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Josiah Burnham 1688–1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1688

Birth Location: Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Massachusetts, English Colonial America

Death Date: 27 Jan 1777

Death Location: Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Josiah Burnham

Mother: Abigail Varney

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Butler, Abigail Day

Children(s): Mary Burnham, Sarah Burnham, Abigail Burnham, Elizabeth Burnham, Josiah III, William Burnham, Job Burnham, Jeremiah Burnham, Samuel Burnham, John Burnham

Josiah Burnham was born in 1688 in Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Massachusetts, English Colonial America, the child of Josiah Burnham And Abigail Varney. Josiah Burnham married Abigail Day, Elizabeth Butler, and had children including Abigail Burnham, Elizabeth Burnham, Jeremiah Burnham, Job Burnham, John Burnham, Josiah Burnham Iii, Mary Burnham, Samuel Burnham, Sarah Burnham, William Burnham. Josiah Burnham passed away in 1777 in Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Josiah Burnham was born in 1688 in Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Massachusetts, English Colonial America, the child of Josiah Burnham And Abigail Varney.
  • Josiah Burnham married Abigail Day, Elizabeth Butler, and had children including Abigail Burnham, Elizabeth Burnham, Jeremiah Burnham, Job Burnham, John Burnham, Josiah Burnham Iii, Mary Burnham, Samuel Burnham, Sarah Burnham, William Burnham.
  • Josiah Burnham passed away in 1777 in Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Josiah Burnham
1662–1692
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
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Abigail Varney
1666–1692
Birth Location: Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
AV

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Butler
1686–1741
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
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Abigail Day
1710–1774
Birth Location: Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
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Children(s)

Mary Burnham
1714–1754
Birth Location: Chebacco, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
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Sarah Burnham
1729–1760
Birth Location: Chebacco, Ipswich, Massachusetts, English Colony
SB
Abigail Burnham
1716–1717
Birth Location: Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colony
AB
Elizabeth Burnham
1723–1812
Birth Location: Chebacco, Ipswich, Massachusetts, English Colony
EB
Josiah III
1718–1793
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colony
JI
William Burnham
1738–1817
Birth Location: Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colony
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Job Burnham
1720–1720
Birth Location: Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colony
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Jeremiah Burnham
1716–1773
Birth Location: Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colony
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Samuel Burnham
1721–1772
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
SB
John Burnham
1711–1749
Birth Location: Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
JB

Josiah Burnham's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Burnham
1688–1777
Birth Place: Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Parents
Josiah Burnham
1662–1692
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Abigail Varney
1666–1692
Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Grandparents
John Burnham
1618–1694
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Mary Andrews
1625–1694
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Thomas (Varney) Cpl
1630–1692
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Abigail Proctor
1637–1732
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
William Varney
1608–1654
Bridget Knight
1611–1672
John Sr.
1594–1672
Martha Harper
1607–1667
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Caleb Varney
1585–1634
Elizabeth Gunn
1589–1634
Walter Knight
1586–1634
Elizabeth Gunn
1589–1634
William Harper
1574–1607
Susan Pickering
1574–1611

