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

Ipswich, MA -- 'BURNAM Thomas, and Lidia Pengry, Feb. 13, 1665. CT. R.'

Source:
Title A genealogical record of the descendants of Moses Pengry, of Ipswich, Mass: so far as ascertained
Author William Morrill Pingry
Publisher Warner & Hyde, printers, 1881
Original from the University of Wisconsin - Madison
Digitized Sep 6, 2007
Length 186 pages
Page 12
Vital Records of Ipswich, MA

Biography
Another name found in this society at an early period is that of Burnham. Eleazar Burnham was recognized as an inhabitant in 1703. He was probably the son of Thomas, and born at Ipswich in September, 1678. He married Lydia Waterman, Nov. 20, 1708, and died in 1743.

James Burnham, admitted as an inhabitant in 1710, married, in 1728, Elizabeth Hough, and died May 22, 1757.

Aaron Burnham, a seaman, first mentioned in 1718; cattle-mark enrolled in 1720 ; died Aug. 18, 1727. His will was proved at Ipswich, Oct. 9 of that year. His wife was the sole legatee.

Benjamin Burnham, adm. 1726, married April 20, 1727, Mary Kinsman, He died Oct. 15, 1737.

These four persons came from Ipswich before 1720. The Kinsmans, Palmers and Stevenses were later emigrants, probably from the same place. The Lovetts came from Beverly ; the Rathbuns from Block Island ; and Thomas Crosby from Barnstable.
History of Norwich, Connecticut: From Its Possession by the Indians to the Year 1866 Author Frances Manwaring Caulkins Publisher By H.P. Haven, 1874

IPSWICH, ESSEX, MA -- 1678
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
name: Eleazzer Burnam
gender: Male
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birth date: 05 Sep 1678
birthplace: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
death date:
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race:
father's name: Thomas Burnam
father's birthplace:
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mother's name:
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mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C04442-7
system origin: Massachusetts-EASy
source film number: 877468
reference number: 113
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1703
'Eleazer Burnham was recognized as a resident of Norwich in 1703. In 1704, he applied for liberty to set up a fulling mill upon the stream that runs into the Shetucket River near Medical Springs. Thirty acres of ground was granted to him to encourage the undertaking, and more land promised if successful. The project failed, as competent workmen in this branch of business were scarce in the country. Before 1710 there was but one clothier in the whole colony of Connecticut.'
Author: Cole, Ernest Byron
Description: The descendants of James Cole of Plymouth 1633 : also a record of the families of Lieutenant Thomas Burnham of Ipswich, 1635, Lieutenant Edward Winship of Cambridge, 1635, and Simon Huntington of Norwich, England, 1635 : with a complete record of the Cole, Coole, and Cowle families of America in the Revolution. The Burnham, Huntington and Winship Families Family records Index Revolutionary records Other Cole Families in America First Generation Historical Contents Front matter Title page. New York: Grafton Press, 1908.

Norwich, Connecticut
Another name found in this society at an early period is that of Burn- ham. Eleazar Burnham was recognized as an inhabitant in 1703. He
was probably the son of Thomas, and born at Ipswich in September, 1678. He married Lydia Waterman, Nov. 20, 1708, and died in 1743.

The History of Norwich (1866)
Author: Caulkins, Frances Manwaring, 1795-1869
Publisher: [Hartford] The author