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     Squire R. Burlingham was born on 22 May 1809 (based on a death date of 11 March 1849, and age at death of 39 years, 9 months, 17 days) in Dutchess Co., New York.^5,2 He married first Lydia Abbott in Chautauqua Co., New York.² He married second Maria Elizabeth Young, daughter of Joseph Edwin Young and Elizabeth Van Woert, on 8 November 1839.^6,2 He died on 11 March 1849 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan, at age 39 from consumption (i.e., tuberculosis).^5,1 He was buried in March 1849 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan.^5,7
     It should be noted that Squire Burlingham's birth and death dates are a bit uncertain. His birth date of 22 May 1809 is based on a death date of 11 March 1849 and age at death of 39 years, 9 months, 17 days, from the photograph of his grave marker at Find A Grave. The age at death is somewhat difficult to read from the photograph, but email from the General Manager at the cemetery gives the same age at death, and says cemetery records show he was buried in March 1849. However, the 1850 U.S. Census Mortality Schedule, which is intended to list people who died during the year ending 1 June 1850, lists him as dying in March, indicating that he died in March 1850, and his death date is given as 11 March 1850 in the Young Families genealogy, and in a biographical sketch of his son Robert in Portrait and Biographical Album of Fayette County, Iowa. The Young Families genealogy also gives his birth date as 28 August 1811.^5,7,1,6,2
     Also, no document has yet been found explicitly naming his parents, but circumstantial evidence strongly indicates that they were Philip Burlingham and Polly Babcock. See "Philip Burlingham, and His Son Squire." for details. The unpublished family Burlingham genealogy lists a Stephen Burlingham as a son of Philip Burlingham, and includes a handwritten notation added later saying "given name possibly Squire."^3,4
     Squire moved to Chautauqua Co., New York, as a young man², where he studied medicine under a Dr. Weld. This was no doubt Noah Weld, a physician who lived on a farm just north of Sugar Grove, Warren Co., Pennsylvania, along the border with Chautauqua Co., and had an extensive practice in both states.^2,8,9 In the 1830 census there's an E. R. Berlingham, probably actually Squire, listed one line above Noah Wild in Sugar Grove, with one male and one female both age 15-20 (himself and his first wife Lydia), and one male under 5 (his son Robert).¹⁰
     He and Lydia were among the 20 founders of the First Baptist Church in Jamestown, Chautauqua Co., New York, officially established on 24 May 1832. Others listed as early members include his father Philip and Philip's second wife Cynthia, who joined in 1841 and 1842, and Delia Hale, future wife of Squire's son Robert, who joined in 1844.¹¹
     His name appears in at least a couple notices in the Jamestown Journal. On 5 June 1833 a notice was posted by T. Leet saying he had lost a pocketbook containing, among several other things, a note from Squire Burlingham for $9 for work.¹² He was also listed in an advertisement as one of nine people endorsing "Dr. Phinehas Slayton's Improved Plaster" as a remedy for a variety of medical problems, both internal and external, for sale at N. Sears Druggist Store.¹³
     According to biographical sketches of their sons Robert and Nathan, he and his wife Lydia moved to Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan, about 1836.^2,14,15 However, on 14 December 1839 he and his brother Philip Burlingham both bought land in Section 21 of Otsego Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan. Squire bought ten acres, including a grist mill, house, and barn, from Warren Caswell for $1205, and Philip bought three lots and parts of two others in the village of New Rochester from Royal Sherwood for $200.^16,17,18 Squire sold his property a little over a year later, on 13 March 1841, to Eber Sherwood for $800.¹⁹
     Squire is listed in Otsego Twp. in the 1840 census, as S. R. Burlingham, four lines down from Philip. His household had one male 20-29 (himself), one female 20-29 (his second wife Maria), and one female 5-9 (possibly a daughter from his first marriage). No male children are listed, even though his sons Robert and Nathan would have been just 10 and 8. Robert's biographical sketch says he was sent back to Chautauqua Co. about 1839, and it's likely his younger brother Nathan was also. They are probably the two boys ages 5-9 and 10-14 listed in Squire's father Philip Burlingham's household in Ellicott, Chautauqua Co., New York, in the 1840 census.^20,2,21
     It seems likely that Squire and his family moved to Battle Creek about 1836, and he sent his sons Robert and Nathan back to Chautauqua Co. to live with their grandfather after Lydia died in 1839. He then moved to Allegan Co. where his brother Philip was living. He probably returned to Battle Creek with his second wife Maria about 1841, when he sold his land in Allegan Co.

