James Lewis Burnham Jr

Brief Life History of James Lewis

When James Lewis Burnham Jr was born on 29 October 1813, in Brookfield, Orange, Vermont, United States, his father, James Lewis Burnham Sr, was 22 and his mother, Frances E Hibbard, was 21. He married Mary Ann Huntley on 1 December 1834, in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Roxbury, Washington, Vermont, United States in 1830 and McHenry, Illinois, United States in 1840. He died on 8 October 1845, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, at the age of 31, and was buried in Old Nauvoo Burial Grounds, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Lewis Burnham Jr
1813–1845
Mary Ann Huntley
1816–1903
Marriage: 1 December 1834
Luther Clinton Burnham
1835–1914
Wallace Kendall Burnham
1838–1913
George Franklin Burnham
1839–1901
Maria Antoinette Burnham
1843–1844
Mary Ann Burnham
1845–1912

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  • James L Burnham, "United States Census, 1840"
  • James L Burnham, "Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954" -birth
  • Lewis Burnham, "Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954" marriage

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1825 · The Crimes Act

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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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George Franklin Burnham Compiled by his daughter, Sadie Burnham Dustin

George Franklin Burnham, son of James Lewis and Mary Ann (Huntley) Burnham, was born in Montelona, McHenry Co., Illinois, 26 October 1839. He was old enough to remember the tragic event of the …

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