Boston of to-day; a glance at its history and characteristicsWith biographical sketches and portraits of many of its professional and business men . ; they have six chil-dren: Maria L., Emma A., Benjamin H., Sarah S.,Gertrude A., and Isaac H. Burrell. BuRr, Ge(>ri;e , was born in Walpole, ,Nov. 3, 1829. He was educated in the local the Roach Memorial Church and Liversidge Instituteare theirs. Mr. Burt has resided in Mattapan since1848, is a director of the Dorchester CooperativeBank, and was a member of the council four served in the House of Representatives in 1880,1881, an
Boston of to-day; a glance at its history and characteristicsWith biographical sketches and portraits of many of its professional and business men . ; they have six chil-dren: Maria L., Emma A., Benjamin H., Sarah S.,Gertrude A., and Isaac H. Burrell. BuRr, Ge(>ri;e , was born in Walpole, ,Nov. 3, 1829. He was educated in the local the Roach Memorial Church and Liversidge Instituteare theirs. Mr. Burt has resided in Mattapan since1848, is a director of the Dorchester CooperativeBank, and was a member of the council four served in the House of Representatives in 1880,1881, and 1882, and was elected to the State senatein 1884 and 1885. He served on the committee ap-pointed by the governor to select a site for the insaneasylum, and bought the four-hundred-acre farm atMedfield for $21,000, the allowance being $25,^s the buildings secured were worth §9,000, the com-mittee obtained the site for about one-half the Burt is an active member of the Master BuildersAssociation and of the Charitable Mechanic Asso-ciation. He was married in ^Valpole, , to MissEllen A. Darby, of that town, on .Aug. 8, Burt, Johx H., son of Holland and .Xancy (Wat-kins) Burt, was born in Walpole, , June 6, early education was acquired in the publicschools and academy of his native town. He learnedthe trade of a carpenter and builder, and comingearly to Massachusetts, in 1850, established with hisbrother, George L. Burt, the contracting and buildingfirm of J. H. Burt & Co., with headquarters in Matla-])an. The next year .Sumner .A. Burt was admittedto partnership, and the three brothers continued \ schools. He started business as carpenter andbuilder in Mattapan in 1850, in partnership with hisbrother, John H. Burt, and shortly after their olderbrother, Sumner A. Burt, was admitted, the businessbeing conducted under the firm name of J. & Co. Sumner A. Burt died in 1886, and thetwo younger brothers have since continued the busi-ness un
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