     Lydia Abbott was born about 1812.¹ She married Squire R. Burlingham, son of Philip Burlingham and Polly Babcock, in Chautauqua Co., New York.¹ She died in 1839.¹
     She and her husband Squire were among the 20 founders of the First Baptist Church in Jamestown, Chautauqua Co., New York, officially established on 24 May 1832.²
     According to biographical sketches of their sons Robert and Nathan, she and her husband Squire moved to Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan, about 1836.^1,3,4

     Maria Elizabeth Young was born on 6 December 1818 in Oneonta, Otsego Co., New York.¹ She married first Squire R. Burlingham, son of Philip Burlingham and Polly Babcock, on 8 November 1839.^1,2 She married second George S. Breed on 11 April 1852 at the American Hotel in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan.^3,1 She died on 16 June 1899 at her daughter Fanny's home in East Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, at age 80.^4,5 She was buried on 18 June 1899 at Evergreen Cemetery in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California.⁶
     She moved to Michigan with her parents in 1836.¹
     She is listed in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan, in the 1850 census, after her first husband's death, with her five children aged from 8 years to 4 months.⁷ No death record has yet been found for her second husband George Breed, but she is listed without him in the 1860 census in Battle Creek, along with their daughter Georgia, age 2, and her children Sarah, Delphine, and Joseph from her first marriage.⁸ She was then working as a dress maker.⁸ (In 1860 her son Squire was living in Battle Creek with his grandfather Joseph Young.)⁹
     She served as an army nurse during the Civil War.^5,1
     She not been found in the 1870 census, but in 1880 was living with her daughter "Nellie" (Sarah) and her husband Elisha Laban Myers in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, and listed as widowed/divorced.¹⁰ She later moved to California¹, where she lived for a time in Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo Co.⁴ She is listed as a widow in the 1894 and 1895 Los Angeles city directories, living at the Hotel Glenwood in Los Angeles.¹¹

