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Sources: 01.) The birth of Seth C. Burgess found in the Civil War pension file of his brother, Clarkson L. Burgess, filed by his mother Betsey Placeway Burgess. [National Archives] 02.) The marriage of Seth to Sarah found in the Marriage Records of Gratiot County, Michigan 1855-1870, page 30. [DAR Library, Washington, DC] 03.) The 1870 Federal Census of Pine River, Gratiot County, Michigan, page 127a, line 1: Seth Burgess, head of household, age 23, b. MI, farmer Sarah, wife, age 20, b. NY 04.) The 1880 Federal Census of St. Louis, Gratiot County, Michigan, page 450-D Seth C. Burgess, head of household, age 32, b. MI, milk man, Sarah M., wife, age 30, b. NY Eva L., dau., age 8, b. MI |