 1875 Minnesota State Census, Sherburne County || Sherburne Co., (Santiago); p. 624, J.M. & M.A. Bursley, A. Haycock, and B. Bursley, Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota State Population Census, 1875, roll MNSC_15; images online, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 April 2010).
26. Rev. J.S. Swift, "Local Reminscences - The Late Col. Lemuel Bursley," obituary, Farmington (Maine) Chronicle, 19 August 1875, Lemuel Bursley, Jr., p. 1, c. 6.
27. Benjamin Bursley (Pvt., Co. G, 4th MN Inf. Volunteers, Civil War), pension application no. 412793, ; Case Files of Approved Pension Applications..., 1861-1934, Civil War and Later Pension Files; , Record Group 15 : Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs || RG 15; National Archives , Washington, D.C. .
28. Minnesota, Sherburne, County Recorder, Death Index Book A, photocopy of entry for Benjamin Bursley, d. 26 April 1881, Santiago.
29. Benjamin Bursley, death certificate (1881), Elk River Minnesota Clerk of Court, Elk River, Sherburne, Minnesota.
30. "[Title not specified]," death announcement, The Princeton (Minnesota) Union, 12 May 1881, Benjamin Bursley, p. 1, c. 4; Chronicling America (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov : accessed 11 November 2013).
31. "Floodwood boy Leaves for France, Visits Old Home," Duluth (Minnesota) News-Tribune, 5 May 1918, Halstead Bursley, p. 8; online images, GenealogyBank (http://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 29 March 2011).
32. Saint Francis River Cemetery (Duelm, Benton, MN; Hwy 6)), Grave Markers, Gravestone for “Benj Bursley ([-?-] - 1874) Co. G 4th Minn. Inf”; photographed by Lauren Rogers Mahieu, June 2000.