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BROWN.
7. CHARLES BROWN, son of Bartholomew, b. in Canada, Dec. 14, 1863. m. Sept. 21, 1886, Jennie, dan. of James Thom, b. in Canada, Jan. 18, 1867. Protestant. He has res. in L. since 1890. Millman. Republican. No children.
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8. EDWARD JOSIAN BROWN, son of Dr. Ira, b. in Burke, Vt., Jan. 14, 1851. mmm. He was educated in Kimball Union Academy, Meri- den, and Dart. Coll .. from which he grad. in 1874. He took three courses of med. lectures in the University of the City of N. Y., and Dart. Med. School; grad. from the latter, Oct. 29, 1878. He com- menced practice, regular school, in L. Feb. 1879, where he remained until May, 1880. He has since res. as follows : Haverhill, 1880 to 1882 ; Minneapolis, Minn., since 1882. He belongs to the Moosilanke and Hennepin Co., Minn., Med. Societies ; Society of Physicians and Surgeons of Minneapolis, Minn. (Treas. of the last two) ; Minnesota Med. State Society, and was a member of the American Med. Associ- ation in 1882. He was appointed, June 30, 1884, to the chair of Pre- ventive Medicine and Hygiene in the Minneapolis Coll. of Physicians and Surgeons. Cong.
BROWN.
9. WILLIAM W. BROWN, son of William J., and grandson of Charles, b. in Bremen, Me., July 28, 1859. in. July 24, 1883, Abbie T. Grin- nell, dau. of John and Elmira Grinnell of Union, Me. He is a jeweller in L. I. O. O. F. ; A. O. U. W. Republican. Methodist. Ch., -
i. RUTH EDNA, b. Nov. 25, 1887.
BRYANT.
1. GEORGE NELSON BRYANT, b. in New Boston, May 21, 1824. m. May 16, 1851, Ann Maria George, b. in Newbury, Vt., May 16, 1829. He was educated in Newbury, Vt., Seminary, and was ordained a Methodist minister. He has been stationed as follows : Stark and Milan, 1849 ; Monroe, 1850; Unity and Acworth, 1851 ; Gilmanton, 1852-3; Tuftonboro and Wolfeboro. 1854; Marlow, 1855-6; L., 1857-8; Lisbon, 1859-60: Lancaster, 1861-2; Bristol, 1863 ; Hins- dale, 1864 ; Lebanon, 1865-6; Canaan, 1867 ; Newfields, 1868; Green- land, 1869-70; Sandwich Center, 1871-2-3; East Canaan, 1874-5; Hillsboro Bridge, 1876-7 ; Haverhill and Piermont, 1878-9 ; Haverhill, 1880 ; North Charlestown and West Unity, 1881-2-3 ; Moultonboro, 1884-5-6; without charge, 1887-92, preaching a portion of the time in Brookline. Since 1892 he has res. in Newbury, Vt. Ch., -
i. ARTHUR P., b. Newfields, 1868.
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BUCHANAN.
1. COLLINS MCDONALD BUCHANAN, son of Alexander, b. in Danville, Castle Bar, P. Q., Jan. 11, 1838. m. Aug. 18, 1862, Sarah Gotham, dau. of Levi Frank Ranlett (See), b. in Lancaster, July 27, 1831. She m. first, Cyrus Willis (See). Collins M. res. in L. from 1864 to 1870. Hotel-keeper : Plymouth, 1874 to 1881; Campton Village, 1881 to 1884 ; Laconia, 1884 to 1887 ; North Woodstock, 1887 to 1890 ; Man- chester. 1890 to Feb. 1891. Dep. sheriff, Grafton Co., 1874-5, and 1879 to 1883. Sheriff, Grafton Co., 1883-4. Democrat. d. in Man- chester, Feb. 6, 1891. No children.
BUCK.
1. REUBEN BUCK, b. in Conn., res. in Hillsborough.
2. WALTER BUCK, son of Reuben 1, b. in Hillsborough, Dec. 23. 1771. m. Feb. 26, 1795, Martha Green of Hillsborough. He res. in Waterford, Vt., where he d., April 25, 1847.
