Burr, Lemuel , 1814 - 1900
Lemuel Burr was the son of Sally Burr (Laughing Flood) and the grandson of Seymour Burr of Canton, Massachusetts. His obituary indicates that his father was mixed-race, Native. He married Mary Davis and had several children: Annie E., Lemuel D., Mary, and Sarah. The family lived in Boston, where Burr opened a hairdressing and shaving room on Court Street. He also worked as a carpet layer.