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Compiled by P.
Davidson-Peters © 1999
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| This Burnham
family is relative to the Peters in that Calvin
Burnham had two daughters who married into the
Peters family in Monroe Co., Michigan. This
family is believed to have descended from Robert
Burnham and Mary (Andrews) of England who came to
America and resided in Hartford Connecticut where
their son Thomas Jr. was born in 1646. This
family removed to Massachusetts where son
Josiah's children were born including Daniel who
was born in Montague in 1745. MOSES BURNHAM,
the son of Daniel and Jemima (Perkins) was born
on 04 Jan 1767 in Montague, Franklin Co.,
Massachusetts and was the eldest child of eleven
children. He married Abigail Bacon who was born
in Montague in about 1771 and died in August of
1838 in Deerfield, Lenawee Co., Michigan. Moses
died prior to this on 16 Dec 1821 in Montague,
Franklin Co., MA.
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CHILDREN
OF
MOSES BURNHAM & ABIGAIL (BACON) |
- Lovina Burnham - born 25 Jan
1785 in Montague, Franklin Co. MA;
married (1) James Potter on 21 Sep
1807 in Montague and (2) Ebenezer
Whitney on 21 Feb 1821 in Montague;
she died 30 Nov 1866.
- Moses
Burnham - born in 1786 in Montague,
Franklin Co. MA
- Melinda
Burnham - born in 1787 in Montague,
Franklin Co. MA
- Seviah Burnham - born in 1789
in Montague, Franklin Co. MA; married
Horace Field; died 28 Aug 1862.
- Abigail
Burnaham - born in March 1792 in
Montague, Franklin Co., MA; died
there on 10 Nov 1835 and buried in
Burnham Cemetery, Franklin Co., MA.
- Calvin Burnham - born 13 Nov
1793 in Montague, Franklin Co. MA;
married (1) Lucinda Bliss; (2) Mary
Ann Bruce. He died 06 Aug 1874 in
Deerfield, Lenawee Co., Michigan.
- Luther
Burnham - born 08 Nov 1795 in
Montague, Franklin Co. MA
- Obediah
Burnham - born July 1797 in Montague,
Franklin Co., MA; died 20 Feb 1798
and buried in Burnham Cemetery.
- Obediah Burnham - born 10 Oct
1799 in Montague, Franklin Co. MA;
died 15 Aug 1879.
- Moses
Burnham - born May 1803 in Montague,
Franklin Co. MA; died 24 Mar 1846.
- Nathan
Burnham - born 27 March 1805 in
Montague, Franklin Co. MA; died 27
Mar 1883 in Hardwick, Worcester Co.,
MA
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| GENERATION
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| LOVINA BURNHAM, the
daughter of Moses and Abigail, married James
Potter in Montague on 21 Sep 1807. He was born
about 1785 and appears to have died before 1821
at which time a Mrs. Lovina Potter was married to
Ebeneazer Whitey in Montague, Massachusetts on 21
Feb 1821. She appears to be listed with Ebeneazer
in the 1850 census
residing in Montague. His age in this census is
listed as 89 and born in Connecticut, and a check
into the birth and christening records for that
area lists an Ebenezer born to Zachriah and Sarah
(Stanton) on 28 May 1762 in Mansfield, Tolland
Co., Connecticut. Ebenezer
was united with his first wife, Rachel Perne
Rawson, on 18 Dec 1786. Records indicate she was
born in Mendon, Worcester Co., MA on 03 Apr 1764
and died in Montague on 15 Nov 1819. Six known
children were born to this union: Isaac, Otis,
Apollos, Emery, Sophia, and Asa who was listed in
the census with his father and step mother in
1850.
In 1860 Lovina is
listed in the household of her son Joseph
Whitney. In this census
he is listed as head of household and is a 36
year-old laborer. The household includes Mary age
32; Allen age 14; Alvin age 9, and Lovina age 72
- all of whom list their place of birth as
Massachusetts. This would be the last federal
census in which Lovina appears as she died on 30
Nov 1866.
In 1870 Joseph
and his wife Mary (speculated to be Mary Hunt
whom he married in Franklin Co., MA on 17 Jun
1845) along with their son Alvin E., are still
residing in Montague, though Joseph and son are
both listed as tailors. In 1880 Joseph and Mary
appear with his mother-in-law, Gratia Hunt who is
aged 79 although they are now living in the town
of Erving. Living nearby is son Alvin E., age 27,
wife Flora age 27, and son Ernest age 6 - his
occupation is listed as "works with bit and
braces."
