Benjamin Bourn

18 April 1787–23 August 1867 (Age 80)
Savoy, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

The Life Summary of Benjamin

When Benjamin Bourn was born on 18 April 1787, in Savoy, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, John Bourn, was 38 and his mother, Lovisa Nash, was 30. He married Fanny W Cain on 16 May 1812, in Savoy, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He died on 23 August 1867, in Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Bourn
1787–1867
Fanny W Cain
1791–1859
Marriage: 16 May 1812
Susan Bourn
1814–1885
Jemima Bourne
1815–
Benjamin Franklin Bourn
1822–1882
Martha Maria Bourn
1824–
Laura Elvira Bourn
1824–1864
Harriet Bourne
1833–1915

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    16 May 1812Savoy, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
    • Children

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1788 · The First Presidential Election
    Age 1
    The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
    1789
    Age 2
    George Washington elected first president of United States.
    1808
    Age 21
    Atlantic slave trade abolished.

    Name Meaning

    English (southeastern): variant of Bourne .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Bourne

    Sources (15)

    • Benjamin Brown, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Benjamin Bourn, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
    • Benj. Bourn, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915"

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