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James Boyd Burns 1746 – 1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1746

Birth Location: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: Abt 1815

Death Location: Christian County, Kentucky, USA-UK

Father: Laird Burns

Mother: Jennett Pock

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Rev Burns

Early life: James Boyd Burns * arrived in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA in 1746, born to Laird Burns and Jennett Pock. James Boyd Burns * formed a family that included Rev Laird Lindsey Burns. James Boyd Burns * concluded life in Christian County, Kentucky, USA-UK in 1815.

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Parents

Laird Burns
1716 – 1784
Birth Location: Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
LB
Jennett Pock
1720 – 1756
Birth Location: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
JP

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rev Burns
1784 – 1858
Birth Location: Camden, Chester, South Carolina, USA
RB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1746
    Event Place: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Abt 1815
    Event Place: Christian County, Kentucky, USA-UK
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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