Advertisement

Elisha Burnham

Advertisement

Elisha Burnham

Birth
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Death
18 Jul 1770 (aged 53)
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
View Source
in ye 33d year of his age.
[He was a decendent of Thomas Burnham (1617-1688), Richard Burnham (1654-1731), Lieut. Richard Burnham (1692-1754)]
[Elisha Burnham died of an epidemic fever which — within a
few weeks — also carried away three of his children ; he was noted
for his size and strength. His wife, Sarah (Olmstead) Burnham, married Feb. 5, 1742, outlived her husband forty years. Source: Genealogical records of Thomas Burnham, the emigrant, who was among the early settlers at Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. America, and his descendants, by Roderick Henry Burnham (1884).]
in ye 33d year of his age.
[He was a decendent of Thomas Burnham (1617-1688), Richard Burnham (1654-1731), Lieut. Richard Burnham (1692-1754)]
[Elisha Burnham died of an epidemic fever which — within a
few weeks — also carried away three of his children ; he was noted
for his size and strength. His wife, Sarah (Olmstead) Burnham, married Feb. 5, 1742, outlived her husband forty years. Source: Genealogical records of Thomas Burnham, the emigrant, who was among the early settlers at Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. America, and his descendants, by Roderick Henry Burnham (1884).]

Inscription

in ye 53rd year of his age



Advertisement

  • Created by: Jan Franco
  • Added: Oct 13, 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16163202/elisha-burnham: accessed ), memorial page for Elisha Burnham (22 Jun 1717–18 Jul 1770), Find a Grave Memorial ID 16163202, citing Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Jan Franco (contributor 46625834).