David H. Burr

David H. Burr
Born	August 1803
Died	1875
Occupation	Cartography, surveyor, topographer

David Burr (1803–1875) was an American cartographer, surveyor and topographer. He served in several positions for the United States government, as the official topographer for the United States Post Office Department from 1832 until 1838, and as a draftsman for the United States House of Representatives from 1838 until 1840 and for the United States Senate from 1853 until 1855. He was also Surveyor General of Utah, from 1855 to 1857.

David Burr was born in August 1803 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He moved to Kingsboro, New York in 1822 and attended law school. He passed the New York bar to become a lawyer. After becoming a member of the New York State Bar Association, he joined the New York State Militia.

Married Susan Cottle Bush (1805-1833) on September 29, 1828. Their children were:

Frances Burr (1829-?)
Frederick Hugh Burr (1831-1897) "Fred Burr" was an early pioneer of Western Montana
Helen Elizabeth Burr (1833-1863)

Married Sophia Augustine Howell (1813-1888) on August 4, 1835. Their children were:

He started working as a surveyor for Simeon De Witt, surveying roads in New York. Areas of the state were being rapidly developed in relation to industrialization and increased trade from the Erie Canal. He published his first atlas in 1829, the Atlas of the State of New York, which was sponsored by the state government. This was the second atlas ever created for a state.

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