Whiteside County IL Archives Biographies.....Burroughs, Daniel L 
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Author: Portrait/Bio Album, Whiteside County IL 1885

Daniel L. Burroughs, of Tampico, has been a prominent factor in the various 
business interests of Whiteside County since his removal here in 1867. He is 
at present extensively interested in traffic in poultry, eggs and butter. He 
was born Oct. 14, 1841, in Napoli, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., where his father, 
Loren Burroughs, was a prominent farmer. Meribah (Boardman) Burroughs, the 
mother, was also a native of the State of New York. Daniel is the tenth in 
order of birth of 13 children included in the family of his parents. He spent 
the years of his youth in alternate attendance at school and in farm labor on 
his father's homestead, and when 20 years old enlisted in the military service 
of the United States. Aug. 9, 1862, he enrolled in Co. B, 154th N. Y. Vol. 
Inf.   His chiefs in company, regiment and brigade were Capt. Allen, Col. 
Jones and Gens. Hooker and Howard, and his command was assigned to the Army of 
the Potomac. He was in the various engagements in which the regiment 
participated, among which was the battle of Chancellorsville, where his 
brother, George W. Burroughs, was killed. He was taken ill with pneumonia, and 
on recovery was transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps. He was sent to 
Washington, D. C., where he was honorably discharged July 19, 1865, at the 
termination of the war, after a period of military service extending over 
nearly three years. Previous to his enlistment his parents had removed to 
Chautauqua County, where he returned on being once more at liberty to resume 
the duties of a civilian. He was for some time engaged in teaching in that 
county, and was married Nov. 22, 1866, in Jamestown, to Mattie, the only 
daughter of W. C. and Mary E. (Abbott) Hassett. She was born in Chautauqua 
County, N. Y., in 1848, and was reared to womanhood in her native county. Her 
father was a farmer, and was largely interested in the dairy business. Mr. and 
Mrs. Burroughs have one child, A. De Ette, born May 16, 1868. In March, 1867, 
they came to Whiteside County, locating at Prophetstown, where Mr. Burroughs 
was a farmer and also a teacher for some time. He went thence to Geneseo, 
Henry Co., Ill., and became a dealer in butter and eggs, establishing his 
business in 1872 and operating extensively until 1876, when he sold out and 
came to Tampico. He has since been more extensively engaged in trade in 
poultry than any other single dealer in the State. In the winter of 1884-5 he 
shipped 200 tons of poultry, and he has also been interested in the management 
of two creameries. He has six poultry buildings in different localities, and 
is the owner of considerable village property. Mr. Burroughs is a Republican 
of a decided type, and has served on the Board of Village Trustees.

Additional Comments:
Portrait and Biographical Album of Whiteside County, Illinois, Containing Full-
page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative 
Citizens of the County. Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1885.

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