3. HORACE BUCK, son of Walter 2, b. in Waterford, Vt., Feb. 22. 1803. m. April 17, 1825, Polly, dau. of John Caswell, the second male child b. in L. (See). She was b. in Waterford, Vt., April 4, 1807. Baptist. d. in L. March 15, 1894. He res. in L. nearly all his life. Hotel-keeper and tailor. Baptist. Democrat. Representative, 1855. Selectman, 1858. J. P. A. F. and A. M., Morning Dawn and Burns Lodge. d. in L. Oct. 27, 1873.
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i. AMANDA KNIGHTS, b. Hanover, Dec. 12, 1844. m. Frank Curtis Albee (See).
BUCK.
4. FRANK HENRY BUCK, son of Oscar, b. in L. Sept. 8, 1856. m. April 12, 1888, Matilda, dau. of Lewis Strong, b. in Canada, March 19, 1867. Ile has res. in L. all his life. Laborer. Republican. Ch., b. in L., -
i. GRACE MAUD, b. Dec. 29, 1888.
ii. GEORGIA MAY, b. Aug. 12, 1891.
BUCKLEY.
1. EDWARD BUCKLEY, son of William, b. in Lancashire, England. Feb. 20, 1825. m. Jan. 9, 1860, Elizabeth, dau. of John McCall. h. in Glasgow, Scotland. June 14, 1833. Methodist. He has res. in L. since 1863. Boarding-house keeper. Democrat. Ch., -
i. JENNETTE, b. Andover, Mass., June 4, 1861, d. L. Nov. 2. 1864. ii. HANNAH, b L. Oct. 9, 1863 m. William Cummings (See).
2. iii. WILL PARKINSON, b. L. Feb. 22, 1865.
iv. CHARLES WEBSTER, b. L. July 16, 1866. m. Jan. 27, 1894, Mary A. Moore, res. St. Albans, Vt. Printer.
v. BELL, b. L. July 5, 1868. m. JJohn Ferguson (See).
vi. ALICE, b. L. Sept. 2, 1870, d. L. Feb. 2, 1874.
vii. ARCHIE LENWAY, b. L. April 8, 1873. unm. res. L. Laño
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2. WILL PARKINSON BUCKLEY, son of Edward 1, b. in L. Feb. 22. 1865. m. July 25, 1891, Elizabeth Frances, dau. of George K. Drew (See). He has res. in L. from birth to 1890. He was educated in L. High School and Dart. Coll., grad. 1887. Commenced studying law with Bingham, Mitchell, & Batchellor in 1886, and was admitted to the Bar at Concord, July 25, 1890. Located at Lancaster, where he is now a member of the law firm of Drew, Jordan, and Buckley. Member Board of Education, Union School Dist., 1887-8-9. J. P. Notary public. Democrat.
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i. CLYDE DREW, b. June 1, 1892.
ii. ALICE, b. Aug. 16, 1894.
BUGBEE.
1. EDWARD BUGBEE, b. in England, about 1594, came to America from Ipswich, England, in ship "Francis," in 1634, and settled in Roxbury, Mass., where he d., Jan. 26, 1669. His wife's name was Rebecca.
2. JOSEPH BUGBEE, son of Edward1, b. in Roxbury, Mass., June 6, 1640. m. Experience, dan. of Andrew Pitcher of Dorchester, Mass. Joseph moved to Woodstock, Conn., in 1686, and d. in 1729.
3. JOSIAH BUGBEE, eighth child of Joseph 2, b. in Roxbury, Mass., Nov. 2, 1684. m. Sarah He d. in Woodstock, Conn.
4. JOSIAH BUGBEE, eldest son of Josiah 3, b. in Woodstock, Conn., Dec. 23, 1708. m. Pollycena Arnold, who came from England.
5. AMOS BUGBEE, sixth son of Josiah 4, b. in Ashford, Conn., Nov. 3, 1749. m March 21, 1782, Martha Woodward, b. in Lisbon, Conn., Aug. 3, 1757, d. Jan. 8, 1847. He d. in Ashford, Conn., Feb. 15, 1804.
6. RALPHI BUGBEE, eighth child of Amos 5, b. in Ashford, Conn., Feb. 9, 1796. m. Oct. 4, 1820, Vera Goss, b. Aug. 16, 1798. Ile was a physician in Waterford, Vt., where he d., Jan. 11, 1881.