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| SEVIAH BURNHAM, the
daughter of Moses and Abigail, married Horace
Field who was the son of Rev. Solomon Field &
Mary (Wright). He was born in Conway, Franklin
Co., Massachusetts and married Seviah on 13 Dec
1808. He died of consumption on 11 Oct 1831. It
appears from the 1850 census of
Conway, that Seviah married Lucius Wilcox. A
marriage record for that town indicates they were
married on 08 Jan 1836. His age in the census is
70 while Seviah's looks to be 60 or 62. Listed in
their household is Seviah's son Moses, son of her
husband Horace Field. He is listed as age 28 with
wife Lucinda (Edson), whom he had married in
Conway on 16 Mar 1848. Their son Elwin is listed
as eight months old and according to records was
born 05 Nov 1849. Seviah
Wilcox is listed in her son Moses household in 1860 as age 72. The household also includes
Mose's wife Lucinda, son Elwin, and daughter
Lottie who is age five. This would be the last
federal census in which Seviah would appear. She
died in Conway on 28 Aug 1862.
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CHILDREN
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SEVIAH (BURNHAM) & HORACE FIELD |
- Horace
"Loren" Field - born 09 Jul
1809 in Conway, Franklin Co., MA. He
is said to have maried Mary Sherman
in 1831, however, the 1850 census lists
him with a Mary J. who is much
younger and can not be the mother of
his sons, Orra Sherman or Horace. It
is possible, however, that she is the
mother of Clarissa who was born in
about 1841. Horace died 02 Jun 1853.
- Lovina B. Field - born 17 Oct
1812 in Conway, Franklin Co., MA. She
married Stephen Averill of
Wilimington, Vermont on 10 Jun 1837
in Conway. The were located in the
census records of 1860 and 1870
residing in Wilmington, Windham Co.,
Vermont.
- Alvin S. Field - born 21 Nov
1814 in Conway, Franklin Co., MA. He
married Sylvia Crafts in Franklin
Co., MA on 10 Oct 1840, she having
been born 18 Jan 1818 and daughter of
Chester and Phila (Jewett) of South
Deerfield, Massachusetts who
themselves had been married in
Deerfield on 16 Mar 1809. Alvin and
his family were enumeratedin the
1850, 1860, 1870 residing in
Northampton, Hampshire Co.,
Massachusetts.
- Elijah Field - born on 16
Dec 1817 in Conway, Franklin Co.,
Massachusetts. He married Emerett L.
Hill, daughter of Joseph and Anna
(Davis) on 06 Jul 1842. In 1862 they
removed to Springfield, Massachusetts
where they were enumerated in the
1870 census.
- Electa
Field - born Feb 1820 in Conway,
Franklin Co., Massachusetts; died 29
Aug 1822.
- Moses B. Field - born 25 oct
1822 in Conway, Franklin Co.,
Massachusetts. He married Lucinda
Edson of Ashfield, MA who was born on
14 Mar 1829 and died 02 Jun 1894.
They were united in marriage on 16
Mar 1848 and were enumerated in the
1850 and 1860 census residing in
Conway.
- Abigail B.
Field - born 29 Mar 1825 in
Conway, Franklin Co., Massachusetts.
She married Emerson Foote on 16 Feb
1842, he having been born on 10 Jun
1818 in Peru, Berkshire Co.,
Massachusetts and was the son of
David and Betsy Minor who were maried
in Peru, MA on 02 Dec 1800.
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| CALVIN BURNHAM - son
of Moses and Abigail, was born on 13 Nov 1793 in
Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. He married (1)
Lucinda Bliss on 29 Sep 1820 in Royalston,
Worcester Co., Massachusetts. Lucinda was born on
06 Feb 1803 and died in April of 1825. She was
the daughter of Isarel Bliss and Lucinda
(Kingsley). After the death of his wife, Calvin
married (2) Mary Ann Bruce on 01 Oct 1826 in
Templeton, Massachusetts. She was born on 12 Oct
1804 in Templeton, and was the daughter of Josiah
and Mary (Force). Calvin
and his family removed to Monroe Co., Michigan in
1837. There they settled in Summerfield Twp., and
were enumerated in the 1850, 1860, and 1870 census. Mary Ann died on 14 Feb 1872 in
Deerfield, Lenawee Co., Michigan and Calvin not
long after on 06 Aug 1874.
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CHILDREN
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CALVIN BURNHAM & LUCINDA (BLISS) |
- Olive Clarinda
Burnham - born 29 Dec 1821 in
Montague, Franklin Co., MA; married a
lawyer, Lysander Ormsby on 27 Feb
1840 in Monroe Co., MI. Lysander was
born in Westhampton, MA and settled
in Monroe Co., MI in 1837.
- Emmaline
Lucinda Burnham - born 22 Jan
1824 in Montague, MA; married William
Kissell on 01 Jan 1843 in Monroe Co.,
MI; died 17 Nov 1869 in Deerfield,
Lenawee Co., Michigan.
- Lucinda
Bliss Burnham - born 02 Feb 1825 in
Montague, MA; died 26 Dec 1838 in
Monroe Co., MI.