     Robert E. Burlingham was born on 15 November 1829 in Jamestown, Chautauqua Co., New York.^3,2 He married Adelia Hale, daughter of Hiram Hale and Seraph Spurr, on 7 September 1851 in Jamestown, Chautauqua Co., New York.^1,3,4 He died on 28 April 1907 at his son Edwin's home in Oelwein, Fayette Co., Iowa, at age 77, after being ill for several weeks with "spinal trouble, paralysis, and ... congestion of the brain."^3,2 He was buried on 30 April 1907 at West Union Cemetery in West Union, Fayette Co., Iowa.^3,5
     He moved with his parents to Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan, probably about 1836.^1,6,7 He, and probably his younger brother Nathan, were sent back to Chautauqua Co. about 1839 (when Robert was "a lad of nine"), after their mother's death that year. They are likely the boys aged 5-9 and 10-14 listed in the household of their grandfather Philip Burlingham in Ellicott, Chautauqua Co., in the 1840 census.^1,8 He returned to Battle Creek about 1843¹, "remained with a carpenter" for four years, then served as an apprentice tailor.¹
     According to his biographical sketch, he moved back to Chautauqua Co. in 1850¹, but probably actually lived for a time with his aunt Susan (Burlingham) Allen's family in neighboring Freehold Twp., Warren Co., Pennsylvania.⁹ He opened a tailor shop in Jamestown, Chautauqua Co., New York, the following year.¹
     A few years after their marriage he and his wife Adelia moved to Auburn, Fayette Co., Iowa. Robert moved first, in 1854, with Adelia joining him the following year.¹ He opened a tailor shop in Auburn Twp. with Henry Miller as a partner, and soon added a retail clothing department.¹ He and Adelia are listed there in the 1856 Iowa state census. Living with them were his grandfather Philip Burlingham, and Albina Spurr, age 13 (no doubt a relative of Adelia, possibly a niece).¹⁰
     In 1857 a nationwide financial crisis forced him to sell his share of his tailor shop to his partner Henry Miller¹, and the family moved to a rented farm in Auburn Twp.¹, where they are listed in the 1860 census. Philip Burlingham and Albina Spurr were still living with them, along with Philip's wife Cynthia, and Emma Snow, age 15.¹¹
     He served during the Civil War in Co. C of the 6th Iowa Cavalry, enlisting as a 2nd corporal on 22 September 1862. He was promoted to 1st corporal on 22 July 1863, 6th sergeant on 12 July 1864, 5th sergeant on 2 November 1864, and 4th sergeant on 1 May 1865, and was mustered out on 17 October 1865 at Sioux City, Iowa.^12,1 The regiment served under Gen. Alfred Sully in Dakota Territory, where they were engaged in operations against the Sioux. They fought in the Battles of Whitestone Hill on 3 September 1863, Killdeer Mountain (also known as Tahkahokuty Mountain) on 28 July 1864, and the Badlands on 8 August 1864. From 11-30 September 1864 they were part of the expedition from Fort Rice sent in relief of James L. Fisk's emigrant train.^13,1
     He returned to Auburn Twp. immediately after his discharge, again working as a tailor.¹ In 1867 he and Adelia moved to West Union, Fayette Co., Iowa,^1,3 where he joined the firm of Thomas and McMasters, selling sewing machines.¹ About 1876 they moved to a 40-acre dairy farm, still in West Union.^14,15 They are listed there in the 1880 federal census, and in the state censuses of 1885 and 1895, with Robert's occupation listed as farmer. In 1880 they had boarders Carrie Loomis (age 27) and her (presumed) son George Loomis (1), and Clara M. Kent (13). Living with them in 1885 was Kattie Hugginson (18).^16,17,18
     On 22 January 1900 Adelia broke her right hip in a fall¹⁹, and they moved in with their son Edwin and his family in Oelwein, Fayette Co., Iowa.^3,20,21 Later that year, in September 1900, they sold their farm in West Union to Peter Jensen for $3000.²²

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• James L. Fisk.
  

