John B. BURPEE (1854-1925)

Quick Facts

Born:

Feb 1854 - Maine, USA ²

Parents:

John BURPEE and Julia LEMAIS

Marriage (1):

Mary Caroline MUTTY 25 Jun 1881 Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA ¹ ³

Children:

John Arthur Burpee (16 Dec 1882 - 14 Jun 1971)
Alice Julia Burpee (16 Aug 1884 - After 1933)
Joseph Henry Burpee (28 May 1886 - 7 May 1961)
Raymond Florence Burpee (16 Aug 1887 - 23 Aug 1887)
Charles Herbert Burpee (22 Dec 1888 - 9 Jun 1963)
George William Burpee (18 Jul 1891 - 12 May 1955)
Eva Burpee (Between 1891 and 1894 - Bef 1900)
Edmund J. Burpee (30 Oct 1895 - After 1955)
Augustine Burpee (7 Dec 1897 - Dec 1978)
Bernice Burpee (7 Oct 1900 - Sep 1983)
Dorothy Gertrude Burpee (6 Aug 1902 - 20 Jan 1997)
Louis John Burpee (4 Nov 1905 - Nov 1968)
Francis Walter Burpee (1 Sep 1907 - 30 Jan 1981)
Ralph Adam Burpee (17 Jun 1909 - Between 1910 and 1920)

Died:

29 Aug 1925 Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, USA at age 69

Buried:

1 Sep 1925 Mount Hope Cemetery, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, USA

Notes

General Notes

Noted events in his life were:

He worked as a "steeplechaser".
He was a sponsor at the baptism of Joseph John Robert Hammond on 24 Jul 1880 at Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA (St. John's Roman Catholic Church (Bangor), 207 York St, Bangor, Maine, USA.)
He was a sponsor at the baptism of James Edmund Mutty on 4 Apr 1881 at Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA (St. John's Roman Catholic Church (Bangor), 207 York St, Bangor, Maine, USA.)
He worked as a Stevedore in 1882 in Brewer, Penobscot, Maine, USA. ⁴
He had a residence in 1897 in Brewer, Penobscot, Maine, USA. ⁵ He lived in a house over A.P. Sargent & Co's in South Brewer.
He had a residence in 1899 in Brewer, Penobscot, Maine, USA. ⁶
He worked as a carpenter for the Eastern Manufacturing Co. in 1899 in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA. ⁶
He was mentioned in the Bangor Daily Whig and Courier on 5 Jan 1900. Brewer City Council news: "John Burpee was appointed a surveyor of wood and bark."
He appeared on the US Federal census in 1900 in Brewer, Penobscot, Maine, USA.
He resided at 47 Spring Street in 1910 in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA.
He had a residence about 1911 in Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, USA. The family moved from Bangor. Was it due to the Great Fire in Bangor on Apr 30, 1911?
He appeared on the US Federal census in Jan 1920 in Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, USA.
He resided at 42 Bridge Street in 1920 in Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, USA.

Obituary of John B. Burpee

JOHN BURPEE, LEWISTON
DIES--INJURED IN FALL
79-Years-old Lewiston Carpenter Fell from Roof of Building a Hebron Academny, Dies in Lewiston Hospital ⁸

Lewiston Evening Journal, 29 August 1925, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, USA

John Burpee, 79, of 42 Bridge street, Lewiston, fell from four stories while working on the school at Hebron, Saturday morning. He was rushed to St. Mary's hospital, Lewiston, but died shortly after arrival there.

Mr. Burpee, a carpenter by trade, was very well known here. He was a member of the Carpenter's Union, the Modern Woodmen of America. He was a devout Catholic, being a member of St. Joseph's church. He came with his family to Lewiston from Bangor about 14 years ago.

He leaves other than his wife, 11 children, as follows: Arthur of Bucksport, Herbert of Bangor, Henry of Revere, Mass., Augustine of Auburn, George, Edward, Louis and Walter of Lewiston; three daughters, Mrs. James Swindles, Berniece and Dorothy, all of Lewiston, who made their home with him.

JOHN BURPEE
LEWISTON MAN DIES OF INJURIES SUSTAINED IN 55 FOOT FALL⁹

Lewiston Daily Sun, 31 Aug 1925 Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, USA.

John Burpee, age 79 (*s/b 69), of 42 Bridge Street, died Saturday while being brought to Ste Marie's hospital from Hebron. Mr Burpee with serveral other men was putting a roof on one of the larger Hebron Academy buildings when the staging broke and Mr. Burpee fell to the ground.

His son, together with Frank Hay and Earl Skinnings rushed him to Lewiston in an automobile, but he was dead when the party reached here. Dr. Langelier examined the remains, and reported no fracture of the skull, arms or legs, but attributed death to internal injuries.

Mr. Burpee came to Lewiston to live 14 years ago and has always been a carpenter by trade. He was a member of the Carpenter's Union and of the Modern Woodmen of America, also a devoted member of St. Joseph's church.

Besides a widow, he is survived by 11 children, Henry, Revere, Mass.; Arthur, Bucksport; Herbert, Bangor; Edward, Calais; Augustine, Auburn; Louis, Walter, George, Mrs. Alice Swindells, Bernice, and Dorothy Burpee, all of Lewiston.

DIED

In Lewiston, Aug. 29 -- John Burpee, age 69. Funeral from his home, 42 Bridge Street, Tuesday, Sept. 1, at 7:30 a.m. followed by a high mass of requiem at St. Joseph's church at 8:00 a.m. Interment at Mount Hope cemetery.

Additional Notes

Great Fire of Bangor 1911

Unquestionably the worst disaster to strike the Queen City, the Great Fire of 1911 reshaped the city's landscape, burning 55 acres, destroying 267 buildings, damaging 100 more and causing $3,188,081.90 in losses and damage. The conflagration left 75 families homeless, most of whom had lived from Harlow Street to Center Street to lower French Street. It destroyed more than 100 businesses during a nine-hour span.

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Sunday, April 30, 1911, began as any other spring day in the Queen City. Families went to church and a slight wind that is common at this time of year ebbed and flowed throughout the day. But at about 4 p.m. the alarm sounded after a fire was spotted in a hay shed owned by J. Frank Green at 176 Broad St., on the west bank of the Kenduskeag Stream. The fire spread quickly from building to building -- most of which were made of wood, providing more than enough fuel for a conflagration. Embers from the hay shed set ablaze the coal sheds at Bacon & Robinson. As embers multiplied, a strong wind carried them over the Kenduskeag Stream and onto other buildings.

Source Citations

Mutty Family Bible
1900 Federal Census, ED87-8a (Brewer, ME).
Brewer, Maine, city clerk - town records.
Bangor City Directory.
Ibid, 1897.
Ibid, 1899 edition.
Bangor Daily Whig & Courier, 5 Jan 1900.
Lewiston Evening Journal, (Lewiston, Maine), Obituary of John B. Burpee, 29 Aug 1925, page 1.
Lewiston Daily Sun, (Lewiston, Maine), Obituary of John B. Burpee, 31 Aug 1925.