Brief Life History of Jesse
When Rev Jesse Burnham was born on 16 May 1778, in Lee, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Ebenezer Burnham, was 36 and his mother, Sarah Thomas, was 34. He married Elizabeth Harvey on 29 September 1805, in Nottingham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 5 December 1863, in Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Jesse Burnham, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Jesse Burnham - Government record: birth: 16 May 1778; Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, United States
- Jesse Burnaham, "New Hampshire, Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
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1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1788 · New Hampshire Helps Ratify the US Constitution
On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth and final state needed to ratify the US Constitution and make it the official law of the land
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
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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