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Robert Burns 1864 – 1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1864

Birth Location: New York

Death Date: 5 Jun 1955

Death Location: Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York

Father: Cyrus Burns

Mother: Clarinda Stansel

Spouse(s): Julia Murphy

Children(s): Robert Burns, Richard Burns

The story of Robert Burns began in 1864 in New York. In 1865, Robert Burns resided in Middlefield, Otsego, New York. Robert Burns married Julia C Murphy, and had children including Robert Burns, Richard Francis Burns. Robert Burns passed away in 1955 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Burns began in 1864 in New York.
  • In 1865, Robert Burns resided in Middlefield, Otsego, New York.
  • Robert Burns married Julia C Murphy, and had children including Robert Burns, Richard Francis Burns.
  • Robert Burns passed away in 1955 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York.

Immediate Family

Parents

Cyrus Burns
1816 – 1888
Birth Location: New York
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Clarinda Stansel
1822 – 1889
Birth Location: New York
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Spouses(s)

Julia Murphy
1867 – 1942
Birth Location: New York
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Children(s)

Robert Burns
1899 –
Birth Location: New York
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Richard Burns
1902 – 1989
Birth Location: Rensselaer County, New York
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Robert Burns's Ancestors

Self
Robert Burns
1864 – 1955
Birth Place: New York
Parents
Cyrus H Burns
1816 – 1888
New York
Clarinda Stansel
1822 – 1889
New York
Grandparents
Lucinda Burns
1785 –
New York
Henry (G) Stansell
1790 – 1863
New York
Mary Druse
1793 – 1854
New York
Great-Grandparents
George Stansell
1760 – 1832
Leah Pickard
1765 – 1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Conrad Pickard
1727 – 1827
Anna Walrath
1730 – 1776

Robert Burns's Descendants

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Robert Burns (abt 1864 – 5 Jun 1955) m. Julia (C) Murphy (Jul 1867 – 1942)
  1. 1. Robert Burns (Nov 1899 – )
  2. 2. Richard (Francis) Burns (27 Feb 1902 – 13 Feb 1989) m. Helen (M) May (28 Feb 1904 – 17 Sep 1991)
    1. 1. Richard (F) Burns (abt 1927 – 2016)
    2. 2. Helen Burns (abt 1931 – )

Robert Burns's Timeline

12 Records

1864
abt 1864
Birth of Robert Burns
None
1865
1865
Age 1
Robert Burns resided here in Middlefield, Otsego, New York
Middlefield, Otsego, New York
1866
May 1866
Age 2
Birth of Robert Burns in New York
New York
1880
1880
Age 16
Robert Burns resided here in Schodack, Rensselaer, New York
Schodack, Rensselaer, New York
1900
1900
Age 36
Robert Burns resided here in Rensselaer, Rensselaer, New York
Rensselaer, Rensselaer, New York
1910
1910
Age 46
Robert Burns resided here in Rensselaer Ward 4, Rensselaer, New York
Rensselaer Ward 4, Rensselaer, New York
1920
1920
Age 56
Robert Burns resided here in Albany Ward 16, Albany, New York
Albany Ward 16, Albany, New York
1930
1930
Age 66
Robert Burns resided here in Albany, Albany, New York
Albany, Albany, New York
1935
1935
Age 71
Robert Burns resided here in Albany, Albany, New York
Albany, Albany, New York
1940
1940
Age 76
Robert Burns resided here in Albany, Albany, New York
Albany, Albany, New York
1950
1950
Age 86
Robert Burns resided here in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York
1955
5 Jun 1955
Age 91
Death of Robert Burns in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1866
    Event Place: New York
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Albany, Albany, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02819; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 63-36
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Albany Ward 16, Albany, New York; Roll: T625_1082; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 80
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Albany, Albany, New York; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 2341136
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Schodack, Rensselaer, New York; Roll: 922; Page: 489B; Enumeration District: 170
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rensselaer, Rensselaer, New York; Roll: 1151; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 1241151
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Rensselaer Ward 4, Rensselaer, New York; Roll: T624_1071; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 1375084
    [7] New York, Death Index, 1880-1956, New York Department of Health; Albany, NY; NY State Death Index
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Poughkeepsie, Dutche

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1864
    Record Source: New York, State Census, 1865

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Middlefield, Otsego, New York
    Record Source: New York, State Census, 1865

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Schodack, Rensselaer, New York
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Schodack, Rensselaer, New York; Roll: 922; Page: 489B; Enumeration District: 170

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Rensselaer, Rensselaer, New York
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rensselaer, Rensselaer, New York; Roll: 1151; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 1241151

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Rensselaer Ward 4, Rensselaer, New York
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Rensselaer Ward 4, Rensselaer, New York; Roll: T624_1071; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 1375084

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Albany Ward 16, Albany, New York
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Albany Ward 16, Albany, New York; Roll: T625_1082; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 80

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Albany, Albany, New York
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Albany, Albany, New York; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 2341136

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Albany, Albany, New York
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Albany, Albany, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02819; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 63-36

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Albany, Albany, New York
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Albany, Albany, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02819; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 63-36

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Poughkeepsie, Dutche

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1955
    Event Place: Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York
    Record Source: New York, Death Index, 1880-1956, New York Department of Health; Albany, NY; NY State Death Index
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