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Family Names of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
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 Abt 1808 - 1880 (~ 72 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | John Thomas Burton was born Abt 1808; died 3 May 1880, Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Notes:
Hutchinson's 1864 -Directory - St. John's - Burton, John T - editor & proprietor "Telegraph"
Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador
(1808?-1880) Publisher; politician. Burton apprenticed as a printer with John D. Ryan qv on his paper, the Royal Gazette qv. During his long career as a publisher Burton published various papers in Harbour Grace and St. John's such as The Star and Conception Bay Journal, The Telegraph, The Comet and The Telegraph and Political Review. In 1865 and 1873, he was elected M.H.A. for the District of Bonavista, but was defeated in 1869 when he ran as a Confederate candidate. Burton moved to Montreal in 1873 and he died there on May 3, 1880 at the age of 72.
John married Adelaide Clow 28 Mar 1839, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. Adelaide (daughter of Henry Garlick Clow and Sophia Holden) was born 5 Feb 1816, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
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