Helen Amelia Day
(1836-1915)
| Father | Frederick Day (1815-1840) |
| Mother | Mary Allen Sackett (1817-1891) |
Helen Amelia Day, daughter of Frederick Day and Mary Allen Sackett, was born in OhioG on 5 May 1836.1,2,3 She died aged 79 in Nankin, Wayne County, MichiganG, on 5 November 19154 and was buried at Prairie Home Cemetery, Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganG.5 She married on 21 October 1858, Arora James Burrell.1 Arora was born in OhioG in 1832.3,6 He died aged about 77 in 1909 and was buried at Prairie Home CemeteryG.5
In 1860 Helen was living in Dowagiac, Cass County, MichiganG, in the household of her husband A J Burrill, 28, a store clerk, and was recorded in the census as Helen Burrill, aged 24 and born in Ohio. Helen's mother Mary, 43, was living with them.7
In 1880 she was living at Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganG, in the household of her husband Arora, 47, a farmer, and was recorded as Hellen D Burrell, aged 44 and born in Ohio. Living with them were their children, Rose, 16, and Royal, aged nine.8
In 1860 Helen was living in Dowagiac, Cass County, MichiganG, in the household of her husband A J Burrill, 28, a store clerk, and was recorded in the census as Helen Burrill, aged 24 and born in Ohio. Helen's mother Mary, 43, was living with them.7
In 1880 she was living at Richland, Kalamazoo County, MichiganG, in the household of her husband Arora, 47, a farmer, and was recorded as Hellen D Burrell, aged 44 and born in Ohio. Living with them were their children, Rose, 16, and Royal, aged nine.8
Helen Amelia (Day) Burrell (1836–1915), Prairie Home Cemetery, Richland, Michigan
(Src: Find A Grave, ambs)
(Src: Find A Grave, ambs)
Arora J Burrell (1832–1909), Prairie Home Cemetery, Richland, Michigan
(Src: Find A Grave, ambs)
(Src: Find A Grave, ambs)
Children of Helen Amelia Day and Arora James Burrell
- Rose D Burrell b. 13 Jan 1864
- Royal Orange Burrell+ b. 15 Aug 1870, d. 10 Nov 1937
Notes & Citations
- Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "5218. Helen Amelia Day, b. May 5, 1836; m. Aaron [sic: Arora] J. Burrell."
- George Edward Day, Genealogical Register of the Descendants in the Male Line of Robert Day (Northampton, MA: J & L Metcalf, 1848), "509. Frederic [Day], of Sheffield, Ohio, son of John I., m. Mary A. Sackett of Avon, Ohio, Aug. 18, 1835, and d. Aug. 11, 1840, aged 25. Children—
1210. Helen Amelia, b. May 5, 1836.
1211. Frederic 2d, b. March 2, 1840." - Census.
- "Michigan Death Records, 1897–1929" (Ancestry transcript), "5 Nov 1915, Helen D Burrell, at Nankin, Wayne, Michigan, age 79, father Fred Day."
- Find a Grave.
- Gravestone.
- 1860 United States Federal Census
Roll M653_541, p. 11, Image 15, FHL Film 803541
Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan, 4 Jun 1860
Burrill, A J, 28, clerk in store, b. OH
Burrill, Helen, 24, b. OH
Day, Mary, 43, milliner, b. OH. - 1880 United States Federal Census
Roll 586, FHL Film 1254586, p. 288A, Enumeration District 140, Image 0574
Richland, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, 9 Jun 1880
Arora J Burrell, 47, farmer, b. OH, father b. unk, mother b. unk
Hellen D Burrell, 44, wife, keeping house, b. OH, father b. MA, mother b. NY
Rose Burrell, 16, dau, at school, b. MI, father b. OH, mother b. OH
Royal O Burrell, 9, son, at school, b. MI, father b. OH, mother b. OH.
| Sackett line | 8th great-granddaughter of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet |
| Charts | Line 3a (American) |
| Generation.Tree | 5218.9Q.3 |
| Last Edited | 10 Feb 2022 |
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