7. RALPHI BUGBEE, son of Ralph 6. b. in Waterford, Vt., Dec. 20, 1821. m. first, Phebe Jane, dau. of Laban Tifft ( See), b. in L. May 21, 1824, d. in Waterford, Vt., Oct. 12, 1846. m. second, Nov. 18, 1847, Mary Barker, b. in Concord, Vt., d. in Franconia, Nov. 16, 1855. m. third, Nov. 14, 1856, Jennett Cutler, dau. of Stillman Batchellor (See), b. in Bethlehem, April 19, 1836, Cong., d. in N. Y. City, July 8, 1897. He res. in L. from 1857 until he d., July 26, 1893. He was educated in the common and high schools of Waterford, Vt., Lyndon, Vt., Academy, and attended medical college, two terms at Woodstock, Vt., and two at Castleton, Vt., grad. at Castleton, Oct. 1845. He studied with his father and commenced practice in Waterford, Vt., in 1844, during the erysipelas scourge, continuing there until 1853, when he moved to Franconia, where he practised three years. He then established himself in L., where he practised the remainder of his life. He belonged to the regular school, and to the White Mt. Medical
MRS. JENNETT C. BUGBEE.
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Society, Caledonia, Vt., Medical Society, and Vt. State Medical So- ciety. Republican. Cong. A. F. and A. M., Burns Lodge.
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8. i. GEORGE RALPH, b. Waterford, Vt., Feb. 7, 1849.
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ii. MARY, b. L. Sept 12, 1860. grad. Boston School of Oratory, 1886. m. Oct. 29, 1891, Israel O. Blake, ice-dealer. res. N. Y. City.
8. GEORGE RALPH BUGBEE, son of Ralph 1, b. in Waterford, Vt., Feb. 7, 1849. m. Dec. 31, 1881, Emma E., dan. of Hardy Lindsey, b. in Whitefield, Feb. 17, 1859. He res. in L. from 1857 to 1873; was edu- cated in the common schools of L. and Franconia, and Newbury, Vt., and Tilton Seminaries. Ile then attended the Medical Department of Mich. University and Dart. Medical Coll., grad. from the latter in 1872. He then practised medicine in L. one year, then removed to Whitefield, and later to Wausau, Wis., where he now res. Ile belongs to the regular school.
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i. GWENDOLINE BARKER, b. Whitefield, Oct. 17, 1883.
ii. ABEL RALPH, b. Whitefield, Oct. 27, 1887.
iii. LEIGH FRANK, b. Wausau, Wis., Oct. 12, 1889.
iv. MURAL EVELYN, b. Wausau, Wis., Sept. 16, 1891.
V. GEORGE RALPH, b. Wausau, Wis., May 12, 1894.
BULLARD.
1. GEORGE BULLARD, b. in England, 1608, settled in Watertown, Mass., and was admitted freeman, 1641. The mother of his children was Beatrice, but no record of the marriage is found. He m. second, Mary Maplehead. Late in life he removed to Watertown Farms, later known as Weston, where he d. Jan. 14, 1688/9.
2. JONATHAN BULLARD, son of George 1, b. July 12, 1647. m. Dec. 9, 1669, Hester Morse, b. March 7, 1645, 6, dau. of Joseph and Hester (Pierce) Morse of Watertown.
3 JONATHAN BULLARD, son of Jonathan 2, b. Dec. 25, 1672, by wife Anna had eleven children. Only ten children are named in Bond's " Watertown," but it is certain that Joseph was a brother of Ebenezer Bullard of New Ipswich. Jonathan d. Sept. 14, 1719, and his widow m. May 24, 1727, Edward Harrington, son of Abraham, of Watertown.
4. JOSEPH BULLARD, son of Jonathan 3, was born in Weston, Jan. 16, 1717/8. He m. March 22, 1754, Sarah Proctor. He lived with his brother Ebenezer in New Ipswich until his marriage, and about 1760 removed to Mason, where he d. March 3, 1792.
5. SILAS BULLARD, son of Joseph 4, b. in New Ipswich, April 2, 1755. m. July 1, 1782, Avis Keyes. He resided in Mason, where he d. May 15, 1835. Fourteen children.