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CHILDREN
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CALVIN BURNHAM & MARY ANN (BRUCE) |
- Julia Ann
Burnham - born 12 Oct 1827 in
Montague, Franklin Co., MA; married
Charles Peters; died 03 Jan 1901 in
Petersburg, Monroe Co., Michigan. (Photo)
- Dwight
Valores Burnham - born 26 Jul 1829 in
Montague, Franklin Co., MA; died on
30 Jun 1843.
- Emory Warren
Burnham - born 26 Jan 1831 in
Montague, Franklin Co., MA; married
Charlotte L. Hemenway; died 07 Nov
1905.
- Esther
Marietta Burnham - born 04 Nov 1834
in Montague, Franklin Co., MA; was
counted in a census in 1850 in
Summerfield, Monroe Co., Michigan.
- Almond
Bruce Burnham - born 04 Sep 1836 in
Montague, Franklin Co., MA. He was
counted in the 1850 and 1860 census
of Summerfield, Monroe Co., Michgian
and died in July of 1887.
- Albert
Calvin Burnham - born 20 Feb 1839 in
Monroe Co., MI. He was counted in the
1850 and 1860 census of Summerfield,
Monroe Co., Michgian and died 13 Sep
1897 in Champaign, Illinois.
- Edward
Eugene Burnham - twin of Ellen, born
16 Dec 1842 in Monroe Co., MI. Was
counted in the 1850, 1860, and 1870
census residing in Summerfield,
Monroe Co., MI. He probably married
Rachel, who is listed in the 1870
household as age 25 and born in
Michigan.
- Ellen
Maria Burnham - twin of Edward, born
16 Dec 1842 in Monroe Co., MI. She
was counted in the 1850 and 1860
census records residing in
Summerfield. She died on 06 Aug 1876.
- Marshall
Burnham - born 10 Jun 1846 in Monroe
Co., MI. He was counted in the 1850
and 1860 census records for Monroe
Co., MI.
- Parmelia
Burnham - born about 1846 in Monroe
Co., MI; not counted in the 1850
census, but listed as age 14 (same as
Marshall) in the 1860 census.
- Ellen Burnham - born 27 Dec
1842 in Summerfield; married John
Peters and was the mother of Frances,
Mary and Ellen Louise. She died 06
Aug 1876.
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| LUTHER BURNHAM - son of Moses and
Abigail, was born on 08 Nov 1795 in Montague,
Franklin Co., Massachusetts. He married Miranda
Houlton on 15 Nov 1823 in Montague and had at
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CHILDREN
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LUTHER BURNHAM & MIRANDA (HOULTON) |
- Ebenezer
A. Burnham - born 04 Dec 1832 in
Conway, Franklin Co., MA
- Miranda
Burnham - born Feb 1844 in Conway,
Franklin Co., MA
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| OBEDIAH BURNHAM -
son of Moses and Abigail, was born on 10 Oct 1799
in Montague, Franklin Co., Massachusetts.
According to the records of Montague, he married
14 Mar 1824 Marriam Burnham. Who her parents are,
or whether she had previously been married, is
not known. She was born about 1800 in
Massachusetts. They were enumerated in the 1850, 1860, and 1870 cenus residing in Summerfield, Monroe
Co., Michigan. Moses
died on 15 Aug 1879 and in 1880 his widow, Mariam was listed as head of
household living near their son Henry. She died
in Monroe Co., Michigan on 18 Apr 1890.
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CHILDREN OF
OBEDIAH BURNHAM & MARIAM (BURNHAM) |
- Nancy
Burnham - born about 1825 in
Massachusetts; listed in the 1850
census.
- Jane
Burnham - born about 1828 in
Massachusetts; listed in the 1850
census.
- Henry Burnham - born about
1831 in Massachusetts; listed in the
1850-1880 census records; married
Emily sometime before 1860.
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| GENERATION
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| LOVINA BARDWELL
FIELD - daughter of
Seviah and Horace, was born on 17 Oct 1812 in
Conway, Franklin Co., MA. She married Stephen
Averill on 10 Jun 1837 in Conway, Franklin Co.,
MA. Stephen, the son of Benjamin and Levina
(Holland), was born on 07 Nov 1802 in Wilmington,
Windham Co., VT and died on 19 Mar 1887. The family was enumerated in the census
records in 1850, 1860, and 1870 residing
in Wilmington, Windham Co., Vermont.
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CHILDREN
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LOVINA (FIELD) & STEPHEN AVERILL |
- Phebe
Jane Averill - born on 08 Apr 1838 in
Wilmington, Windham Co., VT; married
Wellman on 08 Aug 1861.
- Diadonnia
Averill - born 06 Jun 1839 in
Vermont. She died 03 Jun 1858 in
Peoria, IL; married Pulsifer.
- Ellen
Maria Averill - born 24 Nov 1840 in
Wilmington, Windham Co., VT; died 17
Sep 1842 in Wilmington, VT.
- Stephen
Franklin Averill - born 22 Jul 1843
in Wilmington, Windham Co., VT.
- Charles
Henry Averill - born 23 Mar 1845 in
Wilmington, Windham Co., VT.
