James Bourne

21 February 1730–19 May 1807 (Age 77)
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

The Life of James

When James Bourne was born on 21 February 1730, in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Col. Silas Bourne, was 28 and his mother, Mary Allen, was 21. He married Mary Nye on 18 February 1753, in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 19 May 1807, in his hometown, at the age of 77.

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Family Time Line

James Bourne
1730–1807
Mary Nye
1730–1798
Marriage: 18 February 1753
Benjamin Bourne
1753–1775
Hannah Bourne
1755–1785
Allen Bourne
1759–1829
Mary Bourne
1762–1784
James Bourne
1765–
Temperance Bourne
1769–1793
Sarah Bourne
1771–

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
18 February 1753
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
children

(7)

    Benjamin Bourne

    Male1753–1775Male

    Hannah Bourne

    Female1755–1785Female

    Allen Bourne

    Male1759–1829Male

    Mary Bourne

    Female1762–1784Female

    James Bourne

    Male1765–Male

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Parents and Siblings

siblings

(7)

+2 More Children

World Events (4)

1776

Age 46

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King

Age 46

"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
1791

Age 61

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name for someone who lived beside a stream, Old English burna, burne ‘spring’, ‘stream’, or a habitational name from a place named with this word, for example Bourn in Cambridgeshire or Bourne in Lincolnshire. This word was replaced as the general word for a stream in southern dialects by Old English brōc ( see Brook ) and came to be restricted in meaning to a stream flowing only intermittently, especially in winter.

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

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Sources (3)

  • James Bourn, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
  • James Bourne, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
  • James Jr Bourne, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

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