6. SAMPSON BULLARD, son of Silas 5, b. in Mason, Oct. 24, 1784. m. Nov. 8, 1818, Ivah, dau. of Enoch Patterson, b. in Boston, Mass., June 5, 1798, d. in L. July 16, 1854, Unitarian. He res. in L. from 1847 to
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1858. Merchant and banker. Unitarian. Whig. d. in Boston, Mass., July 19, 1858.
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i. ENOCH PATTERSON, b. Sept. 16, 1819. m. June 29, 1859, Laura Curtis. Merchant. res. N. Y. City.
ii. CAROLINE IVANI, b. April 9, 1821, m. William Joseph Bellows (See).
iii. GEORGE HENRY, b. Sept. 6, 1823, d. Concord, May 17, 1840.
BUNKER.
1. GEORGE HENRY BUNKER, son of Charles Sinclair, b. in N. Y. City, Dec. 30, 1836. m. Nov. 26, 1860, Dolly Priest, dau. of Isaac Jones Quimby, b. in Franconia, June 15, 1835. She d. April 8, 1889. He has res. in L. since 1864. Blacksmith. Democrat.
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i. FRED MASON, b. L. April 18, 1868. unm., res. L. A. F. and A. M., Burns Lodge. K. T., St. Gerard Com. 32º A. A. S. R.
BUNKER.
2. CYRUS EDWIN BUNKER, son of Abraham, b. in Barnstead, Feb. 25, 1823, d. in Bethlehem, July 8, 1894; m. first, May 25, 1847, Susan Conover; she d. in Bethlehem, 1873 ; m. second, June 29, 1876, Mary R. Lovering, b. June 16, 1839, dau. of Joseph Lovering ; she has res. in L. since 1895.
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i. LEROY EDWIN, b. Laconia, April 11, 1848. m. Julia Secor ; m. second, Bessie L. Barton. res. New York City.
ii. ELLA MARIA, b. Bethlehem, Nov. 22, 1852, d. young.
iii. ANNA ELIZA, b. Bethlehem, July 8, 1854. m. 1875, John Ash.
iv. CARRIE EVELINE, b. Bethlehem, June 20, 1858. m. Asa H. Nickerson, physician, Central Fall, R. I.
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V. GEORGE CYRUS, b. Bethlehem, May 26, 1881. res. L. Student Wor- cester Tech. 1903.
BURGIN.
1. JOHN BURGIN, son of Samuel, b. in Lancaster, Jan. 16, 1820. m. Delia Ann, dau. of Albert Millen, b. in Bath, Feb. 8, 1832. He has res. in L. since 1865. Stone-mason. Republican. Co. G, 11th N. II. Inf. Private. G. A. R. Postmaster, Pattenville, appointed July 19, 1890 ; reappointed in 1894.
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i. GEORGE FRANCIS, b. Lyman, Oct. 1, 1851, d. Lyman, April 3, 1863.
ii. JOHN IRVING, b. Maidstone, Vt., Dec. 7, 1854. m. July 5, 1886,
Josephine Clough. Carpenter. res. Lisbon.
iii. EDWARD SMITH, b. Northumberland, Oct. 9, 1858. Farmer. res. Co- hasset, Minn.
iv. HARRIET ELVIRA, b. Bath, Dec. 7, 1862. m. John Erwin Weeks (See).
v. SAMUEL ALBERT, b. L. Aug. 12, 1866, d. Wells River, Vt., May 10, 1891. Clerk.
2. vi. WILLIAM, b. L. Oct. 3, 1868.
vii. ANDREW GORDON, b. L. March 25, 1871. Clerk.
viii. ANNA ELVINA, b. L. Jan. 19, 1874.
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2. WILLIAM BURGIN, son of John 1, b. in L. Oct. 3, 1868. m. Sept. 5, 1887, Kate, dau. of James McElready, b. in Canada, April 18, 1869, Roman Catholic. Hle res. in L. in youth and since 1887. Farmer. Republican.
Ch., b. in L., -
i. MERTIE INEZ, b. July 19, 1888.
ii. JAMES EDWARD, b. Nov. 16, 1890.
BURLEY. BURLEIGH.
