March 2, 2010:                        
                          THOMAS HAMILTON BURROUGHS      

Son of James Bartholomew BURROUGHS  (1 Aug 1806 - 16 Mar 1888)
and Margaret BOOTH  (11 Apr 1813 - 11 Apr 1879)



He was born 17 Feb 1837 in Huntley Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada
moved to Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA, sometime between 1861 and 1864
m. on ?29 Dec 1864, Mary Margaret "Maggie" KOCHER 
(1847 - 1920) and died 20 Dec 1920 in Mannington District, 
Marion County, West Virginia, USA

Hi, fellow researchers -
 
I was totally in 7th heaven to have received all of the wonderful information that you sent to me.  
And, Al, I do not at all mind if you put any information of mine on your web page.  I am apologizing 
in advance for the three family record sheets I am attaching of the Robert Booth, John B. Burroughs 
and the James Bartholomew families, for their being typed on the forms that I use.  I do not have my 
information entered on any computer programs, such as Family Tree Marker, but I do have lots of 
information stored as documents under my various family files.  For starters, I believe you will gain
some information from this forms.  I have searched the Canadian census records, (1851 through 1881),
and some marriage and death records. I certainly found lots of different spellings for the Burroughs, such 
as  Burrows, Borris,  Borroughs, and Burrougs.  (Do note that Isabella Burroughs married John Leach Griffith, 
and Mark Burroughs married Catherine Griffith)  Also, please feel free to forward these to the other researchers 
if you wish. I have  only addressed this to the two of you that I have heard from.

... Freda Saiger

Note: There is more detail from Freda and a detailed response from Rory Griffith on the Griffith Family web page, 
dated February 2010.


 April 11, 2012:

Hi,

I saw your posts on the Bytown or Bust site (http://www.bytown.net/burroughsandbooth.htm). I am also related to the Burroughs / Booth clan.  

These families were close: not only did James Bartholomew Burroughs marry Margaret Booth.  James' brother George Burroughs (1803-1879) 
married Margaret's sister Ann Booth (1806-1882) as well!

Here is the tombstone of John Burroughs, father of James and George, in the Hazeldean Methodist / Scharf Cemetery in 
Carleton (Ottawa) County, Ontario, on Hazeldean Road, in Kanata.  Source: http://canadianheadstones.com/on/view.php?id=41636.

John is my great x 4 grandfather.

The headstone of George and Ann, my great x 3 grandparents, is found at the Huntley United Cemetery, Carp, Carleton County,
Ontario, Canada -- now part of the City of Ottawa.
http://www.gravemarkers.ca/ontario/eastont/ottawest/huntley/huntunit/page0002.htm

Other members of the Burroughs family are buried there as well.


Cheers,
Pete Farmer
California, USA