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Born: 10 April 1625 in Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Thomas LAWRENCE
Mother: Joan ANTROBUS
Paternal grandparents: John LAWRENCE , Elizabeth BULL
Maternal grandparents: Walter ANTROBUS , Joane ARNOLDE

Mary was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1635.

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Mary  married  Thomas BURNHAM June 1645 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony .  The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Thomas BURNHAM  was born June 1623 in Norwich, Norfolk, England.  Thomas died 19 May 1694 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA.  Thomas was the child of Robert BURNHAM and Mary ANDREWS.

Mary LAWRENCE died 27 March 1715 in Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Spouse & Children of Mary LAWRENCE

Mary LAWRENCE married Ancestor is complete!immigrant flag male ancestor Thomas BURNHAM
Marriage date: June 1645
Marriage place: Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Source: Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.


Thomas BURNHAM was the child of Robert BURNHAM and Mary ANDREWS

Marriage notes:
"Thomas1 & Mary [LAWRENCE] - TUTTLE?; 1645?; Ipswich {Cushing (ms) 38, 93, 186, 285, 288; Woodbury (1904) 151; Andrews (1890) 180; Tuttle xxxv; Cogswell 19}"

Children of Thomas BURNHAM and Mary LAWRENCE

Grave has been locatedAncestor is complete!flag male ancestor Thomas BURNHAM
Married: Lydia PENGRY (PINGREE) 13 February 1665   Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Married: Hester (Esther) COGSWELL 16 December 1689   Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

flag male ancestor John BURNHAM
Married: Elizabeth WELLS 9 June 1668   Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor James BURNHAM

flag female ancestor Rebecca BURNHAM

flag female ancestor Mary BURNHAM
Married: John CLARKE 9 October 1672   Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

flag female ancestor Johanna BURNHAM
Married: John NEWMARSH (NEWMARCH) 22 November 1671   Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

flag female ancestor Abigail BURNHAM

Ancestor is complete!flag baby girl ancestor Ruth BURNHAM

Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor Ruth BURNHAM
Married: John CARTER 20 June 1678   Place: Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

flag male ancestor Joseph BURNHAM

flag male ancestor Nathaniel BURNHAM

flag female ancestor Sarah BURNHAM
Married: Thomas CLARKE 1680   Place: , Massachusetts, USA
Married: Mescheck FARLEY 6 August 1684   Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

flag female ancestor Esther BURNHAM
Married: Matthew PERKINS 23 March 1685   Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

flag female ancestor Phebe BURNHAM
Born: 16 March 1667, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: ,


flag male ancestor Josiah BURNHAM



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BirthBirth — 1625
10 April 1625
Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Biography
Mary (Lawrence) Tuttle was the stepdaughter of John Tuttle and the sister of John and William Lawrence. She was born April 10, 1625. She arrived in America at the age of 9. She married Thomas Burnham in Jun 1645, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts. Thomas was the son of Robert Burnham.


Mary Lawrence was a descendant of Charlemagne 'Charles the Great' Frankish Emperor of the West -- see www.tracycrocker.com/ ld1.htm#a533

marriage1645 Marriage / Partner
Mary LAWRENCE and Thomas BURNHAM June 1645, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

She was 20 years old.
1646 Birth of Child
Thomas BURNHAM was born 19 January 1646, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 20 years old.
1651 Birth of Child
James BURNHAM was born 13 June 1651, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 26 years old.
1652 Birth of Child
Rebecca BURNHAM was born 30 June 1652, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 27 years old.
1654 Birth of Child
Mary BURNHAM was born 26 October 1654, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 29 years old.
1656 Birth of Child
Abigail BURNHAM was born 28 June 1656, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 31 years old.
1657 Birth of Child
Ruth BURNHAM was born 1 July 1657, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 32 years old.
1658 Birth of Child
Ruth BURNHAM was born 23 August 1658, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 33 years old.
1660 Birth of Child
Joseph BURNHAM was born 26 September 1660, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 35 years old.
1662 Birth of Child
Nathaniel BURNHAM was born 4 September 1662, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 37 years old.
1664 Birth of Child
Sarah BURNHAM was born 28 June 1664, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 39 years old.
marriage1665 Marriage of Child
Thomas BURNHAM married 13 February 1665, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Lydia PENGRY (PINGREE)
1665 Birth of Child
Esther BURNHAM was born 19 March 1665, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 39 years old.
1667 Birth of Child
Phebe BURNHAM was born 16 March 1667, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 41 years old.
marriage1668 Marriage of Child
John BURNHAM married 9 June 1668, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Elizabeth WELLS
1671 Birth of Child
Josiah BURNHAM was born 8 April 1671, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 46 years old.
marriage1671 Marriage of Child
Johanna BURNHAM married 22 November 1671, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to John NEWMARSH (NEWMARCH)
marriage1672 Marriage of Child
Mary BURNHAM married 9 October 1672, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to John CLARKE
marriage1678 Marriage of Child
Ruth BURNHAM married 20 June 1678, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA to John CARTER
marriage1684 Marriage of Child
Sarah BURNHAM married 6 August 1684, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Mescheck FARLEY
marriage1685 Marriage of Child
Esther BURNHAM married 23 March 1685, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Matthew PERKINS
marriage1689 Marriage of Child
Thomas BURNHAM married 16 December 1689, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Hester (Esther) COGSWELL
1694 Death of Spouse/Partner
Thomas BURNHAM died 19 May 1694, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1694 Death of Child
Johanna BURNHAM died 21 May 1694, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 69 years old.
1696 Death of Child
Sarah BURNHAM died 23 December 1696, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 71 years old.
1704 Death of Child
John BURNHAM died 12 January 1704, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 78 years old.
1704 Death of Child
Josiah BURNHAM died 12 January 1704 , Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 78 years old.
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Burnum Mary, w. Lt. Thomas, Mar. 27, 1715, a. 92 y. GR1
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Mary LAWRENCE - Grave  The gravestone of Mary (Lawrence) Burnham, Ipswich, Old North Burial Ground (High Street), reads:  Mrs. Mary Burnham wife of Lt. Thoms Bur
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The gravestone of Mary (Lawrence) Burnham, Ipswich, Old North Burial Ground (High Street), reads:

Mrs. Mary Burnham
wife of Lt. Thoms Burnham
Died March ye 27, 1715
Aged 92 years
Mother of 13 children
and Grandmother of 70

Old Burying Hill
Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Death
From Vital Records of Ipswich, page 511 and 512 www.rootsweb.com

Deaths:

Thomas, Lt., June __, 1694.

Mary, w. Lt. Thomas, Mar. 27, 1715, a. 92 y. GR1
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Ispwich, Massachusetts
Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
RECORD HISTORY

Record added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM
Last updated: 4/16/2025 12:33:51 PM

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