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Nathaniel Burnam/Burnham Jr.

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Nathaniel Burnam/Burnham Jr.

Birth
Lyndeborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Death
8 Aug 1868 (aged 89)
Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, USA
Burial
Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, USA GPS-Latitude: 43.9371328, Longitude: -75.9057212
Plot
Old Ground
Memorial ID
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: Nathaniel, the second son and third of seven children of Nathaniel Burnham and Mary Burnham (both husband and wife had the Burnham surname and were distant cousins) was born 19 March 1779 at Lyndeborough (now Greenfield), New Hampshire. Source: "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDFH-WNB : 18 January 2020), Nathaniel Burnham in entry for Nathaniel Burnham, 1779.

Nathaniel and his brother, Caleb, left New Hampshire and eventually settled at Watertown New York. Caleb married Mehetable Noble and Nathaniel married Mehetable's sister Susan Noble. Both couples are buried in Brookside Cemetery at Watertown, Jefferson, New York.

At some point while residing in Watertown, Nathaniel and his brother, Caleb. dropped the 'h' in their surname and this custom has been followed by their Burnham/Burnam descendants.Section: Vol. II. History of Jefferson County. Ancestry.com. Genealogical and family history of the county of Jefferson, New York [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data: Genealogical and family history of the county of Jefferson, New York : a record of the achievements of her people and the phenomenal growth of her agricultural and mechanical industries. New York|||Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1905. Page 1122.

Requests:
1) Please add full birthdate for Nathaniel Burnham Jr. on his F-a-G page, and
2) the information that these Burnham boys dropped the 'h' in their surname. You are welcome to use the source for this information.
On a side note , these Burnhams are descendants of Thomas Burnham and Mary/Marie (Lawrence) Burnham (sometimes listed as a 'Tuttle', which is incorrect. Her mother married 1) Thomas Lawrence and 2) John Tuttle). Thomas and Mary Burnham were original settlers of Ipswich, Massachusetts. The link from Mary (Lawrence) Burnham to her descendants makes them direct and documented ancestors of Charlemagne. Thank you for your assistance. Sincerely, Carol Baldwin (direct descendant of Thomas and Mary (Lawrence) Burnham).

Contributor: drcarob (50257599)
: Nathaniel, the second son and third of seven children of Nathaniel Burnham and Mary Burnham (both husband and wife had the Burnham surname and were distant cousins) was born 19 March 1779 at Lyndeborough (now Greenfield), New Hampshire. Source: "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDFH-WNB : 18 January 2020), Nathaniel Burnham in entry for Nathaniel Burnham, 1779.

Nathaniel and his brother, Caleb, left New Hampshire and eventually settled at Watertown New York. Caleb married Mehetable Noble and Nathaniel married Mehetable's sister Susan Noble. Both couples are buried in Brookside Cemetery at Watertown, Jefferson, New York.

At some point while residing in Watertown, Nathaniel and his brother, Caleb. dropped the 'h' in their surname and this custom has been followed by their Burnham/Burnam descendants.Section: Vol. II. History of Jefferson County. Ancestry.com. Genealogical and family history of the county of Jefferson, New York [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data: Genealogical and family history of the county of Jefferson, New York : a record of the achievements of her people and the phenomenal growth of her agricultural and mechanical industries. New York|||Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1905. Page 1122.

Requests:
1) Please add full birthdate for Nathaniel Burnham Jr. on his F-a-G page, and
2) the information that these Burnham boys dropped the 'h' in their surname. You are welcome to use the source for this information.
On a side note , these Burnhams are descendants of Thomas Burnham and Mary/Marie (Lawrence) Burnham (sometimes listed as a 'Tuttle', which is incorrect. Her mother married 1) Thomas Lawrence and 2) John Tuttle). Thomas and Mary Burnham were original settlers of Ipswich, Massachusetts. The link from Mary (Lawrence) Burnham to her descendants makes them direct and documented ancestors of Charlemagne. Thank you for your assistance. Sincerely, Carol Baldwin (direct descendant of Thomas and Mary (Lawrence) Burnham).

Contributor: drcarob (50257599)


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