Stephen V. R. Burnett Account Book, Cabinet Maker & Undertaker, Red Hook, NY | 1865–1882

Red Hook, Dutchess County, NY 1865-1882

Stephen Burnett, b 1826, was listed as a cabinetmaker and undertaker in Red Hook in the 1865 state census.

This ledger information extracted from Burnett, Rockefeller & Hand Funeral Home records, each account showed debit items, and payments with dates.

Coffins and caskets are frequently mentioned and became more numerous than references to other pieces of furniture.

Mr. Burnett transferred his business to his sons in 1886. He died in 1911.

KS-168 ISBN: 1560123516

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