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Joshua Burnham 1720–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 15 Sep 1791

Death Location: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, United States

Father: Ebenezer Burnham

Mother: Dorathy None

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Joshua Jr, Sarah Burnham, Abigail Burnham, Dorothy Burnham, Lucy Burnham

The story of Joshua Burnham began in 1720 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA. Joshua Burnham married Abigail Maynard, and had children including Abigail Burnham, Dorothy Burnham, John Newman Burnham, Joshua Burnham Jr, Lucy Burnham, Nathan Burnham, Sarah Burnham. Joshua Burnham passed away in 1791 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua Burnham began in 1720 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA.
  • Joshua Burnham married Abigail Maynard, and had children including Abigail Burnham, Dorothy Burnham, John Newman Burnham, Joshua Burnham Jr, Lucy Burnham, Nathan Burnham, Sarah Burnham.
  • Joshua Burnham passed away in 1791 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ebenezer Burnham
1691–1746
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Dorathy None
1697–1760
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joshua Jr
1746–1803
Birth Location: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, British Colonial America
JJ
Sarah Burnham
1742–
Birth Location: –
SB
Abigail Burnham
1747–
Birth Location: –
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Dorothy Burnham
1751–
Birth Location: –
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Lucy Burnham
1751–
Birth Location: –
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Joshua Burnham's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Burnham
1720–1791
Birth Place: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Ebenezer Burnham
1691–1746
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Dorathy
1697–1760
Grandparents
Josiah Burnham
1662–1692
of Ipswich
Abigail Varney
–1692
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Burnham's Descendants

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Joshua Burnham (1720–15 Sep 1791)
  1. 1. Joshua (Burnham) Jr 1746–1803 m. Maria Symons 1746–1800
    1. 1. Elijah Burnham 1765–1813 m. Abina Bowen 1764–1830
      1. 1. James (Lewis Burnham) Sr 1790–1843 m. Frances (E "Fanny") Hibbard 1792–1842
        1. 1. Fannie (Flavilla) Burnham 1814–1835
  2. 2. Sarah Burnham 1742–
  3. 3. Abigail Burnham 1747–
  4. 4. Dorothy Burnham 1751–
  5. 5. Lucy Burnham 1751–

Joshua Burnham's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Joshua Burnham in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
1791
15 Sep 1791
Age 71
Death of Joshua Burnham in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogical records of deacon John Burnham and his descendants

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1791
    Event Place: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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