Brief Life History of Walter W.
When Walter W. Burnham was born on 30 November 1851, in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, his father, Erastus William Burnham Sr., was 41 and his mother, Emeline Parsons, was 39. He married Angeline Minnie Ellsworth on 20 July 1872, in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States. He lived in South Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States in 1860 and Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States in 1880. He died on 21 May 1924, in Dummerston, Windham, Vermont, United States, at the age of 72.
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- Walter Burnham in household of Emeline Burnham, "United States Census, 1860"
- Walter L. Burnham, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
- Walter W Burnham in entry for Eva M Burnham, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1864 · St. Albans Raid
St. Albans Raid took place on October 19, 1864. It was a Confederate raid from Canada into Union territory. Confederate soldiers that were in Canada raided the town of St. Albans killed one person and robbed three banks.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
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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