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William Arthur Edgar Burns 1831 – 1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Dec 1831

Birth Location: Mercer, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 2 NOV 1862

Death Location: Keukok, Lee, Iowa, United States

Father: Adam Burns

Mother: Elizabeth Burns

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William Arthur Edgar Burns was born in 1831 in Mercer, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Adam Bertrand Burns and Elizabeth Burns. William Arthur Edgar Burns passed away in 1862 in Keukok, Lee, Iowa, United States.

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Biography

  • William Arthur Edgar Burns was born in 1831 in Mercer, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Adam Bertrand Burns and Elizabeth Burns.
  • William Arthur Edgar Burns passed away in 1862 in Keukok, Lee, Iowa, United States.

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William Burns's Ancestors

Self
William Burns
1831 – 1862
Birth Place: Mercer, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Adam Bertrand Burns
1785 – 1879
Baltimore, Prince Georges, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth Burns
1797 – 1878
West Salem Twp., Mercer Co., PA
Grandparents
Adam (Alvin) Burns
1758 – 1842
Baltimore, Maryland
Anna (Magdalene) Splitstone
1759 – 1850
Westmoreland, Maryland, USA
Thomas Brown
1777 – 1842
Germania, Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Helena ((Lena) BROWN) Gravatt
1763 – 1849
Monmouth Co, New Jersey
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Splitstone
1740 – 1817
Sarah
John Brown
1753 – 1832
Abigale Page
1745 – 1799
Robert Gravatt
1731 – 1797
Margaret Johnson
1735 – 1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Brown
1724 – 1780
Jennet Walker
1725 – 1782
Hannah Blanchard
1704 – 1763
Robert Gravatt
1708 – 1749
Captain Johnson
1716 – 1783
Sarah Swallow
1715 – 1803

William Burns's Timeline

2 Records

1831
20 Dec 1831
Birth of William Arthur Edgar Burns in Mercer, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States
Mercer, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States
1862
2 NOV 1862
Age 31
Death of William Arthur Edgar Burns in Keukok, Lee, Iowa, United States
Keukok, Lee, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1831
    Event Place: Mercer, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 NOV 1862
    Event Place: Keukok, Lee, Iowa, United States

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