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Elijah Fishpaw Burnham 1839–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Sept 1839

Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 10 Oct 1920

Death Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Father: Absalom Burnham

Mother: Elizabeth Fishpaw

Spouse(s): Mary Lee

Children(s): Samuel Burnham, Thomas Burnham, Elizabeth Burnham

Elijah Fishpaw Burnham was born in 1839 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, the child of Absalom Burnham And Elizabeth Ann Lizzie Fishpaw. Elijah Fishpaw Burnham married Mary Custis Lee, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Burnham, Samuel Sidney Burnham, Thomas Charles Burnham. Elijah Fishpaw Burnham passed away in 1920 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Elijah Fishpaw Burnham was born in 1839 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, the child of Absalom Burnham And Elizabeth Ann Lizzie Fishpaw.
  • Elijah Fishpaw Burnham married Mary Custis Lee, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Burnham, Samuel Sidney Burnham, Thomas Charles Burnham.
  • Elijah Fishpaw Burnham passed away in 1920 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Absalom Burnham
1814–1851
Birth Location: Baltimore County, MD
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Elizabeth Fishpaw
1819–1901
Birth Location: Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Lee
1835–1918
Birth Location: Arlington House, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Samuel Burnham
1874–1923
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
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Thomas Burnham
1871–1932
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Elizabeth Burnham
1878–1970
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Elijah Burnham's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Burnham
1839–1920
Birth Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Parents
Absalom Burnham
1814–1851
Baltimore County, MD
Elizabeth (Ann (Lizzie)) Fishpaw
1819–1901
Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Elijah Fishpaw
1780–1852
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Catherine (Ketura "Kitty" Bond) Fishpaw
1790–1850
Saint Thomas, Baltimore, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Burnham's Descendants

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Elijah (Fishpaw) Burnham (6 Sept 1839–10 Oct 1920) m. Mary (Custis) Lee (12 Jul 1835–22 Nov 1918)
  1. 1. Samuel (Sidney) Burnham 1874–1923
  2. 2. Thomas (Charles) Burnham 1871–1932
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Ann) Burnham 1878–1970

Elijah Burnham's Timeline

2 Records

1839
6 Sept 1839
Birth of Elijah Fishpaw Burnham in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1920
10 Oct 1920
Age 81
Death of Elijah Fishpaw Burnham in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Sept 1839
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1920
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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