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America 250: Two Revolutionary War patriots and early Kendall County settlers honored · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: America two hundred and fifty two Revolutionary War patriots and
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  Speaker 1: early Kendall County settlers honored. Written by Eric Shelkoff. This
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  Speaker 1: article is being read by an automated voice brought to
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  Speaker 1: you by Everlett. As the nation celebrates the two hundred
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  Speaker 1: and fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence,
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  Speaker 1: Kendall County is honoring two Revolutionary War patriots that were
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  Speaker 1: early settlers of the county. During the June sixteenth Kendall
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  Speaker 1: County Board meeting, Johanna Byram, historian with the AMOS Kendall
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  Speaker 1: Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, presented a
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  Speaker 1: plaque recognizing Daniel Burrows and Henry Missner. The plaque is
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  Speaker 1: currently on display outside the County court Room on the
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  Speaker 1: second floor of the Kendall County Office Building. Burroughs and
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  Speaker 1: Missner were two of the earliest settlers of Kendall County.
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  Speaker 1: Berham said Burrows was born in seventeen fifty five in
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  Speaker 1: British colonial Connecticut. Burroughs fought in several battles, including in
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  Speaker 1: the Battles of Saratoga in seventeen seventy seven near Saratoga,
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  Speaker 1: New York. Those battles mark the first time a British
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  Speaker 1: army surrendered. Burrows, along with his son and family, came
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  Speaker 1: to Illinois between eighteen thirty six and eighteen thirty seven. Today,
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  Speaker 1: the land where he once farmed is part of Silver
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  Speaker 1: Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area in Yorkville. Missner was
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  Speaker 1: only seventeen and a half years old when he enlisted
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  Speaker 1: in July seventeen seventy seven in Pennsylvania. He joined his
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  Speaker 1: family in the fall of eighteen thirty two in the
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  Speaker 1: Newark Millington area. In the town of Newark, there is
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  Speaker 1: a blacksmith shop run by the Ferndell Historic Association. Burham
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  Speaker 1: said that was actually his family's blacksmith shop. So we
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  Speaker 1: have living places where we can go and see what
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  Speaker 1: their lives as were in this county, and I think
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  Speaker 1: that makes it kind of special. County board chairman Matt
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  Speaker 1: Kellogg noted the plaque honoring Burroughs and Miszener could be
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  Speaker 1: moved to a permanent location in the Kendall County Historic
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  Speaker 1: Courthouse next to the County Office building. A lot of
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  Speaker 1: our history related plaques are displayed on the main floor there.
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  Speaker 1: He said, information about activities happening in Kendall County to
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  Speaker 1: celebrate the Semmequincin Dentale. Can be found at KENDALLCOUNTYIL dot gov,
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  Speaker 1: slash county Dashboard, slash Kendall two five zero