Brief Life History of David
David Burnham was born on 19 May 1799, in Hollis, York, Maine, United States as the son of Moses Collins Burnham and Hannah Foss. He married Ruth Lassell on 18 February 1822, in Waterboro, York, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons. He lived in Biddeford, York, Maine, United States for about 10 years. He died on 29 April 1870, in York, Maine, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Biddeford, York, Maine, United States.
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- David Burnham, "United States Census, 1860"
- David Burnham in entry for Royal Burnham, "Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950"
- David Burnham, "United States Census, 1850"
Spouse and Children
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Children (8)
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World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 1
1804 · Whitehead Light
Age 5
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 20
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of several places called Burnham. Those in Buckinghamshire (Burnham Beeches), Norfolk (various villages), and Essex (Burnham-on-Crouch) are named with Old English burna ‘stream’ + hām ‘homestead’. In the case of Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset, however, the second element is Old English hamm ‘water meadow’, while Burnham in Lincolnshire is named from brunnum, dative plural of Old Norse brunnr ‘spring’, originally used after a preposition, i.e. ‘(at) the springs’.
History: In 1635 Robert Burnham and his two brothers came from England to Ipswich, MA, after their ship was wrecked on the coast of Maine. In the mid 18th century John Burnham and his son, also called John, were among the early settlers in what became the state of VT. In 1785, the younger John Burnham established himself at Middletown, CT.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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