Family History - Thomas Eugene Burdick

1. Thomas Eugene Burdick,¹ born 7 August 1895 in Noank, New London County, Connecticut, the son of Walter Elsworth Burdick and Fannie E. Griswold;^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} died 1990.² Thomas married, ca. 1921, Alice L. _____⁵ (born 1902 in New York, parents not determined;^{5, 7} Alice died 1951⁷). Thomas and Alice are buried in Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, Stonington Borough, New London County, Connecticut.^{2, 7}

+	2	i.	Herbert Leroy Burdick, born 7 June 1921 in Noank, New London County, Connecticut; died 1 May 2002. Married Lucie Alice Smith.
	3	ii.	Alicia Burdick, born June 1925 in Connecticut.5
	4	iii.	Victor B. Burdick, born June 1928 in Connecticut.5

1. Draft Registration Card, World War I, Thomas Eugene Burdick, No. 83, born: 7 August 1895 in Noank, Conn.; electrician, Whitehall Co.
2. Find a Grave (website). Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, Stonington, Connecticut, Thomas E. Burdick, born: 1895; died: 1990 (from record, which provides the names and links for his wife and one child).
3. 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).
4. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Connecticut, New London County, Groton, Noank Village, E.D. 505, Sheet Nos. 1A and B, Walter Burdick, 50, Connecticut, married once, fisherman, lobster; wife of 29 years Fannie Burdick, 47, Connecticut, married once; son Walter Burdick, 28, Connecticut, laborer, railroad; son Herbert Burdick, 19, Connecticut, machinist, machine shop; daughter Etta Mae Burdick, 16, Connecticut, stenographer, court house; son Eugene Burdick, 14, Connecticut; son Edwin Burdick, 11, Connecticut.
5. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Connecticut, New London County, Groton, Mystic, E.D. 6-15, Sheet No. 16B, Thomas E. Burdick, 36, Connecticut, electrician, construction, first married age 26; wife Alice L. Burdick, 27, New York, first married age 17; son Herbert Burdick, 8, Connecticut; daughter Alicia Burdick, 4 10/12, Connecticut; son Victor B. Burdick, 1 10/12, Connecticut.
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.
7. Find a Grave (website). Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, Stonington, Connecticut, Alice L. Burdick, born: 1902; died: 1951 (from record, which provides the names and links for her husband and one child).

2. Herbert Leroy Burdick² (Thomas¹), born 7 June 1921 in Noank, New London County, Connecticut;^{1, 2} died 1 May 2002.¹ Herbert married Lucie Alice Smith (born 2 April 1902 in East Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, the daughter of William Edmund Smith and Alice Melissa Avery;³ Lucie died 8 August 1989 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut³). Lucie is buried in Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, Stonington Borough, New London County, Connecticut.³

1. Find a Grave (website). Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, Stonington, Connecticut, Herbert Leroy Burdick, born: 7 June 1921 in Noank, New London County, Connecticut; died: 1 May 2002 (from record, which includes a note that he served in the U.S. Army in WWII; and the names and links for his parents and spouse).
2. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Connecticut, New London County, Groton, Mystic, E.D. 6-15, Sheet No. 16B, Thomas E. Burdick, 36, Connecticut, electrician, construction, first married age 26; wife Alice L. Burdick, 27, New York, first married age 17; son Herbert Burdick, 8, Connecticut; daughter Alicia Burdick, 4 10/12, Connecticut; son Victor B. Burdick, 1 10/12, Connecticut.
3. Find a Grave (website). Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, Stonington, Connecticut, Lucie Alice Smith Burdick, born: 2 April 1902 in East Lyme, New London County, Connecticut; died: 8 August 1989 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, spouse, and siblings).