Richard BIRGE

1611 - 1651  (39 years)

• Name	Richard BIRGE
  Birth	15 Sep 1611	Ashwick, Somerset, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Sep 1651	Windsor, Connecticut   [1]
  	In the History of Torrrington, his death date is given as 1851, which is impossible, so it must be 1651.
  Notes	From Find a Grave: Birth: Sep. 15, 1611 Ashwick Somerset, England Death: Sep. 10, 1651 Windsor Hartford County Connecticut, USA Bishops Transcripts record a birth that may be his on 15 Sep 1611, as son of John Burge in Ashwick, Somerset, England. He is said to have come on the Mary & John in 1630 as a ward of Rev. John Wareham and settled first with him in Dorchester MA. The earliest known record of him in America is in 1640 in Windsor CT. Married Elizabeth Gaylord there 5 Oct 1641. Their child: Daniel Birge, Sr. Family links: Spouse: Elizabeth Gaylord Birge Hoskins (1614 - 1675)* Children: John Birge (1641 - 1642)* Daniel Birge (1644 - 1696)* Elizabeth Birge (1646 - 1678)* William Birge (1646 - 1651)* Jeremiah Birge (1646 - 1668)* John Birge (1648 - 1697)* Joseph Birge (1651 - 1705)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Palisado Cemetery Windsor Hartford County Connecticut, USA Plot: Founder's Monument Created by: Linda Mac Record added: Feb 25, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 34187650 [2]
  Person ID	I9294	Ellingboe
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2012

  
  

  Family ID

  F11010

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• Sources

  [S331] Find a Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com). [S275] Orcutt, Rev. Samuel, History of Torrington, (Albany, J. Munsell, Printer, 1878), p. 650 (Reliability: 3).