Burrage Yale
Burrage Yale (1781 – 1860) was an American tin ware manufacturer and Justice of the Peace from Wakefield, Massachusetts. He was the Municipal treasurer, town treasurer and the largest employer in the city. He gave his name to Yale Avenue Historic District, Yale Avenue and Yale Fire Station. He was also the first postmaster recognized in Washington, D. C., and the cofounder of South Reading Academy, with abolitionist minister, Cyrus Pitt Grosvenor, Cyrus P. Grosvenor. His son, Burrage Buchanan Yale, became one of the founders of American Precision Museum#Past exhibits, Lamson, Goodnow & Yale., a major gun-making machine manufacturer for Abraham Lincoln's army during the American Civil War. Early life Burrage Yale was born on March 27, 1781, in Meriden, Connecticut, the son of soldier Amerton Yale and Sarah Merriman, members of the Yale (surname), Yale family.
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Burrage Yale Painting, Tin Ware Manufacturer, Largest In Wakefield, Massachusetts, Early 19th Century
Burrage is an English surname. It is similar to Burridge (surname), Burridge. Notable people with the surname include: * Albert Burrage (1859–1931), American industrialist and philanthropist * A. M. Burrage (1889–1956), British writer * Barbara Burrage (1900–1989), American printmaker * Clare Burrage, British particle physicist * Harold Burrage (1931–1966), American blues and soul musician * Henry Sweetser Burrage (1837–1926), American clergyman and historian * Jodie Burrage (born 1999), British tennis player * Luke Burrage (born 1980), British entertainer and author * Michael Burrage (born 1950), American judge * Mildred Burrage (1890–1983), American artist * Nathan Burrage (born 1971), Australian author * Roland Burrage Dixon (1875–1934), American anthropologist * Ronnie Burrage (born 1959), American jazz drummer * Sean Burrage (born 1968), American politician * Steve Burrage (born 1952), American politician Things named after Burrages include: * Burrage Dome, a la ...
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