1. GILES BURLEY, res. in Ipswich, Mass. (See " Burley Family " in State Library.)
2. JAMES BURLEY, son of Giles 1, b. Feb. 10, 1659. m. May 25, 1685 (?), Rebecca, dan. of Thomas Stacy. She d. Oct. 21, 1686. He mn. second, Elizabeth . Ile d. in Exeter about 1721.
3. WILLIAM BURLEY, son of James 2, b. in Ipswich, Mass., Feb. 27, 1693. Was in Newmarket in 1746.
4. WILLIAM BURLEY, son of William 3, b. in 1721. m. Olive He res. in Stratham in 1746, and signed his name " Burley." He d. in Candia, June 18, 1801.
5. WHEELER BURLEIGH BURLEY, son of William +, b. in Stratham, Sept. 19, 1749. m. Nancy Leavitt. He was a blacksmith and Rev. sol- dier, moving to Gilmanton about 1800, where he d. March, 1834.
6. BENJAMIN LEAVITT BURLEY, son of Wheeler 5, b. in Stratham, July 16, 1781. m. Hannah Bean Pulsifer, b. in Gilmanton, June 17, 1782, d. Sept. 2, 1845. He d. Oct. 31, 1838. Blacksmith and farmer.
7. WILLIAM BURLEY, son of Benjamin Leavitt 6, b. in Gilmanton, Nov. 22, 1804. m. Sept. 10, 1830, Huldah Weymouth Bean, b. Ang. 26, 1807. Ile was a farmer, res. in L.
8. GEORGE WASHINGTON BURLEY, son of William 7, b. May 2, 1832. m. April, 1856, Mary Ann Baker. He res. in Bethlehem.
9. FRANK PIERCE BURLEIGHI, son of George Washington &, b. in Beth- Jehem, Dec. 1, 1856. m. July 14, 1878, Sarah Jane, dau. of Orange Hatch (See), b. in Bethlehem, Oct. 28, 1858, Free Baptist. He has res. in L. since 1880. Clerk. Democrat. I. O. O. F. No ch.
BURNHAM.
1. ELISHA BURNHAM, son of Samuel, b. in Bethlehem, Oct. 26, 1807. m. June 6, 1838, Lanra Baxter, dan. of James Dow (See), b. in L. Aug. 18, 1817, d. in L. Nov. 5, 1886, Cong. He res. in L. nearly all his life. Carpenter. Democrat. Representative, 1845. Appointed Capt. 5th Co. 32d Regt. N. H. Militia, Dec. 21, 1836, vacated March 17, 1839; also Capt. 1st Co. Lt. Inf. N. H. Militia, June 24, 1839, vacated March 4, 1841. d. in L. March 20, 1884.
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3.
i. CYRUS EASTMAN, b. Dec. 26, 1838.
ii. ELBRIDGE C., b. July 24, 1840, d. L. Feb. 5, 1842.
4. iii. LIENRY BAXTER, b. Feb. 6, 1842.
iv. ELLA Low, b. July 8, 1845, d. L. July 6, 1847.
V. FRANK ELMER, b. July 10, 1847. m. Oct. 1, 1897, Clara E. West (See). res. L. Co. D), Ist Vt. Cav. Private. G. A. R.
vi. CHARLES JULIUS, b. Jan. 31, 1850, d. L. Sept. 7, 1865.
vii. STELLA LAURA, b. June 18, 1853, unm., res. Providence, R. I.
5. viii. EDWARD ELISHA, b. Oct. 11, 1855.
ix. ALICE LOUISE, b. July 23, 1857, d. L. Dec. 27, 1862.
2. JOSEPH BURNHAM, son of Samuel, b. in Bethlehem, June 6, 1806. m. first, about 1828, Mary Kimball, dau. of Ono Snow, b. in Bethle- hem in 1805, d. in L. Oct 27, 1844, Baptist. m. second, Dec. 1844, Hope, dan. of John B. Twombly, b. in Alton, Jan. 9, 1820. Methodist. He res. in L. from 1841 until he d., Jan. 13, 1866. Stone-mason. Selectman, 1858. Republican. She d. in L. Feb. 8, 1899.
