Hon. Isaac Newton and Dorothy Burdsall

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Husband Hon. Isaac Newton ¹

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           Born: 31 Mar 1800 - Burlington Co, NJ 2
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Wife Dorothy Burdsall ¹

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           Born: 26 Feb 1799 1
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         Father: Wills Burdsall (      -      ) 3
         Mother: Dorothy Crispin (1774-      ) 3

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Children

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1 M Bolton Newton ²

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         Spouse: [Unk] Malone (      -      ) 2

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2 F Anna Newton ²

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         Spouse: G. Bakewell Earp (      -      ) 2

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3 M Isaac Newton, Jr. ¹

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         Spouse: Amanda Hubbs (      -      ) 1

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4 F Eleanor Newton ²

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         Spouse: [Unk] Hupfeld (      -      ) 2

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General Notes: Husband - Hon. Isaac Newton

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It is claimed he was a descendant of Sir Isaac Newton, (1642-1727) the celebrated natural philosopher.
After his marriage he moved to Delaware county, Pennsylvania, where he made a purchase of land, and soon became noted for the neatness, order and productiveness of his land, and was recognized as one of the foremost agriculturists in Pennsylvania. He early became a member of the State Agricultural Association, and was frequently sent as its representative to the meetings of the United States Agricultural Society. He also was active in local organizations of a similar character. To the State Association he presented a resolution urging Congress to establish a National Department of Agriculture, and brought his plan for this purpose to the attention of each recurring presidential administration, from that of Harrison, in 1841, to that of Lincoln in 1861. To the last named, whose personal acquaintance he enjoyed, he was indebted for the final adoption of his scheme. After Congress had authorized the formation of the agricultural bureau in 1862, President Lincoln appointed Isaac Newton its head as United States Commissioner of Agriculture. He organized the department on such lines that its efficiency even many years later was largely due to him. It became a full fledged Department of Government, whose head, as Secretary of Agriculture, had a seat in the president's cabinet.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 389.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 390.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 388.