John Burnham

Male21 February 1749–

Brief Life History of John

When John Burnham was born on 21 February 1749, his father, John Burnham, was 32 and his mother, Ann King, was 31.

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Family Time Line

John Burnham
1717–1793
Ann King
1719–1803
Elizabeth Burnham
1738–1742
Sarah Burnham
1741–
William Burnham
1742–1742
Will. Burnham
1745–1746
Ann Burnham
1747–
John Burnham
1749–
George Burnham
1750–1750
Elizabeth Burnham
1753–1829
Will. Burnham
1755–1756
George Burnham
1757–
Lucy Burnham
1759–

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  • John Burnham, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

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Siblings (11)

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World Events (6)

1801 · The Act of Union

Age 52

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

Age 59

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

1815

Age 66

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

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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