Henry Burbeck - Early Life (1754 - 1775)

1775)

Henry Burbeck was born in Boston on June 10, 1754, the son of Jerusha Glover and William Burbeck of Boston. His father was a British colonial officer in the ordnance department and second in command of Old Castle William in Boston Harbor, but gave up his commission and supported the patriot cause when hostilities broke out.

Burbeck's education consisted of a public writing school in the North End of Boston under John Tileston (1735–1826). He would later credit his father with the remainder of his education. Prior to his military service, Henry worked at the coppersmith's forge with Paul Revere.