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by Mike Burgess — last modified November 01, 2005 02:08 PM

1803 Louisiana Purchase
1807 Andrew Scott born in Scotland
1809 Elizabeth Ballentyne born in Scotland
1813 William Brooks born in Oldham England
1817 Claudine Chaudet born in Paris France
1832 George Scott born in Scotland
1844 Margaret (Wilson) Burgess born in Ireland
1847 John I Burgess born in Ireland
1848 Esther (Barber) Scott born; Josiah Shiner born; William Brooks moved to America
1849 Claudius Chaudet and William Brooks went to California in gold rush
1858 Emma Chaudet born: William & Amelia Brooks married in England and move to America
1860 William and Amelia Brooks moved to Pottawatomie County
1861 Josiah Shiner, Claudius Chaudet, William and Amelia Brooks moved to McIntyre Creek
1861-1865 Civil War
1868 John I Burgess and Margaret Wilson married in Ireland & moved to Kansas
1872 Josiah Shiner and Emma Chaudet married
1873 Frank Brooks born at family home on McIntyre Creek
1874 Grasshoppers devoured John and Margaret Burgess’s crops
1877 John and Margaret Burgess moved to farm they purchased, build a shanty
1879 John and Margaret Burgess build stone house
1880 March 3 Lucinda (Shiner) Brooks born at homeplace
1882 December 12 Thomas O. Burgess born
1883 William Brooks died
1887 Mabel Scott born
1901 February 6 Frank Brooks and Lucinda Shiner married
1908 April 5 Tom Burgess and Mabel Scott married
1910 George I. Burgess born
1913 September 28 Helen I. Burgess born
1914 Amelia Brooks died
1914-1918 World War I
1915 John I and Margaret Burgess moved to home on Highway 99 at north edge of Wamego
1922 Margaret Burgess died
1932 Frank Brooks elected Probate Judge of Pottawatomie County
1934 April 25 George and Helen Burgess married
1935 Dan Burgess born
1936 Denny Burgess born
1937 Deane Burgess born; Carol Burgess born
1938 Barbara Burgess born; Dwight Burgess born
1941-1945 World War II
1942 September 24 Lucy Burgess born
1946 Thomas O. Burgess elected to Kansas House of Representatives; Barbara J. Burgess born
1949 Sally Burgess born
1950 Jo Burgess born; DeWayne Burgess born; Karen Burgess born
1952 George and Helen Burgess moved to farm NW of Wamego; Nov. 1 Frank Brooks died
1959 Bradley Burgess born; June 6 Denny and Barbara Burgess married
1960 Christopher Burgess born
1961 Jim Burgess born
1962 Aug. 17 Dan and Carol married; Nov. George and Helen move into their new house
1963 June 1 Dwight and Lucy Burgess married; Ann Burgess born; Tom Michael Burgess born
1964 Douglas Burgess born
1968 Vince Lincoln Burgess born
1970 George Vaughn Burgess born
1971 George and Helen Burgess take first trip to Alaska
1972 Denny Burgess elected to serve in Kansas House of Representatives
1973 June 15 Deane and Sally Burgess married
1975 Michael Brooks Burgess born
1978 George Burgess died
1979 Matthew Dean Burgess born
1983 February 12 Dewayne and Jo Burgess married
1988 Helen Burgess moved to Topeka

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