Born in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Ancestors 
Son of Johann Christian Born
and Anna Maria (Meichsner) Born
Brother of
Elisabeth (Born) Arenburg, Johann Christian Born, Johann Georg Born, Johann Leonhart Born, John Christofer (Born) Burns, John Willem (Born) Burns, Catherine Frederica Born and Thomas Born
Husband of
Charlotte (Rhuland) Burns
— married
7 Jan 1817 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Husband of
Elizabeth Margaret (Schmidt) Burns
— married
10 Jan 1824 in Dutch Reformed Church, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Descendants 
Father of
John Christian Burns, Mary Elizabeth (Burns) Dauphinee, Charles George Godfrey Burns, Lemuel Burns, Anna Maria (Burns) Young, William Reginald Burns, Christian Burns and Rebecca Catherine (Burns) Acker
Died
at age 51
in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Feb 2018
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Biography
Charles was born January 21st, 1795, according to the entry for his birth in the family bible (see photo). He was the son of Christian Born and Anna Meichsner.
Research Notes
Birth date of January 21st from family bible used (rather than transcript date)
Sources
- Birth and Baptism: Recorded in Born family bible (photo at right)
- Baptism Record: Baptism Records of the Dutch Reformed, afterwards the Presbyterian, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. By Revd. Bruin Romkes Comingo. Translated from the German. "1795. February 17th. Baptized Charles Frederic, son of Christian, and Ann Mary Born. Witness, Charles Frederick Rudolf, Godfrey Mixner, and Magdalene Koch. Born 20th January, 1795." FamilySearch, Film # 008131526. Page 750 of 1414 [1]
- Baptism Record Transcription: Dutch Reformed / St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Lunenburg - Baptisms, compiled by Kim Stevens, online http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~canns/lunenburg/…, 17-02-1795 20-01-1795 BURNS/BORN Charles Frederick Christian & Anna Maria MEISNER
- Marriage Record Transcription: Marriage Records of the Dutch Reformed, afterwards the Presbyterian, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. By Revd. Bruin Romkes Comingo. Translated from the German. "1817. January 7th. Charles Born, and Charlotte Rhuland." FamilySearch, Film # 008131526. Page 900 of 1414. [2]
- Second Marriage Record Transcription: Lunenburg County and Queens County. Birth, Marriage and Death Records From Primary Sources. Shankle, Don, "BURNS","Charles","M","1824-01-10",,"DRL","Mary Schmidt",, [3]
- Death & Burial: Burial Records of the Presbyterian Church, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. By Rev. William Duff. " Charles Born, died 17 Novr. 1846, buried 19, age 52 uears. Lunenburg." FamilySearch, Film # 008131526. Page 928 of 1414 [4]
- Memorial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198332896/charles-burns: accessed 10 December 2023), memorial page for Charles Burns (1793–17 Nov 1846), Find a Grave Memorial ID 198332896, citing Hillcrest Cemetery, Lunenburg, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada; Maintained by Linda (contributor 47353767).
- Hillside Farm, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia with Biographical Sketches of Those Who Lived There: Potter, R. Richard. Bedford, N.S. 2013
- The Potter Family of the Canning Area of Kings County Nova Scotia. Potter, R. Richard. Bedford, N.S. [5]
- Family letters and email correspondence
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Charles by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Charles:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Charles by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Charles:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Nancy (Potter) Halliday 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A789863 [compare], Ancestry member na9252
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Morgan Campbell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A488763 [compare]
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~1.56%
Alyssa Potter :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member syntheticiamgmailcom
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~0.78%
Mark Maxner :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JF3078256 [compare], Ancestry member Mlmaxner
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