Husband: Henry S. BURNHAM
Birthdate: 31 August 1815
Birthplace: Connecticut
Death date: 21 November 1905
Place of death: Avoca, St. Clair County, Michigan
Burial: Moore Cemetery
Father: Rufus BURNHAM (1784-1832)
Mother: Sarah RENTHAM (Abt 1785-Aft 1842)
Other Spouses:

Marriage date: 26 December 1841
Marriage place: Regular Baptist Church, Westminster Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario

Wife: Mary Julia FREEMAN
Birthdate: 4 November 1819
Birthplace: Canada
Death date: 16 February 1902
Place of death: Kenockee, St. Clair Co., Michigan
Burial:
Father: Curtis FREEMAN (1796-1868)
Mother: Cynthia-Sentha ARMS (1801-Bet 1880)
Other Spouses:

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Rufus H. Burnham
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1843
Birthplace: St. Thomas, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada
Death date: Bef 1870
Place of death: probably - Civil War - Seriously wounded last recorded place was the hospital in Balitmore MD in 1864
Burial: unknown Due To Civil War
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouses' names:

Child No. 2: Cynthia Sentha A. Burnham
Sex: F
Birthdate: 20 November 1845
Birthplace: Canada
Death date: 10 September 1880
Place of death: Kenockee, St. Clair Co., Michigan
Burial:
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouses' names:

Child No. 3: Julia L. Burnham
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1848
Birthplace: Canada
Death date: 17 October 1920
Place of death: St. Clair Co., Michigan
Burial: McFadden Cemetery, Brockway, St. Clair Co., Michig
Marriage date: 24 June 1863
Marriage place: St. Clair County, Michigan
Spouses' names: George Van Norman (1847-1918)

Child No. 4: Mary E. Burnham
Sex: F
Birthdate: October 1850
Birthplace: Michigan
Death date: 1927
Place of death: Avoca, Kenockee Twp., St. Clair Co., Michigan
Burial: Spring Hill Cemetery, St. Clair Co., Michigan
Marriage date: 19 March 1871
Marriage place: Brockway, St. Clair Co., Michigan
Spouses' names: Charles D. Smith (1844-1914)

Child No. 5: Hannah T. Burnham
Sex: F
Birthdate: 28 December 1856
Birthplace: Kenockee, St. Clair Co., Michigan
Death date: 14 April 1930
Place of death: Avoca, St. Clair Co., Michigan
Burial:
Marriage date: 31 October 1876
Marriage place: St. Clair County, Michigan
Spouses' names: James McKenzie (Abt 1854-Bef 1900)
 
 
Documentation:
Husband's Notes
1. Land Atlases
2. Military and Pension Record for service in 2nd Michigan Cavalry Co. K
3. Censuses - State of Michigan and Federal Censuses
4. Served as Justice of the Peace during 1860, 1866,and 1877
" " Town Clerk for 6 years
" " Town Treasurer 6 yrs.
" " Postmaster for many years
published by A. T. Andreas & Co. in 1883
5. BIOGRAPHY: 1883 History of St Clair, MI
6. BOOK-St. Clair Cemeteries-MI Room-Port Huron Library-St. Cl. Hist. Soc.
7. Marriage, Birth and Deaths records from St. Clair County Clerk
8. Obituaries
9. Funeral Home Records
10. Wills of siblings of Mary Julia Freeman BURNHAM
Events
1. He appeared on the census in 1842 in Middlesex Co. Ontario.
2. He immigrated in 1849 From Canada To Michigan.
3. He had a residence in 1876 in Section 9, Kenockee Twp., St. Clair Co. Michigan.
4. He had a residence in 1900 on Plank Rd., Avoca, St. Clair Co., Michigan.
5. His obituary was published in November 1905 in St. Clair Co., Michigan.

Wife's Notes
1. Various family records from Elgin Co. Ontario on family members including wills, land records, cemetery readings, and census
2. Marriage from Ontario Records
3. Census 1842 Ontario
4. Birth calculated from death from St. Clair Co. Clerk. NOTES: 14 Feb 1858, Kenockee
James Martin, 24, Brockway
Euphemia Dauglas, 29, Clyde
Susan Freeman & Mary Burnham; Henry Burnham, JP
Events
1. She appeared on the census in 1842 in Middlesex Co. Ontario.
2. She had a residence in 1900 With Mary And Charles Smith.

Marriage Notes
London District marriage records part #2 1841-1852
Mary Freeman to Henry Burnham both of Westminister 26 Dec 1854 by Rev Abraham Sloat regular Baptist church Westminister
(He operated out of the Lambeth area) wit George Sloat and William J White

Notes for Rufus H. Burnham
1. MILITARY: Rufus Burnham
Residence: Sanilac County, Michigan Occupation:
Service Record:
Enlisted as a Private on 09 August 1861 in Fort Wayne, MI at the age of 19 Enlisted in Company E, 5th Infantry Regiment Michigan on 28 August 1861 on 28th was listed as Company B 5th Regiment Michigan Infantry
Wounded on 31 May 1862 was (Fair Oaks, Va., or Battle of Fair Oaks)
Wounded on 02 July 1863 was (Gettysburg, Pa., July 2 and 3, 1863)
Hospitalized on 15 May 1864 (Spotsylvania Court House May 12-21 or Piney Branch Church May 15
Transferred on 10 June 1864 to Company B
Documentation:: Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65. (MI Roster) Published in 1903
2. MILITARY: Civil War Military Service Muster Cards
3. MILITARY: 2nd set of Military Service Papers Papers contained Casualty Sheet 3
4. BIRTH: Civil War Military Files #439 Index and files
18 years old on 28 August 1861
Complexion Light - Eyes Blue - Hair Light - Where born St. Thomas, Canada West - Occupation Carpenter
Parents enumerated with father's mother in the 1842 Ontario Census in Middlesex Co. without child so suspect he was born in 1843 and must have been visiting St. Thomas Freeman relatives at the time of Rufus H.'s birth.
Events
1. He worked as a Carpenter in 1861 in Michigan.
2. He had a residence in Last Known Hospital At Baltimore MD.
3. Casualty Sheet of Wounded. Rufus Burnham Private
Company E 5 Regiment of Michigan Volunteers at the battle Gettysburg Pa
July 2, 3 1863 - Casualty Sheet - Rufus Burnham Rank Private Company E
Regiment 5 Mich Vol Arm, Infantry, State Michigan

Notes for Cynthia Sentha A. Burnham
1. Cemetery Reading
2. Death Record
3. Census Records

Notes for Julia L. Burnham
1. DAR Vital Records St. Clair Co. F572.S3 D387 1900z.
2. Cemetery Records.
3. IGI submitted records - incorrect birth place.
4. Census Records.
Events
1. She appeared on the census in 1870 in Emmet Township, St. Clair Co., Michigan.

Notes for Mary E. Burnham
Found another Mary E. Smith-Port Huron-white age 60 born Canada-wrong person when looking for death records!!
1. 1916 St. Clair Atlas in Kenockee Twp.- Mrs. Mary Smith owner of Burnham Land.
2. Censuses both Michigan State and Federal.
3. Cemetery Reading and Death Index.

Notes for Hannah T. Burnham
1. Family stories from Mrs. Elmer Reeves (Gloria) dated May 1, 1996.
2. Michigan State and Federal Census.
3. Funeral Home Records.