John Oscar Burleigh

John O. Burleigh signature in a copy of "Paradise Lost" - May 1833, Plainfield
Name
John Oscar Burleigh
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First Name
John
Additional Names
Oscar
Last Name
Burleigh
Born
8 June 1809
Died
21 July 1848
Parents
Rinaldo Burleigh with captionRinaldo Burleigh
Lydia Bradford BurleighLydia Bradford Burleigh
Spouse
Evelina Burleigh 1839 donation to Massachusetts Anti-Slavery SocietyEvelina Moore Burleigh
Date Married
July 17, 1837
Children
Mary Evelina Burleigh, 1839–1863
Charles Hartwell Burleigh, 1842–1929
Agnes Marion Burleigh, 1846–1861
Elida Frances Burleigh, 1847–1861
Charles H. Burleigh signatureCharles Hartwell Burleigh
Profession
School teacher
Note
The signature is one of three retained in books donated by his granddaughter to the American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts. It was signed in the midst of the Canterbury Academy crisis, May 1833, and ironically was inscribed in John Milton's "Paradise Lost"
He died in Douglas, Massachusetts - a town which his nephew L.R. Burleigh would later illustrate in one of his lithographed bird's-eye-views.
East Douglas, Mass. 1886.East Douglas, Mass. 1886.
Related Places
East Douglas, Massachusetts, by L.R. Burleigh, 1880sMassachusetts - Central
Windham County Map 1856Connecticut - Eastern
Associated Causes
Liberty BellAbolition
Sign Against Drinking - Adobe Stock Educational LicenseTemperance
War vs. ChristianityPeace
Item sets
Burleigh Project People
Burleigh Core Siblings
Burleigh Resources ALL
Extended Burleigh Family
Media
John O. Burleigh signature in a copy of "Paradise Lost" - May 1833, PlainfieldJohn O. Burleigh signature in a copy of "Paradise Lost" - May 1833, Plainfield

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John O. Burleigh's Oxford High School advertisementAdvertisement for Oxford High School taught by J. O. Burleigh
Collage of Core Siblings and ParentsCollage of Core Generation and Parents
Obituary of John Oscar Burleigh by his brother WilliamJohn Oscar Burleigh Obituary
A Busy Page from John O. Burleigh's Account BookA Busy Page from John O. Burleigh's Account Book
Signature of John Oscar Burleigh in William Jay's Inquiry, 1837John O. Burleigh Signature in copy of William Jay's Inquiry
Early Page from John O. Burleigh's Account BookPage from John O. Burleigh's Account Book
Signature of John Oscar Burleigh in Milton's Paradise LostSignature of John O. Burleigh in copy of Milton's Paradise Lost
Title Page of Paradise Lost, copy owned by John Oscar BurleighCover page of 1832 edition of Milton's Paradise Lost
Map of John Oscar Burleigh's LifeMap for John O. Burleigh
Plainfield Academy Catalogue 1833 signed by John Oscar BurleighCatalogue of Plainfield Academy, 1833.
Title Page of Paradise Lost, copy owned by John Oscar BurleighCover page of 1832 edition of Milton's Paradise Lost
Plainfield in ContextPlainfield, Connecticut
Cover Page of William Jay's InquiryWilliam Jay, Inquiry, Title Page
Birth of John Oscar Burleigh
Death of John Oscar Burleigh
Lydia Bradford BurleighLydia Bradford Burleigh
Rinaldo Burleigh with captionRinaldo Burleigh
Evelina Burleigh 1839 donation to Massachusetts Anti-Slavery SocietyEvelina Moore Burleigh
Charles H. Burleigh signatureCharles Hartwell Burleigh

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