Benjamin Burr

1746 - 1833  (86 years)

• Name	Benjamin Burr  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	26 Jul 1746	Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  DAR/SAR	Sons of the American Revolution: #P-125717  [8]
  Military Service	Abt 1776  [8]
  	American Army - Revolutionary War: Soldier in Connecticut Militia
  Death	6 Apr 1833	Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA   [1, 2, 5, 6, 7]
  Burial	Higganum-Burr Cemetery, Higganum, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA   [5]
  		Higganum-Burr Cemetery (also known as Burr District Cemetery) Higganum, Middlesex, Connecticut Find a Grave: #103242
  Person ID	I30771	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Nathaniel Burr,   b. 23 Mar 1717, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA d. 12 Sep 1802, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Porter,   b. 28 Oct 1724, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA d. 21 May 1799, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	17 Oct 1743	Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA   [9]
  Family ID	F4934	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Platt,   b. 29 Mar 1749, Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA d. 16 Feb 1839, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	3 Dec 1777	Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA   [4, 10]
  Children	1. Noah Platt Burr,   b. 12 Jun 1780, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA d. 27 Sep 1857, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F13788	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Martha Hubbard,   b. Abt 1750   d. Abt 1775, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA (Age 25 years)
  Marriage	10 Sep 1773	Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA   [4, 11]
  Family ID	F13789	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Jul 1746 - Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA Marriage - 10 Sep 1773 - Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA Marriage - 3 Dec 1777 - Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA Death - 6 Apr 1833 - Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA Burial - - Higganum-Burr Cemetery, Higganum, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Seal-SAR Sons of the American Revolution

  
  

• Sources

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