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BURTON, C. H., far., Sec. 25; P. O. Denmark; son of Asa Burton, who was born at Norwich, Vt., in 1797, and, soon after becoming of age, removed to Sandy Hill, Washington Co., N. Y., where he married Minerva, daughter of Titus Beech, who was born at Sandy Hill in 1804; after their marriage, they removed to Glover, Orleans Co., Vt.; had twelve children — six sons and six daughters; the eldest, C. H. Burton, was born 6th of October, 1822; at the age of 18, having received a good common-school education, he commenced teaching school, and continued, during the winter-season, for twenty-two years; the summer months were devoted to the farm. In the fall of 1845, he married Cornelia C., daughter of Smith Burton, a distant relative; she was born at Norwich, Vt., Sept. 18, 1824; after marriage, they settled in his native town of Glover, where he engaged as school-teacher and farmer until 1851, when they removed to Lee Co., and settled on the 200-acre tract of land which he now owns, and valued at $30 per acre; they have had eight children — Andrew C., born at Glover, Vt., June 3, 1847, a farmer at Lewis, Cass Co., Iowa; Laura A., born at Norwich, Vt., April 2, 1850, and died in Lee Co., Sept. 16, 1870; Ellen L., born in Lee Co., March 30, 1855, wife of Walter Little, of Denmark village; Annette, born in Pleasant Ridge Tp. Jan. 5, 1858, and died Sept. 16, 1858; Charles E., born in Pleasant Ridge Sept. 9, 1860; William S., born July 12, 1862; Tracy, born March 17, 1865; Clara, born June 15, 1868; the last four are at home, and assist in the management of the farm. Mr. Burton is Republican in politics, and has been Town Clerk eighteen years in succession, and Secretary of the School Board for twenty years.