Brief Life History of Edghill
Edghill Burnside was born on 7 November 1797, in Laurens, South Carolina, United States. He married Pamela Brown on 14 July 1814, in Liberty, Center Township, Union, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 25 March 1859, in Liberty, Center Township, Union, Indiana, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Drook Cemetery, Liberty, Center Township, Union, Indiana, United States.
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- Edgil Burnsides, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Edgehill Burnside - Published information: birth-name: Edgehill Burnsides
- Edghill Burnside, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1816
Indiana is the 19th state.
Name Meaning
Scottish (central Scotland) and Irish (Ulster): habitational name from one of the many places so named (from burn- ‘stream’), especially those in Lanarkshire and West Lothian.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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