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30 January 1691 Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Born: 30 January 1691 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father: James BURNHAM
Mother: Mary COGSWELL
Paternal grandparents: Thomas BURNHAM , Mary LAWRENCE
Maternal grandparents: William COGSWELL , Susanna HAWKES


James BURNHAM died 12 March 1736 in Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay.



married Sarah Rogers 27 Dec 1713 at Ipswich, Massachusetts

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Name: James Burnum
Gender: Male
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Birth Date: 30 Jan 1691
Birthplace: IPSWICH,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS
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Father's Name: James Burnum
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Mother's Name: Mary
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C50210-1
System Origin: Massachusetts-ODM
GS Film number: 0873749 IT 4
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'Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FZK9-4XQ : 10 February 2018), James Burnum in entry for James Burnum, 30 Jan 1691; citing IPSWICH,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873749 IT 4.
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DeathDeath — 1736
12 March 1736
Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
He died at the age of 45.
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Last updated: 2/10/2022 5:44:02 PM

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Did You Know?The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

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