Burt, Edwin B. (1894-1971)

Name:

Burt, Edwin B. (1894-1971)

Title:

U. S. Navy -- served during WWI.
Fellow, National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc., 1959.
Charter Member, American Watchmaker's Institute.
Member, Antiquarian Horological Society
Member, British Horological Institute
Director, American Clock and Watch Museum
Member, Isaac Parker Lodge, F. & A. M., Waltham, MA, 1918-

Other Names:

Burt, Edwin Benjamin

Born:

12/21/1894

Birthplace:

Roxbury, MA

Died:

06/12/1971

Death Location:

Exeter, NH

Residence:

Milford, MA 1900
Boston, MA 1903
Malden, MA 1910
Waltham, MA 1918-
Weston, MA -- by 1930
Auburndale, MA -- 1950s
Brentwood, NH
Exeter, NH
Epping, NH
Kensington, NH

Nationality:

American

Occupation:

Clock Dial Painter, Waltham Watch Co., Waltham, MA, 1920
Proprietor, Clock Dial Manufactory -- c.1923-1957; in Weston, MA, census, 1930.
Adams Brown Company, Auburndale, MA, 1957- specialize in horological literature.

Father:

Burt, Charles Mather (1850-1900)

Mother:

Palmer, Clara Elizabeth (1867-1960)

Relations:

Son, Herschel B. Burt, followed Edwin in running Adams Brown Co.

Spouse:

Groves, Violet Victorica (1897-1962), October 19, 1918, Waltham, MA

Children:

Doris Marjorie Lillian, born 1919; died 2000; m. Robert Elmer Liebried; res. Brentwood, NH
Edwin Benjamin, born 1924; died 1980; expert in clock restoration; res. Epping and Exeter, NH
Herschel Bacon, born 1927; died 2000; m. Thelma Ketchen; res. Exeter, NH; clock dial restorer.

Notes:

Massachusetts, U. S., Mason Membership Cards, 1733-1900

United States Social Security Death Index