Nathaniel Adams Burpee (March 13, 1816 – December 11, 1887) was an American politician from Maine.[citation needed]
Biography
Nathaniel Burpee was born on 13 March 1816 in Grafton, Massachusetts to Heman and Satira Burpee. He would go on to be the eldest of seven children.[citation needed]
In adulthood, Burpee founded a livery and blacksmith business with his younger brother Samuel. By 1830, their business had evolved to include undertaking and funeral services.[citation needed]
On 27 December 1838 he married Mary Jane Patridge, with whom he had five children.[citation needed]
