Thomas  BURNHAM

1646 Birth
19 January 1646
Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Biography
IPSWICH, ESSEX, Massachusetts -- 1646 - 1728

THOMAS BURNHAM (THOMAS, ROBERT) was born 1646 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, and died February 21, 1728 in Ipswich, Massachusetts. He married (1) SUSANNAH. According to Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts www.rootsweb.com/ ~maessex/ VitalRecords/ EssexCounty/ Ipswich/ Marriages_AtoB.html#B (page 73), he married (2) LIDIA PENGRY February 13, 1665 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, daughter of MOSES PENGRY and LYDIA CLEMENTS. He married (3) HESTER COGSWELL BISHOP December 16, 1689 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, daughter of WILLIAM COGSWELL and SUSANNA HAWKES.

Notes for THOMAS BURNHAM:

Occupation was listed as miller.
'1678 Thomas Burnham, Jr., of Ipswich, has right of commonage according to law.' 1702 'Thomas Burnham, Gent.,' received his appointment as Lieutenant from 'Joseph Dudley, Esq., Captain General and Governour in Chief in and over Her majesties Provinces of the Massachusetts Bay in New England in America.' Matthew and Phebe...Read MORE...

1665 Marriage / Partner
Thomas BURNHAM and Lydia PENGRY (PINGREE) 13 February 1665, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

He was 19 years old.

1666 Birth of Child
Thomas BURNHAM was born 19 January 1666, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Thomas was 20 years old.

1667
'The first saw-mill in Ipswich was erected on Chebacco River, in 1656…Nine years after, Jonathan Wade is allowed to have one on the same river. 1667: May 23, Lieutenant Thomas Burnham is permitted to erect one near the falls; but not so as to injure Mr. Wade's.'
History of the town of Essex : from 1634 to 1868

1668 Birth of Child
Moses BURNHAM was born 24 January 1668, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Thomas was 22 years old.

1674 Birth of Child
Lydia BURNHAM was born 6 December 1674, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Thomas was 28 years old.

1676 Birth of Child
Aaron BURNHAM was born 12 September 1676, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Thomas was 30 years old.

1678 Birth of Child
Eleazer BURNHAM was born 5 September 1678, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Thomas was 32 years old.

1680 Birth of Child
Abigail BURNHAM was born 2 June 1680, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Thomas was 34 years old.

1682 Birth of Child
Nathaniel (Daniel) BURNHAM was born 4 April 1682, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Thomas was 36 years old.

1685 Birth of Child
Mary BURNHAM was born 18 October 1685, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Thomas was 39 years old.

1688 Death of Spouse/Partner
Lydia PENGRY (PINGREE) died 14 March 1688, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

1689 Marriage / Partner
Thomas BURNHAM and Hester (Esther) COGSWELL 16 December 1689, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

He was 43 years old.

1693 Birth of Child
Susanna BURNHAM was born 29 January 1693, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Thomas was 47 years old.

1694 Birth of Child
Thomas BURNHAM was born 9 February 1694, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Thomas was 48 years old.

1696 Birth of Child
Benjamin BURNHAM was born 21 December 1696, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Thomas was 50 years old.

1700 Birth of Child
Phebe BURNHAM was born 13 April 1700, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Thomas was 54 years old.

1701 Marriage of Child
Abigail BURNHAM married 13 May 1701, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Ephraim WARREN

1701 Marriage of Child
Aaron BURNHAM married 4 August 1701, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Hester BISHOP

1708 Marriage of Child
Eleazer BURNHAM married 20 November 1708, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville) to Lydia WATERMAN

1714 Marriage of Child
Mary BURNHAM married 25 November 1714, Kingston, New Hampshire, USA to Ephraim SEVERANCE

1716 Marriage of Child
Susanna BURNHAM married 12 February 1716, Beverly, Massachusetts, USA to Daniel CORNING

1718 Marriage of Child
Thomas BURNHAM married 13 October 1718, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Priscilla APPLETON

1720 Marriage of Child
Nathaniel (Daniel) BURNHAM married 4 August 1720, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Mary STIMPSON

1725 Marriage of Child
Phebe BURNHAM married 1 May 1725, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to John ADAMS

1727 Marriage of Child
Benjamin BURNHAM married 20 April 1727, Lisbon, Connecticut, USA to Mary KINSMAN

1727 Death of Child
Aaron BURNHAM died 18 August 1727, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Thomas was 81 years old.

1728
Ipswich, Massachusetts - 'Thomas, Lt., Feb. 21, 1728, a. 88 y.'
Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007).

1728 Death
21 February 1728
Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

He died at the age of 82.