Mary Burnett

According to her obituary, Mary Burnett was born on 8 May 1813 in Bungay, Suffolk, England.¹ She was the daughter of William Burnett and Rachel Durrant. Her date of birth would be 17 May 1813 as calculated from the death entry in a bible record: "Dec. 31, 1886 Age 73 yrs. 7 mo. 14 da."²

Mary Burnett arrived in New York, New York, on 30 August 1834 on the ship Saint John from Liverpool together with her father and five siblings.³

Mary Burnett married first William B. Rushmer on 1 November 1837 in New York, New York; they were married by the Rev. Henry Chase.^4,5 Mary Burnett married secondly William Walpole on 1 January 1847 in Scotch Plains, New Jersey; the minister was the Rev. William Lock.^2,4,5

Mary Burnett appeared on the census of 1 August 1850 at Westfield Township, Essex County, New Jersey, in the household of her husband.⁶

Mary Burnett appeared on the census of 11 June 1880 at Mount Pleasant Township, Westchester County, New York, in the household of her husband.⁷

Mary Burnett died on 31 December 1886 in Katonah, New York, at age 73, of a severe asthma attack.^5,2,8,1 The funeral was on 3 January 1887 at the Katonah Presbyterian Church, Katonah, Westchester County, New York. She was buried in plot 222, Katonah Cemetery, Old Katonah, Westchester County, New York.^1,9 The bodies in this cemetery were removed for the filling of the Croton Aqueduct reservoir.¹⁰ She was reburied on 29 November 1906 in lot 1350 (Walpole plot), Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, Westchester County, New York.^11,8,12