     Nathan Decatur Burlingham was born on 4 July 1831 in Jamestown, Chautauqua Co., New York.^1,4 He married Laura Sophia Kidder, daughter of Benjamin Franklin Kidder and Permelia Abbott, on 7 December 1862 or 1863 in New York.^5,6 He died on 20 July 1911 in West Glendale, Los Angeles Co., California, at age 80 from facial cancer.⁴ He was buried at Grand View Memorial Park & Crematory (Sect. F, Lot 28, Grave 4) in Glendale, Los Angeles Co., California.⁷
     His unusual middle name of Decatur most likely comes from Decatur Weld, who died in 1830 at age 12. Decatur was a son of Dr. Noah Weld, under whom Nathan's father Squire studied medicine in Chautauqua Co., New York.^2,8,9
     He moved with his parents to Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan, probably about 1836.^1,2,10 He was probably sent back to Chautauqua Co. with his older brother Robert about 1839, after their mother's death that year. It's likely they are the boys aged 5-9 and 10-14 listed in the household of their grandfather Philip Burlingham in Ellicott, Chautauqua Co., in the 1840 census.^2,11 He probably returned to Battle Creek with Robert about 1843.² After a few years he moved to Indiana¹, where he worked in an iron foundry for three years. He later worked (as a crewman?) on boats on Lake Michigan, and then on the Mississippi River.¹
     In 1850 he joined a party of gold seekers heading for California. Traveling overland, and walking most of the way, he reached Hangtown (now Placerville) in El Dorado Co. after a three-month journey.¹ He is listed in the 1850 census as Nathan Burlington, age 16, living with George Weist, age 14, both miners on Dutch Creek in El Dorado Co.¹² He is again listed as a miner in the 1860 census, living with James D. Goldy (also a miner) and his wife Lydia in Mud Springs Twp., El Dorado Co., California.¹³
     On 17 September 1861 he enlisted for three years service in Co. K of the 2nd California Cavalry. Although he enlisted as a private, he is listed as a sergeant in muster rolls starting 22 October 1861. The roll for January/February 1862 lists him as "Absent without leave overstaying his furlough since Feb 27/62." He was present from March to June 1862, but the July/August 1862 muster roll has the note "Deserted from Camp Ogden near Sacramento July 25/62. Amt due for Horse Eq $2.10, & for Ord. $.58."¹⁴
     In the fall of 1862, not long after leaving his cavalry post, he moved back to his home state of New York.¹ About two years later, on 9 September 1864, he enlisted at China, Delaware Co., New York, as a private in Co. H of the 1st New York Dragoons (a cavalry regiment) for one year's service. He was mustered out with his company at the end of the Civil War, on 30 June 1865 at Clouds Mills, Virginia. During his service his regiment saw action in several engagements, including the Battles of Cedar Creek on 19 October 1864, Waynesboro, Virginia, on 2 March 1865, Five Forks on 1 April 1865, and Appomattox Court House on 9 April 1865. They were present at Lee's surrender, and participated in the Grand Revue of the Armies in Washington, D.C., on 23 May 1865.^15,16,17
     He moved back to California with his wife Laura after the war, and resumed his mining career.¹ They are listed back in Mud Springs Twp., El Dorado Co., in the 1870 census, along with eight other men from various countries, all apparently mine workers.¹⁸
     He was quite successful in the mining business, although not without a few setbacks. His bio states that he had "far more than average success, his prosperous financial ventures far exceeding his disastrous speculations."¹ In 1861 he and James D. Goldy became partners in the Empire Lode mine in Logtown, El Dorado Co., California, and by 1866 they were among the co-owners of the Pocahontas, the most successful mine in Logtown. One of the two main shafts in the Pocahontas mine was named the Burlingham shaft. In 1869 Goldy sold part of the Pocahontas vein to Burlingham for $4200. However, the value of the Pocahontas mine declined quickly in the 1870s, perhaps partly due to the nation-wide financial crisis of 1873, and the mine was sold at a sheriff's sale in 1874 for unpaid taxes.¹⁹ Newspaper articles from 1875 also name him as manager of the Rosecrans mine, and he was on its board of directors. However, in February 1877 he petitioned "for the benefits of the Insolvent Act," with assets of $2910 and liabilities of $5393.^20,21,22,23
     He and Laura are listed in Kelsey Twp., El Dorado Co., in the 1880 census²⁴, but soon afterward apparently lived for a short time in Strawberry Point, Clayton Co., Iowa, about 30 miles from Nathan's brother Robert in neighboring Fayette Co.^25,26,27 In 1881, possibly while living in Iowa, he was granted a patent for an ore amalgamator.^28,25,29 He and Laura were probably back in El Dorado Co. by 1883, where their daughter Augusta's daughter Ruth Kidder was born on 18 July.^30,31
     On 30 July 1896 he filed papers for the sale of the Esperanza, Garden Valley, and Pleasant Hill mining claims, 12 miles north of Placerville in El Dorado Co., to Mrs. Salina S. Lightfoot of Chester, England, for $150,000.³²
     In 1897 he and Laura bought a 34-acre ranch in West Glendale, Los Angeles Co., California,¹ and they are listed in Burbank Twp., Los Angeles Co., in the 1900 and 1910 censuses. Their granddaughter Ruth Kidder is listed with them, as Ruth Kidder in 1900 and Ruth Burlingham in 1910.^33,34
     He traveled extensively along the Pacific coast, as far north as British Columbia and as far south as Chile¹, and was a member of the "Territorial Pioneers of 1849 and 1850," an organization open to those who settled in California before statehood.³⁵

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• Battle of Cedar Creek
  
• Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia
  
• Battle of Dinwiddie Court House
  
• Battle of Five Forks
  
• Battle of Sailor's Creek
  
• Battle of Appomattox Station
  
• Battle of Appomattox Court House
  
• Grand Review of the Armies.
  

