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Captain James Burton 1814–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Sep 1814

Birth Location: Margaree Valley, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 28 Jan 1855

Death Location: Squam Beach, New York Naval Shipyard, New York City, New York, USA

Father: William Burton

Mother: Nancy Cranton

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In 1814, Captain James Burton entered the world in Margaree Valley, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada, born to William Burton And Nancy Ann Cranton. Captain James Burton passed away in 1855 in Squam Beach, New York Naval Shipyard, New York City, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1814, Captain James Burton entered the world in Margaree Valley, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada, born to William Burton And Nancy Ann Cranton.
  • Captain James Burton passed away in 1855 in Squam Beach, New York Naval Shipyard, New York City, New York, USA.

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Captain Burton's Ancestors

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Captain Burton
1814–1855
Birth Place: Margaree Valley, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
William Burton
1760–1846
Dorset, England
Nancy (Ann) Cranton
1778–1864
Saint John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Grandparents
Captain (Robert William Cranton) Sr.
1750–1794
Broadwinsor, Dorset, England
Ann (Stone Cranton) Ethridge
1760–1825
Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Cranton
1725–
Elizabeth Symes
1725–1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Cranton
1698–
Elizabeth (Mnu)
–1783

Captain Burton's Timeline

2 Records

1814
29 Sep 1814
Birth of Captain James Burton in Margaree Valley, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
Margaree Valley, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
1855
28 Jan 1855
Age 41
Death of Captain James Burton in Squam Beach, New York Naval Shipyard, New York City, New York, USA
Squam Beach, New York Naval Shipyard, New York City, New York, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1814
    Event Place: Margaree Valley, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1855
    Event Place: Squam Beach, New York Naval Shipyard, New York City, New York, USA

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