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i. CAROLINE L., b. in Bethlehem, Nov. 1, 1829. m. Benjamin W. Kilburn (See).
ii. SAMUEL, b. Bethlehem, June, 1831. m. about 1852, Amoretta Ladd. Clerk. He d. Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 12, 1854. She m. second, Daniel Crane, res. Bethlehem.
iii. WILLIAM W., b. Bethlehem, April 6, 1839, d. Roanoke Island, N. C., April 6, 1862, Co. B, 6th Regt. N. 11. Inf.
iv. GEORGE, b. L. May, 1841, killed Morris Island, S. C., Aug. 26, 1863, Co. 11, 3d Regt. N. H. Inf.
v. HARRY S., b. L. Nov. 25, 1856. m. June 1, 1887. Louvia Morse. Painter. res. L. Divorced. I. O. O. F. Soldier, War with Spain. N. H. Regt.
3. CYRUS EASTMAN BURNHAM, son of Elisha 1, b. in L. Dec. 26, 1838. m. June 29, 1865, Eliza Ann, dau. of Josiah Bailey, b. in Brownington, Vt., April 9, 1842. He has res. in L. all his life. Painter. Demo- erat. 3d Regt. ; Co. A, 17th Regt .; Co. I, 1st N. H. H. Art. Musician.
Ch., b. in L.,-
i. CHIARLES EGBERT, b. March 27, 1866. m. June 3, 1889, Flora Cochrane. Teacher vocal music. res. Lakewood, N. J.
ii. MERTON ELISHA, b. Sept. 15, 1868. m. Lizzie Webster. He d. La- conia, Jan. 2, 1897.
iii. GEORGE CYRUS, b. May 3, 1873. m. Oct. 5, 1898, Myrtie E. Powers (See). res. L.
4. HENRY BAXTER BURNHAM, son of Elisha1, b. in L. Feb. 6, 1842. m. Sept. 5, 1865, Edna Jane, dan. of Levi Ward Cobleigh, b. in L. Oet. 4, 1846. He has res. in L. all his life. Carpenter and mechanic, member of the firm of Fitzgerald & Burnham. Democrat. Co. D. 13th N. H. Inf. £ Musician. Com. G. A. R., 1885. A. F. and A. M., Burns Lodge.
Ch., b. in L., --
i. WINFRED ERNEST, b. March 18, 1867. res. Boston, Mass.
ii. HENRY WARD, b. Oct. 21, 1869, d. L. Aug. 4, 1870.
iii. ADDIE LOUISE, b. Dec. 25, 1871. m. Arthur Whittaker (See).
iv. ARTHUR EUGENE, b. Nov. 25, 1873, d. L. May 8, 1875.
v. ROBERT LESLIE, b. July 3, 1876.
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5. EDWARD ELISHA BURNHAM, son of Elisha 1, b. in L. Oct. 11, 1855. m. April 28. 1883, Annie Belle, dan. of John Tunney, b. in Addison, Vt., Aug. 18, 1856. Roman Catholic. He has res. in L. all his life. Clerk. Democrat.
Ch., b. in L.,-
i. EDWARD JAMES, b. Feb. 10, 1886.
ii. ALICE MAY, b. Dec. 14, 1888.
iii. JOHN E., b. June 6, 1894.
BURNHAM.
6. MOSES PILLSBURY BURNHAM, son of Ezekiel, b. in Epsom, June 8, 1819. m. Nov. 4, 1846, Mary, dau. of Hezekiah Tibbetts, b. in Wolf- boro, May 27, 1825. She d. Jan. 9, 1898. He res. in L. since 1855. He d. Aug. 29, 1899. Farmer. Selectman, 1889. Democrat. Noch.
BURNHAM.
