Dr Joseph Burnett

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Dr Joseph Burnett

Birth
Southborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
11 Aug 1894 (aged 73)
Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Southborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Educator and businessman. He was an innovator in the production of premium vanilla extract in the United States. Vanilla extract was previously imported from France and made by processes which were proprietary secrets. Burnett was also a manufacturer of pharmaceutical products and foods and the family remained in business for over a century. He was the founder of St. Mark's School, an Episcopal boarding school. 

Joseph Burnett, son of Charles and Keziah Pond Burnett of Southboro, married Josephine Rebecca Cutter, the daughter of Edward and Ruth Torrey Cutter of Boston. They were married March 20, 1848 at Church of the Advent in Boston. They had 12 children:

Edward Burnett 1849-1925
Harry Burnett 1850-1927
Robert Manton Burnett 1852-1928
Waldo Burnett 1855-1935
Josephine Burnett 1856-1937
Esther Burnett 1859-1954
Ruth Burnett 1862-1942
Charles Cutter Burnett 1864-1900
Richard Torey Burnett 1866-1867
John Torey 1868-1929
Louisa Burnett 1869-1929
Elinor Burnett 1872-1953

"His kind and gentlemanly, cheerful and generous qualities are cherished as a living fountain to his memory."

See obituary photos attached for detailed biography.
Educator and businessman. He was an innovator in the production of premium vanilla extract in the United States. Vanilla extract was previously imported from France and made by processes which were proprietary secrets. Burnett was also a manufacturer of pharmaceutical products and foods and the family remained in business for over a century. He was the founder of St. Mark's School, an Episcopal boarding school. 

Joseph Burnett, son of Charles and Keziah Pond Burnett of Southboro, married Josephine Rebecca Cutter, the daughter of Edward and Ruth Torrey Cutter of Boston. They were married March 20, 1848 at Church of the Advent in Boston. They had 12 children:

Edward Burnett 1849-1925
Harry Burnett 1850-1927
Robert Manton Burnett 1852-1928
Waldo Burnett 1855-1935
Josephine Burnett 1856-1937
Esther Burnett 1859-1954
Ruth Burnett 1862-1942
Charles Cutter Burnett 1864-1900
Richard Torey Burnett 1866-1867
John Torey 1868-1929
Louisa Burnett 1869-1929
Elinor Burnett 1872-1953

"His kind and gentlemanly, cheerful and generous qualities are cherished as a living fountain to his memory."

See obituary photos attached for detailed biography.

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BORN NOVEMBER 11th 1820
JOSEPH BURNETT
DIED AUGUST 11th 1894

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