- Lucius
Wilcox Averill - born 27 Dec 1846 in
Wilmington, Windham Co., VT.
- Mary
Clifford Averill - born 30 Sep 1850
in Wilmington, Windham Co., VT;
married Lyon in Jun 1871; died 06 Apr
1875 in Wilmington.
- Abigail
Electa Averill - born 08 Mar 1852 in
Wilmington, Windham Co., VT; died 16
Mar 1869 in Wilmington, VT.
- Emmerett
Louisa Averill - born 04 Sep 1854 in
Wilmington, Windham Co., VT; married
Gifford on 04 Dec 1879.
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| ALVIN S. FIELD - son
of Seviah and Horace, was born on 21 Nov 1814 in
Conway, Franklin Co., MA. He married Sylvia
Crafts on 10 Oct 1840 in Franklin Co., MA. Sylvia
was born on 07 Jan 1818 in South Deerfield,
Franklin Co., Massachusetts and was the daughter
of Chester and Phila (Jewett) Crafts who were
married in Deerfield, Franklin Co., MA on 16 Mar
1809. Alvin may have died
in September of 1866.
The family was enumerated in
the 1850 & 1860 census
residing in Northampton, Hampshire Co.,
Massachusetts.
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CHILDREN
OF
ALVIN S. FIELD & SYLVIA (CRAFTS) |
- Mary J.
Field was born in about 1844 in
Massachusetts.
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| ELIJAH FIELD - son of Seviah and Horace, was born on
16 Dec 1817 in Conway, Franklin Co., MA. He
married Emmerett L. Hill on 06 Jul 1842, she
having been born on 13 Jun 1824 in Lee,
Massachusetts and was the daughter of Joseph and
Anna (Davis) of Williamsburg, Massachusetts. They were enumerated in the 1860 census residing in Winchester,
Litchfield Co., CT; and in 1870 & 1880 living in
Springfield, Hampden Co., MA.
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CHILDREN
OF
ELIJAH FIELD & EMERETT L. (HILL) |
- Edwin Scott
Field - born 1844 in
Massachusetts.
- Frederick
Field - born in about 1858 (1860
lists him as age two, born in CT -
believe he died before 1870).
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| MOSES B. FIELD -
son of Seviah and Horace, was born on 25 Oct 1822
in Conway, Franklin Co., MA. He married Lucinda
Edson of Ashfield, Massachusetts on 16 Mar 1848
in Conway, Franklin Co., MA. Lucinda was born on
14 Mar 1829 in Lee, MA and died on 02 Jun 1894.
Moses died in Conway on 14 Mar 1867. In 1850 the
family was resding with his mother and
step-father Lucius Wilcox in Conway, and was also
enumerated in 1860 in that
town. In 1870 his widow
appears to have been enumerated in Conway as
"M.B" Field (f), rather than Mrs. M.B.
Field.
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CHILDREN
OF
MOSES B. FIELD & LUCINDA (EDSON) |
- Elwin
Field - born 05 Nov 1849 in Conway,
Franklin Co., MA; died 23 Feb 1871 in
Franklin Co., MA.
- Lottie
Sanderson Field - born 16 May
1855.
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| ABIGAIL B. FIELD -
daughter of Seviah and Horace, was born on 29 Mar
1825 in Conway, Franklin Co., MA. She married
Emerson Foote on 16 Feb 1842 in Conway, Franklin
Co., MA. Emerson was born on 10 Jun 1818 in
Conway, Franklin Co., MA and was an undertaker
and cabinet maker who died 11 Jun 1899. Abigail
died on 30 Dec 1908 in Conway, and was buried in
Howland Cemetery. They
were enumerated in Conway, Franklin Co., MA in 1860, 1870, 1880, and in 1900, Abigail
is listed as head of her own household living
near Helen Field and the family of Carlos
Batchelder..
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CHILDREN
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ABIGAIL B. (FIELD) & EMERSON FOOTE |
- Seviah
Eliza Foote - born 19 May 1843 in
Conway, Franklin Co., MA; may have
married John Packard on 22 Mar 1864;
died 21 May 1872.
- William
Harlow Foote - born 01 Mar 1848; died
06 Aug 1851.
- George F.
Foote - born 28 May 1853; died on 02
Mar 1856.
- Josephine L.
Foote - born 24 Nov 1856;
died on 19 Sep 1934.
- Anna R. Foote - born on 09
May 1859.
- Fannie R.
Foote - born 09 May 1865; died on 23
May 1865.
