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Family HistoryFamily History - Sarah Denison ‘Sadie’ Burdick


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Sarah Denison ‘Sadie’ Burdick and one of her descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Sarah Denison ‘Sadie’ Burdick,1 born 11 December 1885 in Connecticut, the daughter of Walter Elsworth Burdick and Fannie E. Griswold;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 died 16 January 1934.1 Sadie married, ca. 1907, Daniel Leary3 (born ca. 1875 in New York, parents not determined3, 4, 5). Sadie is buried in Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, Stonington Borough, New London County, Connecticut.1

Child of Sarah Denison ‘Sadie’ Burdick and Daniel Leary:

 2i. May E. Leary, born ca. 1908 in Connecticut.3, 4, 5

  1. Find a Grave (website). Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, Stonington, Connecticut, Sarah Denison Burdick Leary, born: unknown; died: 16 January 1934 (from record). Her gravestone additionally shows her nickname ‘Sadie,’ wife of Daniel Leary, and age 50.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Connecticut, New London County, Groton, Enumeration District 449, Sheet No. 23A, family of Walter Burdick (30, Connecticut, Sept. 1869, lobster fisherman); wife of 19 years Fannie E. Burdick (37, Connecticut, Jan. 1863, 6 children, 6 living); son Walter E. Burdick (18, Connecticut, Sept. 1881, day laborer); daughter Sadie D. Burdick (16, Connecticut, Dec. 1883); daughter Nellie D. Burdick (13, Connecticut, Nov. 1886); son James H. Burdick (9, Connecticut, Aug. 1890); daughter Etta M. Burdick (7, Connecticut, May 1893); son Thomas E. Burdick (4, Connecticut, Aug. 1895).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Connecticut, New London County, Groton, Noank Village, E.D. 505, Sheet No. 11B, Daniel Leary, 35, New York, farm laborer, works out; wife of 3 years Sadie B. Leary, 25, Connecticut, 1 child, 1 living; daughter May E. Leary, 2, Connecticut.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Connecticut, Windham County, Plainfield Town, E.D. 338, Sheet No. 4B, Daniel Leary, 48, New York, laborer, cotton mill; wife Sadie Leary, 36, Connecticut; daughter May E. Leary, 11, Connecticut.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Connecticut, Windham County, Plainfield, Wauregan Village, E.D. 8-11, Sheet No. 32A, Daniel Leary, 55, New York, first married age 32, laborer outside, cotton mill; wife Sadie Leary, 46, Connecticut, first married age 23; daughter Mae Leary, 22, Connecticut, teacher, public school.
  6. History of the Descendants of Peter Spicer, compiled by Mrs. Susan Spicer Meech and Miss Susan Billing Meech, 1911: Stanhope Press, F. H. Gilson Co., Boston, Mass. Available at google.books.com. Pages 159-160, in the family of James Spicer (1779-1867) and his wife Francis Averill: a great-grandchild, Fannie E. Griswold (daughter of Samuel Griswold and Frances Mary Louise Averill), married Walter Burdick. The text provides the names and birth dates for their eldest six Burdick children (Walter, 21 Sep. 1883; Saidee, 11 Dec. 1885; Dora, 25 Nov. 1888; J. Herbert, 16 Aug. 1890; Etta M., 13 May 1893; and Eugene, 7 Aug. 1895). Some birth dates in this book vary from other sources.