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Thursday, February 12, 2026

Burgess Family Ancestors of Ruth and Florence Paget

Burgess Family Ancestors of Ruth and Florence Paget by Ruth Paget 

Ruth and Florence Paget are related to the Burgess family through their ancestor Phoebe Ann Throop. 

G1 refers to Generation 1 and so on. 

Mother Lines 

G1 – Florence Paget 

G2 – Ruth Pennington (Married Name: Paget) 

G3 – Beatrice May Sawle (Married Name: Pennington) 

G4 – Daisy May Bardsley (Married Name: Sawle) 

G5 – Etta Pearl Carpenter (Married Name: Bardsley) 

G6 – Phoebe Ann Throop (Married Name: Carpenter) 

G7 – Joseph Allen Throop - son of Calvin Throop and Anna Ripley 

G8 – Calvin Throop - son of Benjamin Throop and Mary Burgess 

G9 – Mary Burgess 

- daughter of James Burgess (1716 – 1789) 

Born: 1756 in Hartford County, Connecticut, US 

Died: May 26, 1818 in Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut, US 

G10 – James Burgess 

- parents unknown at this time 

Born: February 9, 1716 in Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut 

Died: February 9, 1789 in Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut – Buried in Old Judea Cemetery, Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut 

By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France and developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games