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| OLIVE CLARINDA
BURNHAM - daughter of
Calvin and Lucinda, was born on 29 Dec 1821 in
Montague, Franklin Co., MA. She married a lawyer,
Lysander Ormsby, on 27 Feb 1840 in Summerfield,
Monroe Co., MI. Lysander was born on 05 Jul 1815
in Westhampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts and
was a son of Samuel and Rachel (Day). He settled in Michigan in 1837, spending
his first summer in Blissfield. After his
marriage and by 1850 he was living in Summerfield Township
where he had purchased thirty-five acres. They
later moved to Deerfield where he was listed in 1860 as a variety merchant. There he had
been engaged as a clerk in the general store of
Jason Hemenway and bought a stave mill and later
opened a grocery store, which he operated a few
years by himself and then associated with him
Charles F. Bliven as partner.
Having been appointed Notary
Public in 1855, he is so listed in the 1870 census.
He also served as postmaster and was Village
Attorney a number of years and in 1880 he was
thus listed as a lawyer.
His wife Olive died on 28 Jul
1884 in Deerfield and on 24 Feb 1887, Lysander
married Mary Ellen Masters who was the daughter
of William and Mary Ann (Porter) Lysander died on
23 Jan 1911 in Deerfield, Lenawee Co., Michigan
and is laid to rest with his family Deerfield
Cemetery.
For more information
on Lysander Ormsby - visit Ormsby.net
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CHILDREN
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OLIVE C. (BURNHAM) & LYSANDER ORMSBY |
- Eliza C.
Ormsby - born 25 Jan 1841 in
Summerfield, Monroe Co., MI; died of
consumption 20 Sep 1867 in Deerfield,
Lenawee Co., MI and laid to rest at
Deerfield Cemetery. (Date of birth
calculated from age at death 26y, 7m,
25 days)
- Edwin S. Ormsby - born 17 Apr
1842.
- Alvin L.
Ormsby - born 05 Jun 1847 in
Summerfield, Monroe Co., MI. He
enlisted as a Private in Co. L, 1st
Engineers Regiment of Michigan on 15
Dec 1863 in Deerfield at the age of
17; and was mustered out 22 Sep 1865
at Nashville, TN.
- Hattie B.
Ormsby - born 22 Jul 1851 in
Summerfield, Monroe Co., MI; died 05
Apr 1857 and was laid to rest at
Deerfield Cemetery.
- Lila Ormsby - born 20 Apr
1857; married Charles F. Bliven.
- Etta B.
Ormsby - born 30 Nov 1863 in
Michigan; died in Mar 1884 in
Deerfield and was laid to rest at
Deerfield Cemetery. She was the wife
of William Federmann.
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| EMMALINE LUCINDA
BURNHAM - daughter of
Calvin and Lucinda, was born on 22 Jan 1824 in
Montague, Franklin Co., MA. She married William
Kissell on 01 Jan 1843 in Summerfield, Monroe
Co., MI. They were enumerated in the 1860 census residing in Blissfield, Lenawee
Co., Michigan. Emmaline died 17 Nov 1869 in
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CHILDREN
OF
EMMALINE (BURNHAM) & WILLIAM KISSELL |
- Josephine
Kissell - born about 1843 in
Michigan.
- Mary
Kissell - born about 1848 in
Michigan.
- Janette
Kissell - born about 1856 in
Michigan.
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| JULIA ANN BURNHAM -
daughter and oldest child of Calvin and his
second wife Mary Ann Bruce, was born on 12 Oct
1827 in Montague, Franklin Co., MA. She married
Charles F. Peters son of Richard Peters and Mary
Polly Wilcox on 15 Nov 1848 in Michigan. Charles
was born on 14 Mar 1826 in Summerfield Twp., and
was said to have been the first white child born
in that township. His older brother John who was
born in Delaware County, New York prior to the
family's move to Michigan, married Julia's
youngest sister Ellen. In
1850 Charles and Julia were living in York
Township, Steuben Co., Indiana with their seven
month old son Herbert. In 1860 the family was living in Summerfield,
Monroe Co., Michigan where they continued to
reside the remainder of their lives, having been
enumerated in the 1870 and 1880 census records. Charles died on 06 May
1893 in Petersburg, Monroe Co., Michigan and his
widow was listed in the 1900 census as
head of household with her granddaughter Mabel
listed as housekeeper. Julia died on 03 Jan 1901
in Petersburg and is buried in Pleasant
View Cemetery where a
marker is inscribed with the name of Julia, her
husband and three of their infant children.
For further
descendants, see Peters.
Photo of Julia Ann, Charles
& son Herbert D. Peters.
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CHILDREN OF
JULIA ANN (BURNHAM) & CHARLES F. PETERS |
- Herbert Dwight Peters
- born 01 Nov 1849 in Steuben Co.,
IN; married Anna Huston of Hillsboro,
Illinois on 17 Jun 1879. Herbert died
21 May 1910 in Monticello, Piatt Co.,
Illinois. He and Anna were the
parents of Charles Bruce; Robert;
Grant H.; Mary Jewel, wife of Earl
Milton Bragg; and Julia who married
Clyde W. Blacker.
- Edmund Eugene Peters -
born 18 Dec 1851 in Steubenville, IN;
married Julia Ann Weatherwax in
Macomb Co., Michigan on 22 Nov 1876.