     Squire Everett Burlingham was born about 10 April 1848 (based on his burial date and age at death of 18 years, 8 months, 11 days) in Michigan.^4,1 He was buried on 23 December 1866 at Oak Hill Cemetery (Lot 77, Rt. 8) in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan.^4,5
     In the census he was listed as Squire E. Burlingham in 1850, and simply as S. Burlingham in 1860, but later went by Everett S.^1,6,2
     In 1860, at age 12, he was living in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan, with the family of Joseph and Elizabeth Young. Joseph was his grandfather (his mother Maria's father), but Elizabeth, at age 54 in 1860, was too young to be Maria's mother, and was likely a later wife of Joseph.⁷
     He served during the Civil War as a substitute for his uncle Andrew Young, enlisting on 27 January 1864 at Jackson, Jackson Co., Michigan, for three years service in Co. E of the Third Michigan Cavalry. He gave his age as 17, but was actually just 15.
     During his service his regiment was initially on duty in St. Louis, Missouri, from March to May 1864. They were then sent to Little Rock, Arkansas, where they performed scouting duty, and helped drive forces under Confederate Gen. Shelby across the Arkansas River. From November 1864 to February 1865 they were stationed at Brownsville Station, Arkansas, again working as scouts, and securing supplies for the Union army. The regiment was transferred to the Military Department of the Mississippi in March 1865 for operations against Mobile, Alabama. After Mobile was captured, they marched to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where they joined Sheridan's expedition to San Antonio, Texas, arriving on 2 August. There they performed garrison duty and scouting along the Mexican border.
     He was mustered out with his regiment on 12 February 1866 at San Antonio. They marched to Indianola [Texas, on the Gulf of Mexico], traveled by steamer to Cairo, Illinois, then continued home (by railroad?) to Jackson, Michigan, arriving on 10 March 1866.^8,3
     His mother "Myra S. Breed" applied for a pension based on his Civil War service on 24 December 1866, and again on 15 March 1867.⁹

     Joseph J. Burlingham was born about 1846 in Michigan.¹ He was married by Elisha Landon, Justice of the Peace, to Jennie Cargill on 7 September 1862 at the American Hotel in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan.³ They apparently divorced soon afterwards - Joseph re-enlisted in the Union army just two months later, and Jennie was remarried on 15 November 1863.^4,5 He died in California.²
     On 11 December 1861 he enlisted at Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan, for three years service in Co. F of the 14th Michigan Infantry, giving his age as 18 (he was actually about 15). He was mustered in on 7 January 1862, and was later transferred to Co. C. He deserted at Big Springs, Mississippi, on 30 June 1862.⁶
     On 7 November 1862, two months after his marriage, he enlisted at Battle Creek in Co. A of the 7th Michigan Cavalry, and was mustered in on 13 November 1862. He had enlisted for three years service, but was discharged after two months, on 7 January 1863.⁴
     No further record has been found for him online.

