James BURNHAM

(b. 13 June 1651 , Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 30 June 1729 , Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay )

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James BURNHAM was born 13 June 1651 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony

James 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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James married Mary COGSWELL abt. 1676 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Mary COGSWELL was born abt. 1650 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA. Mary died 9 November 1733 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA. Mary was the child of William COGSWELL and Susanna HAWKES.

James BURNHAM died 30 June 1729 in Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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James BURNHAM married

Mary COGSWELL-- Date: abt. 1676 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Mary COGSWELL was the child of William COGSWELL and Susanna HAWKES

Children of James BURNHAM and Mary COGSWELL:

James BURNHAM (b.12 May 1677, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 19 May 1677, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony)

Mary BURNHAM (b.25 May 1678, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 11 April 1753, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay)

James BURNHAM (b.1 November 1679, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 10 November 1679, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony)

Thomas BURNHAM (b.27 January 1681, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 10 May 1759, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Margaret BORMAN (BORDMAN) 30 September 1703 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Sarah BURNHAM (b.2 March 1686, Ipswich, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England d. 13 December 1686, Ipswich, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England)

Sarah BURNHAM (b.11 February 1687, Ipswich, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England d. 24 April 1731, Chelsea, Province of Massachusetts Bay )

Joanna BURNHAM (b.18 March 1689, Ipswich, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England d. 7 October 1767, Wenham, Province of Massachusetts Bay)

James BURNHAM (b.30 January 1691, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 12 March 1736, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay)

Joshua BURNHAM (b.19 April 1694, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 22 December 1708, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay)

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1651 Birth
13 June 1651
Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1677 Birth of Child
James BURNHAM was born 12 May 1677, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

James was 25 years old.

1678 Birth of Child
Mary BURNHAM was born 25 May 1678, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

James was 26 years old.

1679 Birth of Child
James BURNHAM was born 1 November 1679, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

James was 28 years old.

1681 Birth of Child
Thomas BURNHAM was born 27 January 1681, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

James was 29 years old.

1686 Birth of Child
Sarah BURNHAM was born 2 March 1686, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

James was 34 years old.

1687 Birth of Child
Sarah BURNHAM was born 11 February 1687, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

James was 35 years old.

1689 Birth of Child
Joanna BURNHAM was born 18 March 1689, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

James was 37 years old.

1691 Birth of Child
James BURNHAM was born 30 January 1691, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

James was 39 years old.

1694 Birth of Child
Joshua BURNHAM was born 19 April 1694, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

James was 42 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1703 Marriage of Child
Thomas BURNHAM married 30 September 1703, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Margaret BORMAN (BORDMAN)

1708 Death of Child
Joshua BURNHAM died 22 December 1708, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

James was 57 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

Grave

Old Burying Hill
Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

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1729 Death
30 June 1729
Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay

He died at the age of 78.

James is buried at: Old Burying Hill

Ispwich, Massachusetts
Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 11/5/2021 6:47:57 PM

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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