flag female ancestor  Mary  BURNHAM

  (b. 26 October 1654 Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony   d. February 1723 Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay )  

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Mary BURNHAM was born 26 October 1654 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Mary BURNHAM was the child of Thomas BURNHAM   and   Mary LAWRENCE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Robert BURNHAM and Mary ANDREWS (maternal)  Thomas LAWRENCE and Joan ANTROBUS

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Mary  married  John CLARKE 9 October 1672 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony .  The couple had (at least) 6 children.
John CLARKE  was born 13 November 1639 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA.  John died 10 February 1708 in Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck).  John was the child of Thomas CLARKE and Susanna RING.

Mary BURNHAM died February 1723 in Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Mary BURNHAM married flag male ancestor John CLARKE-- Date: 9 October 1672 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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John CLARKE was the child of Thomas CLARKE and Susanna RING


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Event Date: 09 Oct 1672
Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouse's Name: Mary Burnam
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Reference ID: p 48
GS Film Number: 777636
Digital Folder Number: 007010724
Image Number: 00063

"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch : 6 November 2017), John Clark and Mary Burnam, 09 Oct 1672; citing Marriage, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 777,636.


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birth1654 Birth
26 October 1654
Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
marriage1672 Marriage / Partner
Mary BURNHAM and John CLARKE 9 October 1672, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

She was 17 years old.
1673 Birth of Child
John CLARK was born 24 September 1673, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 18 years old.
1674 Birth of Child
Thomas CLARK was born 15 January 1674, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 19 years old.
1676 Birth of Child
Mary CLARK was born 3 January 1676, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 21 years old.
1679 Death of Child
Nathaniel CLARK died 14 October 1679, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 24 years old.
marriage1703 Marriage of Child
Thomas CLARK married 10 July 1703, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville) to Elizabeth LEONARD
marriage1704 Marriage of Child
Phebe CLARK married 12 July 1704, Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville) to Obed (Obediah) COOKE
1708 Death of Spouse/Partner
John CLARKE died 10 February 1708, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)
death1723 Death
February 1723
Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay

She died at the age of 68.
Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 4/16/2025 12:39:33 PM
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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