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    James Berdan

    Birth: 7-4-1805

    Death: 8-24-1884

    Alternate Surname: Borden

Relationships

Parents

Berdan, Susanna ()

Berdan, David Sr. ()

Biography

Found in 18330220BJS_WHS1. He and Irving are going to move to Illinois. 
   Brother-in-law of Pierre M. Irving. He was an alcoholic, periodically reforming and relapsing. Later reformed altogether and became a leading citizen in Jacksonville, IL, where he lived the rest of his life.

Letter References

Letter from David Berdan to William Henry Seward, March 21, 1824

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, December 15, 1839

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 29, 1837

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, July 18, 1833

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, February 20, 1833

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, March 9, 1833

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, March 12, 1833

Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, November 18, 1832

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, July 17, 1828

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, December 20, 1827

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, May 19, 1825

Citations

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Biography: 
Found in 18330220BJS_WHS1. He and Irving are going to move to Illinois. Brother-in-law of Pierre M. Irving. He was an alcoholic, periodically reforming and relapsing. Later reformed altogether and became a leading citizen in Jacksonville, IL, where he lived the rest of his life.
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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Berdan&GSfn=James&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=16&GScnty=758&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=119522279&df=all& http://books.google.com/books?id=Dg8wAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA82&lpg=PA82&dq=Pierre+Irving,+Illinois+1834&source=bl&ots=iBzw_-cWvO&sig=NETaeA8bacjPm41lQQf8Evci-Ck&hl=en&sa=X&ei=LtMEU6_AD-iOyAG90IDIBw&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Pierre%20Irving%2C%20Illinois%201834&f=false
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Biography: 
  • James Berdan, son of David Berdan Senior grew up in New York City. He had five siblings: Rachel (became Mrs. Frederick Root) (b. 1793), Peter (b. 1797), John (1798-1840), Magaret (1800-1832), and David (1803-1827).
  • David Sr. was authorized to explore the frontier states of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois and caused James and his siblings to venture to the middle of the county. James started a law practice in Jacksonville, Illinois and eventually became a judge.
  • James Berdan was a frequent* (*as far as I can tell from 18321118FMS_WHS when she talks about publishing the correspondence between them) correspondent.
  • the UMichigan collection of the family papers has a few "satirical" pieces, which they believe were written by James.
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Citation URL: 
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsmss/umich-wcl-M-1720ber?view=text
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