Brief Life History of Abijah
When Captain Abijah Burbank was born on 8 September 1800, in Shipton, Richmond, Quebec, Canada, his father, Benjamin Burbank, was 35 and his mother, Dorcas Forbush, was 33. He married Mary Willey about 16 December 1822, in Shipton, Richmond, Quebec, Canada. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 27 January 1868, at the age of 67, and was buried in Danville, Les Sources, Quebec, Canada.
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- Abijah Burbank, "Find A Grave Index"
- Capt. Abijah Burbank in entry for Mary Burbank, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
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Name Meaning
English: habitational name, perhaps from Burbank House in Dacre, Cumbria, possibly named with Old English burh ‘stronghold, manor’ + Old Danish banke ‘bank, ridge’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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