He was born on 18 May 1838, in Charlestown, Massachusetts, to Nodiah M Burroughs and Emeline [unknown family name]. [sources: date: 6, 9; 3 [21 in 1862], 5 (42 in 1880), 6 (62 in 1900), 12 (12 in 1850). place: 5, 6, 11, 12 (Me)]
In 1850, he was living in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He was living with his parents Nodiah and Emeline Burroughs, and with Mary E Burroughs. He had attended school within the year. [source: 12]
In 1860, he was living in ward 12, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. He was living with his parents Nodiah and Emeline Burroughs, and with Betsy Burroughs. [source: 13]
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 24 January 1862. He enlisted at Washington, DC. He was mustered in, at Washington, DC, as a corporal in company I. [sources: 1, 3 (24 Jan 62), 4, 9 (8 Jan 62), 14 (pvt), 15 (pvt)]
He was wounded in the Battle of Fredericksburg. [source: 9]
He was discharged on 28 March 1863 on surgeon's certificate of disability. He was a corporal in company I. [sources: 1, 2 (no date), 3, 4 (1863), 9, 14, 15]
He also served in the 1st unattached Massachusetts Militia Infantry. He enlisted on 24 April 1864. He was discharged on 7 July 1864. [sources: 4, 7, 8, 9 (29 Apr 64 - 27 Jul 64]
He also served in company F of the 21st Veterans' Reserve Corps. He enlisted on 3 December 1864. He "stood guard over the body of Lincoln after the assassination of the martyred president". He was discharged on 21 November 1865. [sources: 7, 8, 9]
On 20 April 1863, he applied successfully for a pension. [sources: 7, 8]
On 10 March 1868, he married Medora N Burroughs. She was born on 29 November 1848, in Corinth, Vermont, to Abel W Burroughs and Nancy [unknown surname]. He was a carpenter. In 1900, she had had three children, two of whom were alive, including: [sources: 6, 9, 11]
In 1880, he was living in Alfred, York County, Maine. He was living with his wife Dora and children Clara and Earnest. He was a farmer. [source: 5]
In 1890, he was living in Alfred, York County, Maine. He had a shell wound in his left arm. [source: 4]
In 1900, he was living in Sanford, York County, Maine. He was living with his wife Medora, and children Clara and Earnest. He was a carpenter. [source: 6]
On 22 May 1908, he again applied for a pension. [source: 8]
He was commander of Willard Post, number 70, Grand Army of the Republic, Maine. [source: 9]
He died on 4 December 1913, at Kennebunk, York County, Maine (or Sanford, Maine). He was buried in the Pine Grove Cemetery, West Kennebunk, York County, Maine. [source: 8, 9]
On 26 December 1913, his widow, Medora N Burroughs, applied successfully from Massachusetts for a pension. [source: 7]
In 1920, his widow, Medora Burroughs, was living on a farm on Dundee [?] Road, Jackson, Carroll County, New Hampshire. She was living with her niece Bertha Dune. [source: 10]
On 16 October 1921, his widow, Medora N, died. She was buried in the Pine Grove Cemetery, West Kennebunk, York County, Maine. [source: 9]
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Joseph Burrough)
2 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 24 April 1863 (Corpl Burroughs)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 28 March 2005 (Joseph Burrough)
4 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Maine, York County, Alfred, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 199, page [2] (Joseph H Burrough)
5 1880 US census, Maine, York County, Alfred, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 179, microfilm series T9, film 490, page 22 A (Joseph H Burrows)
6 1900 US census, Maine, York County, Sanford town, supervisor's district 109, enumeration district 252, microfilm series T623, film 603, page 239 B = 33 handwritten (Joseph Burroughs)
7 pension index, by name (Joseph H Burroughs)
8 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company I (Joseph H Burroughs)
9 Find-a-grave memorial 51567047, added 24 April 2010, by Mary, accessed 10 May 2011 [identification is confirmed by reference to his service in the 91st] (Joseph H Redding Burroughs)
10 1920 US census, New Hampshire, Carroll County, Jackson Town, supervisor's district 1, enumeration district 19, microfilm series T625, film 1007, page 27 = 3 B handwritten (Medora M Burroughs)
11 Massachusetts marriages, 1841-1915; transcribed 11 May 2011, from FamilySearch, 4279594, image 234 of 1070 (Joseph H Burroughs)
12 1850 US census, Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, microfilm series M432, page 325, page 82 verso = 164 (Joseph H Burroughs)
13 1860 US census, Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, ward 12, microfilm series M653, film 525, page 281 handwritten (Joseph H Burroughs)
14 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Joseph Bourrough)
15 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Joseph H Burroughs)
| NO. | [5]99 | |
| DATE OF MARRIAGE. | March 10 | |
| NAMES, SURNAMES, AND COLOR OF GROOM AND BRIDE. | Joseph H. Burroughs | Medora N. Burroughs |
