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Eliphalet Burnham

Eliphalet Burnham

Male 1779 - 1863  (83 years)

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  • Name Eliphalet Burnham 
    Born 28 Nov 1779 
    Christened 7 Jan 1780  East Hartford, Hartford Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    1810 Census 1810  Pomfret, Niagara Co., NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • p. 269
      E. Burnham   12010-20012-0
    Died 27 Sep 1863  Union Mills, Erie Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 27 Apr 1864  Lakeview Cemetery - Jamestown, Chautauqua Co., NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • BURNHAM, Eliphalet, Born January 4, 1780 died Sept. 27 1863 Son of Augustus BURNHAM, and Mary STEDMAN
      His sons Levi and George are buried Lakeview also.
    Notes 
    • He went to Pittston / Pittstown to work as a shoemaker when he was a young man. There he met and married Rhoda Ward on 28 Nov 1801 in Pittstown, Renseelear Co., NY . Rhoda was born 1 Oct 1777 in Buckland/Bucklin, MA. They first lived at Paris, NY. Then in 1805, after traveling for three weeks from Pittston to Fredonia, they moved to Pomfret and settled on Lot 6 when there was only two houses in Fredonia, this is where his wife, Rhoda, died in May 1815. He returned to Buckland, MA where he married 2 Oct 1815 to Belvidera / BelvaderiaBelinda Carter. Belvidera was born in Pillsborgh Frontenae Co. Upper Canada 21 Mar 1793. They returned to Fredonia on horseback. "He sold his farm and bought a paper mill at Laona, [NY]. He was an early and prominent member of the Baptist Church, and a zealous and steady promoter of its interests. Mr. Burnham moved to Union Mills, Erie Co. PA where he died 27 Sep 1863, and was taken to Lakeview Cemetery, Jamestown, 27 Apr 1864 by the side of his two sons Levi and George." (From--History of Chaut. Co.) and married a second time to a Carter.

      A son was brought from Kiantone Cemetery and a daughter was brought from Union City to the Lakeview Cemetery to be buried near their father.

      Father: augustus BURNHAM b: 4 Aug 1751 in east hartford,ct
      Mother: mary STEDMAN b: 12 Apr 1753

      Marriage 1 rhoda WARD b: 1 Oct 1777 in Buckland/Bucklin,MA.
      Married: 28 Nov 1801
      Children
      rhoda BURNHAM b: 13 Dec 1805 in pomfret township,ny
      horace rowan BURNHAM b: 3 Feb 1808 in Pomphet,NY
      louisa BURNHAM b: 20 Mar 1810 in pomfret township,ny
      levi BURNHAM b: 5 Dec 1812 in Pomphet,NY
      milton BURNHAM b: 28 Feb 1815

      Marriage 2 belvaderia belinda CARTER b: 21 Mar 1793 in Pillsborgh Frontenae Co
      Married: 2 Oct 1815
      Children
      sarah BURNHAM b: 1 May 1818 in Pomphet,NY
      john carter BURNHAM b: 10 May 1821
      mary e BURNHAM b: 26 Oct 1824 in Pomphet,NY
      levi ward BURNHAM b: 31 Jan 1827
      william bartlett BURNHAM b: 7 Mar 1829
      lydia BURNHAM b: 25 Jun 1831
      emily BURNHAM b: 25 Jun 1833
      george w BURNHAM b: 27 Mar 1835
      tertius BURNHAM b: 14 Apr 1837
    Person ID I11886  Stedman/Steadman/Steedman Families of the New World
    Last Modified 28 Dec 2006 

    Father Augustus Burnham,   b. 4 Aug 1751, East Hartford, Hartford Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1823, Laona - Pomfret, Chautauqua Co., NY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Mary Stedman,   b. 12 Apr 1753,   d. 1 Oct 1832  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 12 Apr 1771 
    Family ID F5035  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Rhoda Ward,   b. 1 Oct 1777, Buckland, Franklin Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1815  (Age 37 years) 
    Married 28 Nov 1801  Pittstown, Renseelear Co., NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Rhoda Burnham,   b. 13 Dec 1805, Pomfret, Chautauqua Co., NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1869  (Age 63 years)
     2. Horace Rowan Burnham,   b. 3 Feb 1808, Pomfret, Chautauqua Co., NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown
     3. Louisa Burnham,   b. 20 Mar 1810, Pomfret, Chautauqua Co., NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown
     4. Levi Burnham,   b. 5 Dec 1812, Pomfret, Chautauqua Co., NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown
     5. Milton Burnham,   b. 28 Feb 1815,   d. Unknown
    Last Modified 7 Jan 2006 
    Family ID F5037  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Belvaderia Belinda Carter,   b. 21 Mar 1793, Pillsborough, Frontenae Co., Upper Canada, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown 
    Married 2 Oct 1815  Buckland, Franklin Co., MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Sarah Burnham,   b. 1 May 1818, Pomfret, Chautauqua Co., NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown
     2. John Carter Burnham,   b. 10 May 1821, Pomfret, Chautauqua Co., NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown
     3. Mary E. Burnham,   b. 26 Oct 1824, Pomfret, Chautauqua Co., NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown
     4. Levi Ward Burnham,   b. 31 Jan 1827,   d. Unknown
     5. William Bartlett Burnham,   b. 7 Mar 1829,   d. Unknown
     6. Lydia Burnham,   b. 25 Jun 1831,   d. Unknown
     7. Emily Burnham,   b. 25 Jun 1833,   d. Unknown
     8. George W. Burnham,   b. 27 Mar 1835,   d. Unknown
     9. Tertius Burnham,   b. 14 Apr 1837,   d. Unknown
    Last Modified 7 Jan 2006 
    Family ID F12136  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsChristened - 7 Jan 1780 - East Hartford, Hartford Co., CT Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Nov 1801 - Pittstown, Renseelear Co., NY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Oct 1815 - Buckland, Franklin Co., MA Link to Google Earth
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