7. FRANKLIN JAMES BURNIIAM, son of James, b. in Norwich, Vt .. Dec. 31, 1842. m. June 17. 1873, Harriet Frances, dau. of Charles Langhton, b. in Valley Cartier, P. Q., June 15, 1842. He res. in L. during the school year of 1869-70, principal of Littleton High School. He fitted for college at Kimball Union Academy and grad. Dart. Coll. Class of 1869. Grad. from Law Department of Chicago University in 1871. and was admitted to the Bar in Chicago, May 22, 1871, and practised there a short time, then removed to Glyndon, Minn .. and practised until 1875, then to Moorhead, Minn., where he is still in practice. Edited " Clay Co. Advocate," 1877 to 1880 ; Co. Attorney, Clay Co., Minn., 1877 to 1881 ; Commissioner U. S. Circuit Court for Minn., 1878 to 1882; Supt. Schools, Clay Co., 1873 to 1875; Prest. First National Bank of Moorhead since 1882. Law firms connected with : Burnham & Willard, Chicago, Ang. to Oct .. 1871 ; Burnham & Nettleton, Glyndon, Minn., 1873 ; Burnham & Gould, Moorhead, Minn., Jan. 1, 1879, to Jan. 1, 1882 ; Burnham, Heywood & Gould, Jan. 1882 to May, 1882, when it was broken up by the death of Mr. Heywood (George W. H., Dartmouth, 1869), and the retirement of Mr. Gould ; Burnham, Mills & Tillotson, Jan. 1883. Ile d. Moorhead, April 17, 1898. First Lieut. Co. E, 9th N. H. Inf. Presbyterian. Ch., -
i. BESSIE AMELIA, b. Glyndon, Minn, June 4, 1874. res. Moorhead, Minn. Asst. Principal High School.
ii. JAMES HERBERT, b. Moorhead, Minn , Sept. 30, 1875.
iii. FRANK HEYWOOD, b. Moorhead, Minn., March 9, 1878.
iv. OSCAR ROBINSON, b. Moorhead, Minn., May 29, 1880.
BURNS.
The first record obtainable of the Burns family is of Thomas Burn, who owned property in Corntown, Co. Sterling, Scotland, by Crown charter, in 1538. This property descended to John Burn. In 1783 the name was first spelled Burns, in the Glasgow directory. (The several Burns families treated are related.)
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1. JonN BURNS, b. in Co. of Donegal, Ireland, June, 1711, was of Scotch descent and came to America from Londonderry, Ireland. m. his first w. in. Boston, Mass., who d. about one year later. Ile moved to Bedford and m. second, Ann McQuesten of Litchfield, Mass., b. in Co. Tyrone, Ireland, June, 1720. Ten ch.
2. ROBERT BURNS, son of John 1, m. Mollie Smith.
3. WILLIAM BURNS, son of Robert 2, b. in Merrimack April 15, 1783, pub. July 11, 1808, Mary, dan. of Lieut. John Patterson, b. Aug. 1783, (. in L. Feb. 7, 1873. He res. in L. from 1806 until he d., Sept. 28, 1868. Grad. from Dart. Medical Coll., 1826. One of the founders and Prest. of White Mt. Medical Society, 1830 to 1834. Ile was one of the first board of School Inspectors (1809), being similar to the Snp. School Com. later established ; member Morning Dawn Lodge, and charter member of Burns Lodge, A. F. and A. M., which was named in his honor. Town Clerk, 1811-12-13. Surgeon, 32d Regt. N. H. Militia, 1818. Fire ward, 1831. No ch. (L. Cen., pp. 150-1; Grafton Co. Gazetteer, p. 477. )
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4. THOMAS BURNS, b. in Scotland, and is supposed to have emigrated to Ireland, to take advantage of the " Crown Grants." m. Margaret Leslie, dau. of Lord Newark.
5. GEORGE BURNS, son of Thomas 4, b. in Ireland, in 1696, emigrated to America and was a Rev. soldier, and was one of the Committee of Safety in 1778. He was Town Treasurer in 1746, and held many town offices. m. Martha Glover, b. in 1713, d. in Hudson, Feb. 11, 1811. He res. in Hudson, where he d. in 1783.
6. GEORGE BURNS, son of George 5, b. in Hudson, Feb. 5, 1743. m. Nov. 1, 1770, Anna Adams, a descendant of the Conn. Champions. She was b. on the way coming from Scotland to America. Hle was a Rev. soldier, d. in Rumney in 1815.
7. ROBERT BURNS, son of George 6, b. in Hudson, Dec. 12, 1792. m. first, Nov. 6, 1816, Mary Merrill, d. in Plymouth, Sept. 15, 1849. m. second, Almira Cox, b. in Holderness, Sept. 21, 1818, d. in Ply- mouth, March 7, 1855. He never resided in L. Physician. d. in Plymouth, June 26, 1866.
