US Burnside, Mary Richmond Bishop

Mary Richmond Bishop Burnside
From A to Z - Women​

Born: October 26, 1828

Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island

Father: Captain Nathaniel Bishop 1784 – 1860

(Buried: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island)​

Mother: Fanny Winsor 1791 – 1883

(Buried: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island)​

Husband: Major General Ambrose Burnside 1824 – 1881

(Buried: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island)​

Married: April 27, 1852 in Newport, Rhode Island

Children: None

Life Events:

1852: Met her future husband when he was stationed at Newport​

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1852 – 1876: Wife of Major General Ambrose Burnside​

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Her family invested in Bristol Firearms Company​

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1866 – 1869: First Lady of the State of Rhode Island​

Died: March 9, 1876

Place of Death: Providence, Rhode Island

Age at time of Death: 47 years old

Burial Place: Swan Point Cemetery, Providence Rhode, Island

 

[PrivateBrooke]

Died young, and without any children. So sad.

 

[Seduzal]

Died young, and without any children. So sad.

maybe they couldn't have any? Thanks for sharin.

 

[donna]

Another interesting bio.

 

[DBF]

Interesting story - -

Somewhere in 1850/1851, Burnside had proposed marriage to another and was left in a rather embarrassed position. The "legend" goes that he proposed to a Miss Charlotte Moon. It is said that when to minister asked Miss Moon if she takes this man to be her husband she replied "No Siree Bob" and ran down the aisle. The story goes that when Charlotte was eventually engaged again to an Ohio lawyer her future husband flashed his gun stating there will either be a wedding today or a funeral tomorrow.

Charlotte Moon would go on to be a Confederate spy and was caught by none other than General Burnside and would be under house arrest until he gave her - freedom.

http://www.newenglandhistoricalsoci...d-civil-war-commander-who-didnt-want-the-job/

 

[PrivateBrooke]

maybe they couldn't have any? Thanks for sharin.

I'd imagine that's the sad reality. This wasn't typically an era of choice in the matter of bearing children.