     Delphine Burlingham was born on 15 May 1844 in Michigan.^3,4 She married first Andrew Tuttle on 15 December 1862 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan.⁵ She married second Robert Sutton, son of Henry Sutton and Mary (?), before 1870.^2,6 She died on 24 March 1917 at her sister Nellie's home in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, at age 72 from heart disease.^3,7 She was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Section C, Lot 93, Grave 9) in Glendale, Los Angeles Co., California. She shares a marker with her sister Nellie and Nellie's husband Andrew Fleming.⁸
     She is listed as Delphine in the 1850 and 1860 censuses, and in the Young genealogy^1,9,2, but used the name Fannie as an adult. Evidence that Delphine Burlingham, born 1844, and Fannie were the same person comes from a combination of sources. The Young genealogy says she married a man named Sutton, and died in California. In the 1894 and 1895 Los Angeles city directories Fannie Sutton and Maria E. Breed (her mother) are listed at the same address. Maria's obituary names "Mrs. F. Lutton" as her daughter. The Young genealogy also says that Delphine had a daughter Edna May Sutton who married Bert Gilhousen. In the 1900 census there's a widow Fannie Sutton in Los Angeles, age 56, with a daughter Edna M. And in the 1910 census Bert and Edna Gilhousen are listed in Los Angeles, along with Fannie Sutton, age 65, listed as Bert's mother-in-law. Finally, Fannie Sutton shares a cemetery marker with A. M. Fleming and Nellie Fleming (Fannie's sister).^{2,10,11,4,12,8}
     She and her husband Robert were living in Newton Twp., Jasper Co., Iowa, in 1870⁶, and in Gilman, Marshall Co., Iowa, in 1880.¹³ In 1870 a servant Mattie Miles was living with them, along with her infant son, and in 1880 Robert's mother Mary and brother Peter were living with them.^6,13 Robert ran a hotel in 1870 and was a dry goods merchant in 1880.^6,13 By 1885 they had moved to Cherrydale, Montgomery Co., Kansas,¹⁴ where Robert worked in real estate.¹⁴ Robert's mother Mary was still living with them, along with G. G. Curtis, a physician.¹⁴ Soon afterward they moved to Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, where Robert died in 1888.¹⁵
     Fannie remained in Los Angeles after her husband's death, where she ran a rooming house for several years - the Hotel Glenwood at 119 N. Daly from at least 1894 to 1904, and a house at 530 Temple from at least 1905 to 1907.^16,4 Her mother Maria was living with her at the hotel in 1894 and 1895, and her sister Nellie was with her in 1907.¹⁰ She later lived with her sister Nellie and Nellie's husband Andrew Fleming at 755 Crocker in Los Angeles.^17,7

     Robert Sutton was born about 1836 in Pennsylvania.¹ He married Fannie Burlingham, daughter of Squire R. Burlingham and Maria Elizabeth Young, sometime before 1870.^2,1 He died on 17 March 1888, probably in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California.⁴
     He and his wife Fannie were living in Newton Twp., Jasper Co., Iowa, in 1870¹, and in Gilman, Marshall Co., Iowa, in 1880.⁵ In 1870 a servant Mattie Miles was living with them, along with her infant son, and in 1880 Robert's mother Mary and brother Peter were living with them.^1,5 He ran a hotel in 1870 and was a dry goods merchant in 1880.^1,5 By 1885 they had moved to Cherrydale, Montgomery Co., Kansas,⁶ where he worked in real estate.⁶ Robert's mother Mary was still living with them, along with G. G. Curtis, a physician.⁶ Soon afterward they moved to Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, where he died in 1888.⁴

     Edna May Sutton was born in June 1885 in Kansas.² She was married by Justice Frank Hall to Albert Andrew Gilhousen, son of William Henry Gilhousen and Sarah Ellen Clarke, on 22 June 1907 in Riverside, Riverside Co., California.^3,1 She died on 5 August 1914 in Los Angeles Co., California, at age 29.⁴ She was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Sect. C) in Glendale, Los Angeles Co., California.⁵
     She and her husband Albert are listed in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, in the 1910 census, along with their son Robert. Edna's widowed mother Fannie Sutton was then living with them.⁶