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i. SUSAN, b. Warren, July 4, 1817. m. Oct. 17, 1836, Mark R. Woodbury, physician. He d. Whitefield, about 1892. She d. Whitefield, Oct 10, 1874.
S. ii. WILLIAM, b. Hebron, April 25, 1821.
iii. MARY E., b. Hebron, 1825. m. May 10, 1860, James W. Weeks, farmer. She d. Feb. 2, 1878, in Lancaster.
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iv. ANNIE S .. b. Plymouth, Nov. 21, 1852. m. Henry H. Porter (See). 9. v. ROBERT, b. Plymouth, Aug. 30, 1854.
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8. WILLIAM BURNS, son of Robert 7, b. in Hebron, April 25, 1821. m. April 25, 1843, Clementine E., dau. of Capt. Lyman Hayes, b. in Orford. He res. in L. from 1843 to 1846. He was educated at New Hampton and Dart. Coll., from which he graduated in 1841, studied law with Judge Leonard Wilcox of Orford, and attended Harvard Law School. He was admitted to the Bar in Grafton Co. in 1843, and prac- tised in L. from 1843 to 1846. Hle then went to Lancaster, where he practised for 38 years. Ile was Solicitor for Coos Co. from 1848 to 1853 by appointment ; State Senator for 1857-8; delegate to the last Constitutional Convention, from Lancaster: delegate to Demo- cratic National Convention, 1860; Aid to Gen. Jared Williams, 1847-8. He was a member of the law firm of Burns & Fletcher from 1849 to 1866; Burns & Heywood, 1868 to 1876. Unitarian. Democrat. Mason. I. O. O. F. He d. in Plymouth, April 2, 1885. No children. (L. Cen., p. 128 ; 1 G. & C. Bar Ass., p. 209. Biog. by H. O. Kent.)
9. ROBERT BURNS, son of Robert ", b. Plymouth, Nov. 21, 1854. m. May 1, 1883, Caroline Sargeant, a grad. Vassar Coll., dau. of Cyrus and Sarah J. (Emerson) Sargeant of Plymouth. He is a physician and was in active practice in Plymouth until 1898. He was appointed Assistant Surgeon 3d Regt. N. II. N. G. 1889, Surgeon 1894. In May, 1898, he was appointed Surgeon of the First N. H. Volunteers in the war with Spain. He resigned in Oct. 1898, to accept an appointment of Surgeon U. S. Vols. He is now serving, with rank of Major, in the U. S. Army in the Philippine Islands. They have several children.
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10. NATHAN BURNS, son of Samuel S., b. in Madison, Me., Aug. 20, 1821. m. Nov. 25, 1848, Mary, dau. of John Cleaves, b. in Kennebunk, Me .. Jan. 22, 1819. She d. in L. Oct. 11, 1898. He res. in L. from 1860 until he d., May 17, 1894. Laborer. Methodist. Republican. Co. D, 13th N. H. Inf. Private. G. A. R. A. F. and A. M., Burns Lodge.
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i. RUEL WESTON, b. Madison, Me., June 24, 1849, d. L. March 7, 1882.
ii. ESTHER ELIZABETH, b. Anson, Me., April 8, 1851. m. Nov. 10, 1888,
Calvin Perkins, farmer. res. Asbestos, P. Q.
iii. SUSAN, b. Saco, Me., June 1, 1853. m. Nov. 11, 1878, Sherared Clay,
glover res. Somerville, Mass. She d. L. Jan. 20, 1889. iv. JOSEPH ELLIS, b. Madison, Me., June 11, 1855. unm., res. L. I. O. O. F., N. G.
v. MARY, b. Madison, Me., April 12, 1857, d. L. April 19, 1893.
vi. SARAH, b. Madison, Me., April 7, 1859. m. Frank Henry Gilman (See).
vii. CLARA, b. L., June 28, 1861, d. L. Sept. 15, 1881.
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11. JOHN BURNS, b. in 1725, res. New Boston ; soldier in Colonial wars. Rev. soldier. Private, Capt. Gordon Hutchins' Co., Col. John Stark's Regt. Enlisted May 4, 1775, and was in battle of Bunker Hill.
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