| RESIDENCE OF EACH AT TIME OF MARRIAGE. | " [sc. Boston] | " [sc. Boston] |
| AGE of each in Years. | 29 | 19 |
| OCCUPATION OF EACH. | Carpenter | |
| PLACE OF BIRTH OF EACH. | Charlestown | Corinth Vt. |
| NAMES OF PARENTS | Nodiah M. " Emeline | Abel W " Nancy |
| WHAT MARRIAGE, Whether 1st, 2nd, 3d, &c. | " [sc. first] | " |
| NAME AND OFFICIAL STATION OF PERSON BY WHOM MARRIED. | Rev Samuel W. Soljambe [??] | Boston |
| line | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Dwellings visited | 1167 | |||
| Families visited | 1337 | |||
| Name | Noadiah [??] Burroughs | Emeline Burroughs | Mary E Burroughs | Joseph H Burroughs |
| Age | 43 | 43 | 18 | 12 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M |
| Color | ||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Pedlar | |||
| Real estate owned | ||||
| Birthplace | Me | Me | Me | Me |
| Married within year | ||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | |||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Dwelling number | [1714] | |||
| Family number | 2285 | |||
| Name | Nodiah M " [sc. Burroughs] | Emeline I " | Joseph H " | Betsy " |
| Age | 52 | 53 | 22 | 79 |
| Sex | m | f | m | f |
| Color | ||||
| Occupation | House Carpenter | |||
| Value of real estate owned | 15000 | |||
| Value of personal estate | 500 | |||
| Place of birth | N.Y. | Mass. | " | N.H. |
| Married within year | ||||
| Attended school within year | ||||
| Cannot read & write | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| street name | ||||
| house number | ||||
| dwelling visit # | 165 | |||
| family visit # | 179 | |||
| name | Burrows Joseph H | - Dora M | - Clara | - Earnest |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M |
| age | 42 | 31 | 5 | 2 |
| month born if born in year | ||||
| relationship | Wife | Dau | Son | |
| single | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | ||
| widowed/divorced | ||||
| married during year | ||||
| occupation | Farmer | Keeping house | ||
| months unemployed | ||||
| currently ill? | ||||
| blind | ||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||
| idiotic | ||||
| insane | ||||
| disabled | ||||
| school this year | 1 | |||
| can't read | ||||
| can't write | ||||
| birthplace | Mass | N.H. | Mass | Mass |
| father's birthplace | Mass | N.H. | Mass | Mass |
| mother's birthplace | Mass | N.H. | N.H. | N.H. |
| line | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 |
| street | ||||
| house number | ||||
| dwelling number | 579 | |||
| family number | 580 | |||
| name | Burroughs Joseph | Medora H [?] | Clara C | Ernest H [?] |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Son |
| color | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M |
| birth date | May 1838 | Nov 1869 | July 1875 | Sept 1877 |
| age | 62 | 51 | 24 | 22 |
| married? | M | M | S | S |
| # years married | 32 | 32 | ||
| mother of how many children? | 3 | |||
| # of children living | 2 | |||
| birthplace | Massachusetts | Vermont | Massachusetts | Massachusetts |
| father's birthplace | Massachusetts | Vermont | Massachusetts | Massachusetts |
| mother's birthplace | Massachusetts | Vermont | Vermont | Vermont |
| immigration year | ||||
| # years in USA | ||||
| naturalized citizen? | ||||
| occupation | Carpenter | Housekeeper | Schoolteacher | At School |
| # months not employed | ||||
| # months in school | ||||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| owned/rented | O | |||
| free or mortgaged | F | |||
| farm/house | H | |||
| # of farm schedule |
| line | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 |
| street | Dundee [?] Road | ||||
| house number | Fm | ||||
| dwelling visit number | 59 | ||||
| family visit number | 61 | ||||
| name | Dune Bertha L [?] | Hodge Willie A | Burroughs Medora M [sic] | Crouse [?] Edgar F | Schick Charles [?] |
| relationship | Head | Mother [?] | Aunt | Hired Man | Hired Man |
| own/rent | O | ||||
| free/mortgaged (if owned) | F | ||||
| sex | F | F | F | M | M |
| race | W | W | W | W | W |
| age at last birthday | 38 | 57 | 70 | 34 | 39 |
| marital status | S | Wd | Wd | S | S |
| year of immigration | 1908 | ||||
| naturalized/alien | Nat [?] | ||||
| year of naturalization | |||||
| attended school since Sept 1919 | |||||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| birth place | NEW HAMPSHIRE | Vermont | Vermont | Canada | Connecticut |
| native language | English | ||||
| father's birthplace | NEW HAMPSHIRE | Vermont | Vermont | Canada | Connecticut |
| father's native language | English | ||||
| mother's birthplace | Vermont | Vermont | Vermont | Canada | Connecticut |
| mother's native language | English | ||||
| can speak English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| occupation | Farm | None | None | Farming | Farming |
| industry, business | House | ||||
| employment status | W | W | |||
| number of farm schedule | 35 | ||||