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Joshua Miriam Burnett 1772 – 1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 May 1772

Birth Location: Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts, New England

Death Date: 21 Dec 1851

Death Location: Newbury, Geauga, Ohio, United States

Father: Henry Burnett

Mother: Ruth Miriam

Spouse(s): Mehitabel Cobb

Children(s): Detroit Burnett

The story of Joshua Miriam Burnett began in 1772 in Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts, New England. Joshua Miriam Burnett married Mehitabel (Hetty) Cobb, and had children including Detroit Burnett. Joshua Miriam Burnett passed away in 1851 in Newbury, Geauga, Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua Miriam Burnett began in 1772 in Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts, New England.
  • Joshua Miriam Burnett married Mehitabel (Hetty) Cobb, and had children including Detroit Burnett.
  • Joshua Miriam Burnett passed away in 1851 in Newbury, Geauga, Ohio, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Burnett
1740 – 1817
Birth Location: Middleton, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Ruth Miriam
1739 – 1806
Birth Location: Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, New England
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Spouses(s)

Mehitabel Cobb
1775 – 1825
Birth Location: Warwick, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Detroit Burnett
1809 – 1871
Birth Location: Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
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Joshua Burnett's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Burnett
1772 – 1851
Birth Place: Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts, New England
Parents
Henry Burnett
1740 – 1817
Middleton, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Ruth Miriam
1739 – 1806
Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, New England
Grandparents
Dr. (Robert) Burnett
1697 – 1790
Leys, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Anna ("Hannah") Wilkins
1708 – 1776
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, New England
Susanna Gleason
1716 – 1788
Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Joshua Merriam
1708 – 1784
Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Wilkins
1678 – 1753
Sarah Wilkins
1686 – 1717
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Wilkins
1651 – 1737
Priscilla Baxter
1652 – 1715
Henry WILKINS
1651 – 1715
Priscilla Baxter
1652 – 1715

Joshua Burnett's Descendants

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Joshua (Miriam) Burnett (08 May 1772 – 21 Dec 1851) m. Mehitabel ((Hetty)) Cobb (29 Jun 1775 – 19 Jan 1825)
  1. 1. Detroit Burnett (Apr 1809 – 29 Nov 1871) m. Henrietta (E.) Granger (29 Aug 1834 – 7 Jun 1917)
    1. 1. Arthur (Eugene) Burnett (25 Apr 1856 – 5 Oct 1933) m. Lola (M) Steward (14 Mar 1859 – 10 Jul 1932)
      1. 1. Willard (Jay) Burnett (30 Jan 1892 – 2 Dec 1938) m. Nina (E.) Pfeiffer (12 Sep 1894 – 18 Jul 1977)
        1. 1. Ada Burnett (18 Jul 1918 – 16 Dec 1993) m. Joseph Sabo (1917 – 21 Jun 1966)
        2. 2. Richard Burnett (13 Apr 1923 – 1992) m. Jeanette Matthews (4 Nov 1926 – )

Joshua Burnett's Timeline

3 Records

1772
08 May 1772
Birth of Joshua Miriam Burnett in Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts, New England
Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts, New England
1851
21 Dec 1851
Age 79
Death of Joshua Miriam Burnett in Newbury, Geauga, Ohio, United States
Newbury, Geauga, Ohio, United States
1851
Dec 1851
Age 79
Burial of Joshua Miriam Burnett in Newbury Center, Geauga, Ohio, USA
Newbury Center, Geauga, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 May 1772
    Event Place: Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts, New England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1851
    Event Place: Newbury, Geauga, Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Dec 1851
    Event Place: Newbury Center, Geauga, Ohio, USA
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