Cyrus Moses Burleigh

Name

Cyrus Moses Burleigh

First Name

Cyrus

Additional Names

Moses

Last Name

Burleigh

Born

8 February 1820

Died

7 March 1855

Parents

Rinaldo Burleigh

Lydia Bradford Burleigh

Spouse

Margaret Jones Burleigh

Date Married

February 3, 1855

Profession

Editor
Author
Activist

Note

Photo at Massachusetts Historical Society
Historic Northampton has a lock of his hair; presumably saved by Charles Calistus Burleigh or Margaret Jones Burleigh. The lock shows that he was red-headed! The Burleigh team refrains from showing the hair at this time, but pictures do exist.

https://www.masshist.org/database/931

Related Places

Eastern Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

Massachusetts - Boston and eastern Massachusetts

Connecticut - Eastern

New Jersey

Massachusetts - Central

Associated Causes

Underground Railroad URR

Temperance

Peace

Non-Resistance

Women's Rights

Opposition to Death Penalty

Abolition

Hydrotherapy and Health Cures

Anti-sabbatarianism

Religious Affiliation

First Congregational, then seeking something more true to the Gospel

Congregational