He and Julia were the parents of
Stella May; Mabel Louise; Henry
"Harry" Edmond; Harriet
Alida; and Wilson Eugene. Edmund died
08 Feb 1923 in Petersburg, Monroe
Co., Michigan.
- Mary F. Peters - born
in May 1857; died 14 Apr 1858 and was
laid to rest at Pleasant View Cemetery.
- John A. Peters - born
26 Dec 1858; died 14 Jan 1860 and was
laid to rest at Pleasant View Cemetery.
- Richard Calvin Peters
- born 29 Apr 1862 in Summerfield
Twp, Monroe Co., Michigan; married
Margaret (Reed) and were the parents
of Richard Bruce; Jane Burnham, wife
of William H. Belcher; Reed Charles;
and Margaret Katherine, wife of
Charles Clayton Shaw. Richard died 24
Jan 1936 in Houston, Texas where,
according to his obituary, he had been searching for
a suitable residence for his health.
He was buried in Omaha, Nebraska.
- Dora Peters - born
about 1868 in Michigan (adopted).
- Charles B. Peters -
born 22 Aug 1873 in Summerfield,
Monroe Co., MI; died of spinal
disease 29 Apr 1874 in Summerfield
and was laid to rest at Pleasant View Cemetery.
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| EMORY WARREN BURNHAM, son
of Calvin and his second wife Mary Bruce, was
born on 26 Jan 1831 in Lee, Massachusetts. He was
married to Charlotte Lucretia Hemenway daughter
of Jason Hemenway on 06 Oct 1852 in Lenawee Co.,
MI. Charlotte was born about 1836 in Michigan and
died sometime after 1900 as she and Emory were
listed in the census residing in East Saginaw.
Emory died on 07 Nov 1905. Prior to their marriage, they were
enumerated in the 1850 census, Emory living with his parents
in Summerfield and Charlotte appearing in the 1850 household
of Jason Hemenway in the town of Blissfield. In 1860 the couple is living in Summerfield
with their two young children Elmer and Alice. In
1870 the
family is residing in Deerfield Twp., in Lenawee
Co., Michigan where the Lysander Ormsby and Henry
Burnham families are living. In 1880 Emory and
both listed as sewing agents living in East
Saginaw, Michigan.
Emory died 07 Nov 1905, but
date of Charlotte's death is not known.
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CHILDREN
OF
EMORY W. BURNHAM & CHARLOTTE (HEMENWAY) |
- Elmer
Burnham - born about 1854 in
Summerfield, Monroe Co., Michigan.
- Allice
Burnham - born about 1858 in
Summerfield; died 03 Mar 1870 in
Deerfield, Lenawee Co., Michigan of
Scarlett Fever.
- Charles
Burnham - born about 1862 in
Michigan.
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| ELLEN BURNHAM -
daughter of Calvin and his second wife Mary
Bruce, was born on 27 Dec 1842 in Summerfield,
Monroe Co., Michigan. She married John Peters,
son of Richard Peters and Mary Polly (Wilcox) on
08 Mar 1864 in Summerfield. John was born on 16
Dec 1823 in Harpersfield, Delaware Co., New York
and removed to Petersburg, Monroe Co., Michigan
in 1824 with his parents. He took the gold fever
and in 1852 went to California and entered into
mining and speculating, returning to Petersburg
in 1862 and marrying Ellen two years later. Located in the 1870 and 1880 census
records, residing in Summerfield, John was active
in politics and at the incorporation of the
village of Petersburg, was elected trustee and in
1873 was village president, to which he was
re-elected for three terms. After Ellen died of
consumption on 06 Aug 1876, he left Petersburg
with his daughters, Mary and Ellen Louise, and
moved to Toledo, Ohio where the girls attended
Oberlin College.
After his daughter Ellen
married, John lived with her until his death,
dying just a couple months short of his 97th
year. He died on 02 Oct 1920 in Toledo, Lucas
Co., Ohio. He and Ellen were both buried in Old Petersburg Cemetery in Petersburg, Michigan.
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CHILDREN OF
ELLEN (BURNHAM) & JOHN PETERS |
- Frances Peters - born
08 Jan 1865 in Petersburg, Monroe
Co., MI; died of consumption on 05
Jul 1882 in Summerfield and laid to
rest in the Old Petersburg Cemetery.
- Mary Peters - born 23
Mar 1866; married George Day
Fairfield and was the mother of Helen
and John. She died in Dec 1941.
- Ellen Louise Peters -
born 17 Dec 1875; married Nelson
Albert Buck and was the mother of
Mary and Margaret. She died 20 Dec
1954.
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| HENRY BURNHAM - son
of Obediah and Mariam, was born about 1831 in
Lee, MA. He was counted in a census in 1850 in Summerfield, Monroe Co., Michigan
prior to his marriage to Emeline whom he married
sometime before 1860 when they were enumerated together in
Summerfield residing with in his parents'
household. In 1870 the
couple was living in Deerfield, Lenawee Co.,
Michigan and the household included their son
George. After Henry's
father Obediah died in 1879 Henry and Emily
returned to Summerfield where, in 1880, they were living next door to his
widowed mother.
