Thomas
BURNHAM
(b.
28 October 1619
,
Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, England
d.
24 June 1688
,
Hartford, Connecticut, Dominion of New England
)
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Thomas BURNHAM was born 28 October 1619 in Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, England
Thomas BURNHAM was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Thomas married Anna WRIGHT abt. 1640 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anna WRIGHT was born abt. 1622 in England (United Kingdom). Anna died 5 August 1703 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
Thomas BURNHAM died 24 June 1688 in Hartford, Connecticut, Dominion of New England.
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Children of Thomas BURNHAM and Anna WRIGHT:
Mary BURNHAM (b.abt. 1642, , New Haven Colony d. 25 January 1720, Windsor, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. William MORTON 1660 in Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock)
Anna WRIGHT-- Date: abt. 1640 Place: Children of Thomas BURNHAM and Anna WRIGHT:
Mary BURNHAM (b.abt. 1642, , New Haven Colony d. 25 January 1720, Windsor, Crown Colony of Connecticut )m. William MORTON 1660 in Windsor, Connecticut, USA (Poquonock)
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1619 Birth 28 October 1619
Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, England
1659 - Purchases land in Connecticut from Native Americans
In 1659, Thomas Burnham (1617–1688) purchased the tract of land now covered by the towns of South Windsor and East Hartford from Tantinomo, chief sachem of the Podunk Indians. Burnham lived on the land and later willed it to his nine children. The town of Hartford once included the land now occupied by the towns of East Hartford, Manchester, and West Hartford. In 1783, East Hartford became a separate town, which included Manchester in its city limits until 1823.
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In 1659, Thomas Burnham (1617–1688) purchased the tract of land now covered by the towns of South Windsor and East Hartford from Tantinomo, chief sachem of the Podunk Indians. Burnham lived on the land and later willed it to his nine children. The town of Hartford once included the land now occupied by the towns of East Hartford, Manchester, and West Hartford. In 1783, East Hartford became a separate town, which included Manchester in its city limits until 1823.
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1688 Death 24 June 1688
Hartford, Connecticut, Dominion of New England
He died at the age of 68.
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