     Sarah Melissa Burlingham was born on 11 January 1842 in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., Michigan.^4,5 She married first Elisha Laban Myers about 1866 (based on the birth date of their daughter Lillian).⁵ They were divorced on 3 October 1888.⁶ She married second Edwin A. Aldrich, son of Gideon P. Aldrich, on 14 December 1889 in Berwick, Columbia Co., Pennsylvania.⁶ They apparently divorced within a few years, since she is listed as a widow in the 1894 Los Angeles city directory, although Edwin was actually still living, and was remarried about 1897.^7,8 She married third Andrew Miles Fleming on 22 April 1904 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California. The bride's sister "Mrs. Fanny Sutton" was one of the witnesses.⁹ She died on 7 March 1918 at home in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, at age 76 from facial cancer.⁴ She was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Section C, Lot 93, Grave 11) in Glendale, Los Angeles Co., California, and shares a marker with her third husband Andrew and sister "Fannie."¹⁰
     She is listed as Sarah M. in the 1850 and 1860 censuses, and called Melissa in the Young genealogy^1,2,3, but she apparently used the name Nellie C. as an adult.
     Evidence that Sarah Melissa Burlingham, daughter of Squire Burlingham and Maria (Young) (Burlingham) Breed, born 1842, and Nellie C. Burlingham were the same person, and that her first husband was Elisha Myers, comes from a combination of sources. First, in the 1870 census the household of Elisha Myers includes Nellie C. Myers, age 27, and children Lilly and Jessie. In 1880 his household includes his wife Nellie C., age 38, daughters Lilly, Jessie, and Mertie, and mother-in-law M. A. Breed. Second, death certificates for Lillian Myers and Jessie May Walton, and Social Security records for Myrtle Myers Heyneman, all list their parents as Elisha Myers and Nellie Burlingham. Finally, the marriage record for E. A. Aldrich and Nellie C. Burlingham, dated 14 December 1889, notes that Nellie had been divorced on 3 October 1888, and Maria Elizabeth Breed's obituary lists "Mrs. N. C. Aldrich" as her daughter.^{11,12,5,13,14,6,15}
     She and her first husband Elisha were living in Bloomsburg, Columbia Co., Pennsylvania, in 1870¹¹, and in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, in 1880.¹² In addition to their own children, in 1870 Elisha's son Merritt was with them, and in 1880 Nellie's mother M. A. Breed and a boarder Charles Price were living with them.^11,12
     By 1894 she had moved to Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, where she lived the rest of her life. She was listed there that year in the city directory as N. Aldrich, widow, and later as the widow of Edwin, although she was actually divorced, not widowed.^16,17 She is listed there with her third husband Andrew in the 1910 census.¹⁸
     In the city directories, and in the 1900 census, her occupation is listed as nurse.^19,20

     William L. Burlingham was born in 1850, possibly on 1 February, in Michigan.^2,3 He died on 23 August 1851 at age 1.¹

     Adelia Hale was born on 11 May 1829 in Jamestown, Chautauqua Co., New York.^2,3 She married Robert E. Burlingham, son of Squire R. Burlingham and Lydia Abbott, on 7 September 1851 in Jamestown, Chautauqua Co., New York.^2,1,4 She died on 16 December 1900 at her son Edwin's home in Oelwein, Fayette Co., Iowa, at age 71 from a "dropsical condition of the heart."^4,3 She was buried on 18 December 1900 at West Union Cemetery in West Union, Fayette Co., Iowa.^3,5
     She and her husband Robert moved to Auburn, Fayette Co., Iowa, a few years after their marriage. Robert moved first, in 1854, with Adelia joining him the following year.² They are listed there in the 1856 Iowa state census. Living with them were Robert's grandfather Philip Burlingham, and Albina Spurr (no doubt a relative of Adelia, possibly a niece).⁶
     In 1857 a nationwide financial crisis forced her husband to sell his share of his tailor shop², and the family moved to a rented farm in Auburn Twp.², where they are listed in the 1860 census. Philip Burlingham and Albina Spurr were still living with them, along with Philip's wife Cynthia, and Emma Snow, age 15.⁷
     She and Robert moved to West Union, Fayette Co., Iowa, in 1867^2,1 where Robert joined the firm of Thomas and McMasters, selling sewing machines.² About 1876 they moved to a 40-acre dairy farm, still in West Union.^8,9 They are listed there in the 1880 federal census, and in the state censuses of 1885 and 1895, with Robert's occupation listed as farmer. In 1880 they had boarders Carrie Loomis (age 27) and her (presumed) son George Loomis (1), and Clara M. Kent (13). Living with them in 1885 was Kattie Hugginson (18).^10,11,12
     On 22 January 1900 she broke her right hip in a fall¹³, and they moved in with their son Edwin and his family in Oelwein, Fayette Co., Iowa.^1,3,14 Later that year, in September 1900, they sold their farm in West Union to Peter Jensen for $3000.¹⁵