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CHILDREN
OF
HENRY BURNHAM & EMELINE |
- George A.
Burnham - born about 1861 in
Michigan.
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| ALVIN C. WHITNEY, son
of Joseph and Mary (Hunt), was born in Aug 1851
in Lee, Massachusetts. He was enumerated in the 1860 and 1870 census
with his family living in Montague, Franklin Co.,
Massachusetts where he and his father are listed
as tailors. In about 1873, he married Flora, who
was born in March of 1854 and in 1880 they were living in Erving with their
son Ernest. The 1900 census
located this family living in Fitchburg,
Worcester Co., Massachusetts with their only
known child, Ernest who according to the census
was born in September of 1873.
Ernest, living in his own
household was married in about 1896 to Emma who
was born in Portugal in December of 1873. Both
Ernest and Emma are listed as machinist lathers
and their one child, son Leslie is listed as
having been born in September of 1897.
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| EDWIN SCOTT FIELD, son
of Elijah and , was born on 05 Mar 1844 in Lee,
MA. He was enumerated in the 1860 census residing in Winchester,
Litchfield Co., CT; and in 1870 residing in Hartford, Connecticut where
he was listed as a machinist living in the
household of Caroline Sawtelle with his wife
Caroline "Carrie" (Farmer) who was born
in Lee, Massachusetts in November of 1845. In 1880 the
couple was residing in Springfield, Hampden Co.,
Massachusetts in the same house as Edwins's
parents. During this census Edwin was listed as a
bed spring manufacturer with his wife and
daughter Emmerette.
Edwin passed away sometime
before 1900, as his
widow Carrie is listed in her daughter
Emmerette's household. According to this census,
Emmerette "Emma" was recently married
to Waldo H. Shaw, son of Henry N. Shaw and Mary
R. who was born in January 1865 in Maine. He had
been listed in the 1880 census residing in
Becket, Berkshire Co., MA.
In 1910 Caroline
was still living and was listed in the household
of her daughter Emerette and son-in-law Waldo
Shaw where they were living in Springfield, and
Waldo was working as a motorcycle machinist.
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| LOTTIE SANDERSON
FIELD - daughter of Moses and Lucinda (Edson),
was born on 16 May 1855 in Conway, Franklin Co.,
MA. She was counted in the 1860, 1870 & 1880 Conway,
Franklin Co., Massachusetts census records. Lottie married Emory Brown, son of
Isaiah Brown and Mary (Dinsmore) on 12 Mar 1873
in Conway, Franklin Co., MA. Emory was born on 13
Jan 1844 in Conway, Franklin Co., MA. He was
buried in Howard Cemetery, Franklin Co., MA. They
were the parents of Ada Sophia Brown who was born
30 Sep 1878 in Conway.
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| JOSEPHINE L. FOOTE -
daughter of Abigail (Field) and Emerson, was born
on 24 Nov 1856 in Conway, Franklin Co., MA. She
married William K. Batchelder son of Carlos
Batchelder and Minerva (Forbes) on 10 Mar 1875 in
Conway, Franklin Co., MA. William was born on 01
Oct 1854 in Lee, MA. The
family was enumerated in the 1880, 1900 and 1910
census records residing in Conway, Franklin Co.,
Massachusetts.
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CHILDREN OF
JOSEPHINE L. (FOOTE) & WILLIAM K. BATCHELDER |
- Mabel L. Batchelder -
born 19 Aug 1875 in Massachusetts;
married William Brown on 17 Aug 1894
in Conway and later resided in
Cheshire, MA.
- Annie F. Batchelder -
born 19 Jan 1878 in Massachusetts;
married William T. Graves in Conway
on 05 Jun 1895.
- William Forbes
Batchelder - born 06 Sep 1880 in
Massachusetts; may have married Julia
I. Mason on 05 Jun 1901.
- Minnie A. Batchelder -
born 03 Feb 1883 in Franklin Co., MA;
may have married Byron Brown 01 May
1905 in Conway.
- Mary J. Batchelder -
born 15 Aug 1884 in Franklin Co., MA;
may have married Charles L. Fesseden
in Conway on 22 Feb 1908.
- Carlos F. Batchelder -
born in May 1887; married Lillian
Schneck on 26 Jun 1907 in Conway and
had son Edward C. Batchelder.
- Emerson F. Batchelder
- born 12 Nov 1891 in Franklin Co.,
MA; may have married Helen Stone 17
Dec 1914.
- Harold Batchelder -
born 20 Apr 1896 in Franklin Co., MA.