Josiah Burnham's Descendants

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Josiah Burnham (16 Apr 1688–27 Jan 1777) m. Elizabeth Butler (23 Dec 1686–Jun 1741) m. Abigail Day (24 Dec 1710–24 Feb 1774)
  1. 1. Mary Burnham 1714–1754 m. Francis Burnham 1713–1793
    1. 1. Lucretia Burnham 1748–1836 m. William Cogswell 1747–1831
      1. 1. Lucretia Cogswell 1781–1848 m. John (Patch) Choate 1781–1863
        1. 1. Ira Choate 1817–1902 m. Sarah (Elizabeth Shute) Kennard 1819–1883 m. Harriet (Mariah "Hattie") Chaney 1832–1910
        2. 2. Lucretia Choate 1803–1829 m. Elias Savage 1800–
        3. 3. John Choate 1804–1853 m. Anstice (Manning) Smith 1810–1898
        4. 4. Mary (Low) Choate 1806–1884 m. Elias Savage 1800–
        5. 5. Abigail (Patch) Choate 1809–1834 m. Ebenezer Pool 1787–1878
        6. 6. Clarissa ("Clara") Choate 1810–1888
        7. 7. Caroline Choate 1815–1888 m. Edward (K) Lee 1815–1906
        8. 8. Epes Choate 1812–1869 m. Ann (Burleigh) Kennard 1816–1877
      2. 2. William (Cogswell) Jr. 1772–1829 m. Lucy Choate 1786–1876
        1. 1. William (Cogswell) III 1805–1866 m. Rachel Johnson 1799–1892
        2. 2. Jeremiah Cogswell 1807–1861 m. Hannah Choate 1811–1872
        3. 3. Francis Cogswell 1810–1878 m. Keturah Cook 1810–
        4. 4. Washington Cogswell 1814–1818
        5. 5. Addison Cogswell 1815–1895
      3. 3. Zacheus (Cogswell) Sr. 1773–1842 m. Abigail Low 1781–1849
        1. 1. Caleb Cogswell 1807–1889 m. Elizabeth Burnham 1811–1876
        2. 2. Francis Cogswell 1809–1868 m. Lois Bowditch 1808–1849 m. Sarah (Jane) Burnham 1823–1864
        3. 3. Zacheus (Cogswell) Jr. 1822–1852
        4. 4. Darius Cogswell 1812–1866 m. Caroline Foss 1833–1901 m. Anne Choate 1826–1856
        5. 5. Polly Cogswell 1817–1845 m. Daniel Norton 1812–1862 m. David NORTON 1820–1906
      4. 4. Epes Cogswell 1775–1868 m. Mary Trask 1777–1826
        1. 1. Lucretia Cogswell 1809–1856
        2. 2. Mary (Trask) Cogswell 1808–1864 m. Charles Morgridge 1791–1877
        3. 3. Julia (Ann) Cogswell 1818–1893
        4. 4. Elizabeth Cogswell 1813–1907
      5. 5. Frances Cogswell 1778–1809
      6. 6. Polly Cogswell 1779–1806 m. Abel Low 1774–1859
        1. 1. Polly (Cogswell) Low 1802–1843 m. Levi Barnard 1794–1870
        2. 2. Mahaleth Low 1803–1849
    2. 2. Francis Burnham 1750–1800 m. Ann Goodhue 1764–1847 m. Sarah Eveleth 1757–1790
      1. 1. Lucretia Burnham 1795–1877 m. William (Choate) Capt. 1790–1829
        1. 1. George (Francis) Choate 1822–1888
      2. 2. John Burnham 1799–1888 m. Sarah (Choate) Perkins 1807–1905
        1. 1. Francis (C.) Burnham 1837–1872
        2. 2. Horace Burnham 1840–1840
        3. 3. John (Howard) Burnham 1834–1917
        4. 4. Pvt (Horace) Burnham 1843–1918
        5. 5. Gilbert (Orne) Burnham 1849–1890
        6. 6. Sarah (C) Burnham 1830–
        7. 7. Elizabeth (Ann) Burnham 1832–
      3. 3. Elizabeth (M.) Burnham 1793–1878 m. Enoch Low 1783–1870
        1. 1. Susan (Marie) Low 1827–1912
        2. 2. Edward Low –1909
        3. 3. Emeline (E) Low 1820–1860
        4. 4. Albert (Francis) Low 1830–1910
      4. 4. Francis Burnham 1791–1830
    3. 3. Mary Burnham 1745–1827 m. Nathaniel Burnham 1748–1838
      1. 1. Lucy Burnham 1774–1854 m. Arthur (Nelson) Dennis 1768–1844
        1. 1. Lucy Dennis 1792–1871
        2. 2. John (W) Dennis 1793–1864
        3. 3. Joseph Dennis 1795–
        4. 4. Fanny Dennis 1803–1880
        5. 5. Elizabeth Dennis 1811–1874
        6. 6. Sarah Dennis 1796–1875
        7. 7. Hannah Dennis 1805–1881
      2. 2. Francis Burnham 1784–1870
      3. 3. Caleb Burnham 1776–1853
      4. 4. Nathaniel Burnham 1779–1868 m. Susan Noble 1788–1878
        1. 1. Delia (S) Burnam 1807–1855
        2. 2. Nathaniel (Noble) Burnam 1809–
        3. 3. Caroline (M) Burnam 1811–
        4. 4. Ursula (A) Burnam 1813–
        5. 5. Lorin (A) Burnam 1815–
        6. 6. Louisa (E) Burnam 1817–1839
        7. 7. Caleb Burnam 1819–
        8. 8. Mehitable Burnam 1822–
        9. 9. Orlin Burnam 1825–1852
        10. 10. Austin (G) Burnam 1828–
      5. 5. Epes Burnham 1781–1847
      6. 6. Stephen Burnham 1787–1874
      7. 7. Israel Burnham 1790–1849
  2. 2. Sarah Burnham 1729–1760
  3. 3. Abigail Burnham 1716–1717
  4. 4. Elizabeth Burnham 1723–1812
  5. 5. Josiah (Burnham) III 1718–1793
  6. 6. William Burnham 1738–1817 m. Tabitha Goldsmith 1749–1803
    1. 1. Mary Burnham 1778–1870
    2. 2. Josiah Burnham 1773–1843 m. Abigail Burnham 1786–1881
      1. 1. Abigail Burnham 1807–1895
      2. 2. Hannah Burnham 1808–1901
      3. 3. Dr. (Josiah) Burnham 1811–1895
      4. 4. Samuel Burnham 1814–
    3. 3. Elizabeth Burnham 1774–1862
    4. 4. Abigail Burnham 1776–1871
    5. 5. Lois Burnham 1781–1862
    6. 6. Abraham Burnham 1783–1815
    7. 7. Andrew Burnham 1785–1885
    8. 8. Fanny Burnham 1787–1813
    9. 9. Sarah Burnham 1791–1846
    10. 10. Abel Burnham 1789–1875
    11. 11. Tabitha Burnham 1795–1829
    12. 12. Seth Burnham 1772–1858
    13. 13. William Burnham 1780–1851
  7. 7. Job Burnham 1720–1720
  8. 8. Jeremiah Burnham 1716–1773
  9. 9. Samuel Burnham 1721–1772
  10. 10. John Burnham 1711–1749

Josiah Burnham's Timeline

2 Records

1688
16 Apr 1688
Birth of Josiah Burnham in Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
1777
27 Jan 1777
Age 89
Death of Josiah Burnham in Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1688
    Event Place: Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogical records of deacon John Burnham and his descendants

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1777
    Event Place: Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogical records of deacon John Burnham and his descendants
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