1831 Birth:1285 Birth date of 1 August 1831 is given on gravestone; birth place of Richland (Oswego County) New York is taken from 1908 death certificate. This is supported by her enumeration in Albion, Oswego County, New York in the household of her parents Alvin and Mary Ann Frary.

1840 U.S. Census:2488 Helen Adelia enumerated in the household of her father in Albion Township, Oswego County, New York as the female age 5-10; Helen was age 9. Others in the household were two brothers (Harrison and Mark), two sisters (Julia and Lucy), and mother Mary Ann. Another sister, Augusta, age 6, is unaccounted for.

1850 U.S. Census:2484 Helen Adelia enumerated in the household of her father Alvin Frary in Albion, Oswego County, New York as Adelia, a female, age 19, born in New York.

1850-1853 Marriage:2484,326 Marriage of George Reed and Helen Adelia Frary assumed to have taken place between census enumeration on 9 August 1850 with Helen residing with her parents Alvin and Mary Ann Frary and the 2 February 1853 birth of daughter Alice Reed.

1853 Birth of Daughter Alice:326 Daughter Alice Reed or Reid was born on 2 February 1853 in Oswego, New York to George Reed (or Reid) and Helen Frary.

1868 Relocation to Illinois: Approximate time of immigration to Illinois, based on information on death certificate;341 corresponds with 1867 estimated date of arrival, based on information on death certificate326 of daughter, Alice Reid.

1880 U.S. Census:1795 Helen enumerated in the household of her husband Chas. C. Gillson as a white, female, 47, wife, married, born in New York, father born in Vermont, mother born in Vermont. << Use with caution; not yet verified that this is actually Helen Adelia Frary.

1900 U.S. Census:932 Helen enumerated in household of daughter Alice Ryder living at 5601 S. Sangamon St., Chicago, Illinois as Helen A. Burton, mother, white, female, born Aug. 1831, age 68, widow, mother of one child, that child still living, born in New York, father born in Vermont, mother born in Vermont.

1908 Death Certificate:341 State of Illinois, Will County; full name: Helen Adelia Frary Burton; female, white; age, 76 years, 8 months, 11 days; place of birth, Richland, New York; lived in Illinois 40 years; occupation, housewife; died on 12th day of April 1908 at about 10 am.; place of death, Wilmington, Ill.; place of burial, Wilmington, Ill.; date of burial, April 14; name of undertaker, A. Krause; address, Wilmington, Ill.

1908 Tombstone:1285 Oakwood Cemetery, Wilmington, Will County, Illinois. Graves of daughter Alice Ryder and great-grandson Andrew T. Ryder are adjacent.
Helen A. Burton
Aug. 1, 1831
Apr. 12, 1908