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| ANNA R. FOOTE -
daughter of Abigail (Field) and Emerson, was born
on 09 May 1859 in Conway, Franklin Co., MA. She
married Fred Holcomb son of John S. Holcomb and
Sophronia on 30 Dec 1880 in Conway, Franklin Co.,
MA. Fred was born about 1857 in Lee, MA and
christened in 1870 in Conway. The family was
enumerated in Conway in 1900, Fred listed as a blacksmith and his
widowed mother is living next door. He and Anna
had one child, Mary W. Holcomb who was born in
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| EDWIN S. ORMSBY -
son of Olive C. (Burnham) and Lysander Ormsby,
was born on 17 Apr 1842 in Summerfield, Monroe
Co., MI. He enlisted during the Civil War at the
age of 19 in 1861 and later re-enlisted in the
1st Michigan Engineers, Company I in December
1863 at Deerfield. He was promoted to Sergeant in
1865 and was mustered out on 22 September that
year in Nashville. He
married Mary Amanda Bateman on 04 Jul 1862 and
was listed as head of house and a lawyer in 1870. The
family later lived in Emmetsburg, Iowa.
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CHILDREN
OF
EDWIN S. ORMSBY & MARY A. (BATEMAN) |
- Charles
E. Ormsby - born 29 Nov 1863 in
Michigan; died 08 Aug 1880.
- Myrta B.
Ormsby - born 12 Mar 1869 in
Michigan; died 15 Sep 1921 in
Emetsburg, Palo Alto Co., Iowa.
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| LILA ORMSBY - daughter of Olive C.
(Burnham) and Lysander Ormsby, was born on 20 Apr
1857 in Summerfield, Monroe Co., MI. She married
Charles F. Bliven on 12 Sep 1876 in Lenawee Co.,
MI. They were enumerated in the 1880 census
residing with Lila's parents in Deerfield and
Charles was listed as a merchant. They were the parents of
Maude Bliven who was born on 24 Apr 1879 in
Deerfield. Maude was the wife of Fritz Arno Thies
whom she married in Iowa in 1897; and son Bruce
Ormsby Bliven who was born on 27 Jul 1889 in
Emetsburg, Palo Alto Co., Iowa. He married Rose
Frances Emery and also lived in Los Angeles Co.,
CA.
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- Vital
records of Montague, Franklin
Co., MA to the end of the year
1849; FHL Film #873740; Batch
#C501781; M501781-2
- Vital
records of Petersham, Worcester
Co., MA to the end of the year
1849; FHL Film #0874028; Batch
#M501211
- Town
Records of Montague, Franklin
Co., MA 1719-1859; FHL Film
#0886883; Batch #M501782
- Vital
records of Conway, Franklin Co.,
MA to the year 1850; New England
Historic Genealogical Society
(Boston, Massachusetts); FHL Film
#0873740; Batch #M501701.
- Vital
records of Deerfield, Franklin
Co., MA to the year 1850 by
Thomas W. Baldwin; FHL Film
#0873741; Batch #C501721;
#M501721
- Vital
records of Peru, Berkshire Co.,
MA to the year 1850 New
England Historic Genealogical
Society (Boston, Massachusetts);
FHL Film #0928188; Batch #C501201
- Vital
records of Royalston, Worcester
Co., MA to the end of the year
1849; FHL #0599761; Batch
#C501291, #M501291.
- Vital
records of West Springfield,
Hampdem Co., MA to the year 1850;
FHL #0496944; Batch #C502181
- Town
Meeting records, 1785-1865
Easthampton, MA; FHL
#0186147; Batch #M502502
- Marriage
records, 1852-1865; delayed
recordings, 1839-1922
Lenawee Co., MI (County
Clerk); FHL Film #0014822; Batch
#M518551
- Greenwich,
Massachusetts Births, Marriages,
Deaths, 1747-1900; Town Clerk;
FHL Film #0186151; Batch EM584411
- General
index to vital records of
Vermont, early to 1870
Vermont. Secretary of
State; FHL Film #0027463; Batch
#7450009
- 1860
census record of Litchfield Co.,
Connecticut.
- 1850
census record of Steuben Co.,
Indiana
- 1850,1860,1870,
1880, 1900 census records of
Franklin Co., Massachusetts.
- 1850,
1860, 1870, 1900 census record of
Northampton, Hampshire Co.,
Massacusetts.
- 1860, 1870, 1880,
1900 census records of Lenawee
Co., Michigan
- 1850,
1860, 1870, 1880, 1900 census
records of Monroe Co., Michigan.
- 1880
census record of Saginaw Co.,
Michigan.
- 1850,
1860, 1870 census records of
Windham Co., Vermont.
- A
History of Richard Peters of
Halfmoon, Now Clifton Park, NY
& His Descendants Vol. I, II,
III by Kleinheinz, Leone Peters.
- Field
Genealogy by Frederick C. Pierce;
FHL Film #908983.
- Secretary
of State, General index to Early
vital records of Vermont to 1870
; FHL Film #0027463; Batch
#7450009.
- Ormsby.net
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