Eleazer BURNHAM

(b. 5 September 1678, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 1743, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )

Summary: Eleazer BURNHAM was born 5 September 1678 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Eleazer BURNHAM was the child of Thomas BURNHAM and Lydia PENGRY (PINGREE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Thomas BURNHAM and Marie LAWRENCE (maternal) Moses PENGRY and Lydia Abigail CLEMENTS

He married Lydia WATERMAN 20 November 1708 in Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 6 children. Lydia WATERMAN was born 7 August 1683 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA . She died 22 December 1738 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA . She was the daughter of Thomas WATERMAN and Miriam TRACY.

Eleazer BURNHAM died 1743 in Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut.
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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

America - Did you know? July 7, 1898 - U.S. annexes Hawaii by an act of Congress.

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Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA - Choates Bridge built 1764. The Oldest Stone Arch Bridge in America, Ipswich, Mass.

Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
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Main Street, Ipswich, Mass.

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Steamboat Landing, Ipswich, Mass.

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Ipswich Mills, Ipswich, Mass.

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Ipswich, Mass. Ipswich River at foot of Summer St.

Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA - Great Hill from West Shore Road, Hough's Neck, Mass.

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Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA - Soldiers Monument and Old North Church, Ipswich, Mass.

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Norwich, Connecticut, USA - Monument - Founder's Cemetery, Post Gager Burial Ground, Norwich, New London, Connecticut -- The thirty-five original proprietors of Norwich, Connecticut were:

Thomas Adgate, Richard Edgerton, Maj. John Mason, Robert Allyn, John Elderkin, Dr. John Olmstead, Stephen Backus, Rev. James Fitch, John Pease, Lieut.William Backus, John Gager, John Post, John Baldwin, Stephen Gifford, Josiah Reed, Thomas Bingham, Francis Griswold, John Reynolds, John Birchard, Thomas Howard, Jonathan Royce, Morgan Bowers,Christopher Huntington, Nehemiah Smith, Thomas Bliss, Simon Huntington, John Tracy, John Bradford, Samuel Hyde, Lieut. Thomas Tracy, Hugh Calkins, William Hyde, Ens. Thomas Waterman, John Calkins, Lieut. Thomas Leffingwell

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Eleazer BURNHAM married

Lydia WATERMAN-- Date: 20 November 1708 Place: Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Lydia WATERMAN was the daughter of Thomas WATERMAN and Miriam TRACY

1708 BURNAM Eleazar Burnam and Lydea Waterman ware Married the 25th Day of Novembr 1708. Marriage

Vital Records of Norwich Connecticut, 1659-1848. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007.) Originally published as: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. Hartford, Society of colonial wars in the state of Connecticut, 1913.

Children:

Lydia BURNHAM (b.1 September 1709, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. , )

Elizabeth BURNHAM (b.19 October 1711, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 14 April 1730, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut)

Mary BURNHAM (b.16 October 1714, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 1789, Norwich, Connecticut, USA)

Daniel BURNHAM (b.21 March 1717, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 1798, )

Sarah BURNHAM (b.8 August 1720, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. , )

Eleazer (Eleazar) BURNHAM (b.12 March 1722, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. January 1766, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut)

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1678 Birth
Birth - Eleazzer, s. Thomas, jr., Sept. 5, 1678. CTR (court record, Essex Co. Quarterly...Read MORE...

Bio
Another name found in this society at an early period is that of Burnham. Eleazar Burnham was...Read MORE...

IPSWICH, ESSEX, MA -- 1678
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
name: Eleazzer...Read MORE...

1689 - William & Mary assume English throne. Peter the Great assumes Russian throne.

1692 - March 1 - Salem Witch Trials
In Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, many people believed in and feared witchcraft. Consequently, when two young girls fell into trances and had seizures that doctors could not explain, many people in...Read MORE...

1703
"Eleazer Burnham was recognized as a resident of Norwich in 1703. In 1704, he applied for liberty...Read MORE...

Norwich, Connecticut
Another name found in this society at an early period is that of Burn- ham. Eleazar Burnham was...Read MORE...

NORWICH, NEW LONDON, CT -- 1703

1704 - February 29 - French forces from Quebec and Native American forces under the command of Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville attacked the village of Deerfield, Massachusetts.
February 29, 1704 - Queen Anne's War - Deerfield Massacre - Major Jean-Baptiste de Rouville and his ...Read MORE...

1708 Marriage / Partner
Eleazer BURNHAM and Lydia WATERMAN 20 November 1708, Norwich, Connecticut, USA

1709 Birth of Child
Lydia BURNHAM was born 1 September 1709, Norwich, Connecticut, USA

Norwich justice
The penalties at this time (first half of 18th century) were :

For drunkenness, a fine, (5s. to ...Read MORE...

1711 Birth of Child
Elizabeth BURNHAM was born 19 October 1711, Norwich, Connecticut, USA

1714 Birth of Child
Mary BURNHAM was born 16 October 1714, Norwich, Connecticut, USA

1717 Birth of Child
Daniel BURNHAM was born 21 March 1717, Norwich, Connecticut, USA

1720 Birth of Child
Sarah BURNHAM was born 8 August 1720, Norwich, Connecticut, USA

1720 Flood
Sept. 4, 1720. " The flood raised Norwich river to a prodigious height; stacks of hay floated down...Read MORE...

1722 - Clever Indian in Norwich
An Indian being found drunk, was brought before Mr. Justice Bushnell, and sentenced according to...Read MORE...

1722 Birth of Child
Eleazer (Eleazar) BURNHAM was born 12 March 1722, Norwich, Connecticut, USA

In the freshet of February, 1727, four of the town bridges were swept away, and among them was this which crossed the Shetucket.

History of Norwich, Connecticut: From Its Possession by the Indians to the Year 1866 Author Frances Manwaring Caulkins Publisher By H.P. Haven, 1874 -

1729 Norwich town common established
In 1729, the proprietors agree, vote, and grant, "that the Plain in the Town Platt, called the...Read MORE...

1729 Flood (Norwich)
The Boston News-Letter notices an extraordinary flood of the Shetucket at Norwich, 28th of...Read MORE...

1730 - Norwich Rattlesnakes
1730. Voted, that whosoever shall kill a rattlesnake within this township at any time within one...Read MORE...

1730 Death of Child
Elizabeth BURNHAM died 14 April 1730, Norwich, Connecticut, USA

1737 Flood (Norwich)
A thaw and freshet of unusual power and rapidity of action occurred Jan. 16, 1737. The Shetucket...Read MORE...

1738 Death of Spouse/Partner
Lydia WATERMAN died 22 December 1738, Norwich, Connecticut, USA

Death
1743
Norwich, Connecticut, USA

Eleazer is buried at:
buried in Norwich, Connecticut.

Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM

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