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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- John Burnham, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Parents and Siblings
1717–1793 Male
1719–1803 Female
Siblings (11)
1738–1742 Female
1741– Female
1742–1742 Male
1745–1746 Male
1747– Female
+6 More Children
World Events (6)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 52
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 59
1815
Age 66
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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