Emmaline Helen (McPherson) Burns (abt. 1832 - abt. 1915)

Born about 8 Jul 1832 in Aurora, Erie County, New York, USA

Wife of Unknown Burns — married after 1864 in Wisconsin or Michigan [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 1915 at about age 82 in Michigan

Biography

Emmaline was born in Aurora, Erie County, New York, on July 8, 1832.

Emmaline and Sidney were married in 1848, when Emmaline was only twelve years old. They had four children, divorcing in 1864. The elder sons stayed with Sidney, while their daughter, Mary, and son, Thomas, went with Emmaline.

Emmaline remarried a Mr. Burns and moved to Michigan. The two had two children together, one of whom was named Josie (Burns) Clayton (Benedict, p. 21).

According to Murray Benedict, Emmaline "was a woman of character and almost certainly of strong personality" (Benedict, p. 20). Her son Julius Benedict "resembled her strikingly" (Benedict, p. 20). Emmaline divorced her husband Sidney Benedict in 1864

Emmaline died in Michigan around 1915 (Benedict, p. 20).

Sources

Benedict, Murray. (n.d.). The Benedict Family in America (Wisconsin Branch). (pp. 18-20)

"Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNLM-41W : 2 March 2021), Emeline Mcpherson in entry for Thomas R Benedict and Rachel Mccaslan, 05 Dec 1897; citing reference ID , various county clerks and libraries, Michigan; FHL microfilm 1,295,521.

"Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC2Z-PBD : 17 January 2020), Emeline McPherson in entry for Thomas R Benedict, 1897.

"Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLF7-N2C : 10 March 2018), Emaline Mcpherson in entry for Sidney Benedict, 1896; citing Death, Grant, Clark, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,310,175.

"Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR21-GY4 : 30 January 2020), Helen Benedict in entry for Julius S. Benedict, 1879.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228032319/emmaline-helen-burns: accessed 07 May 2023), memorial page for Emmaline Helen McPherson Burns (8 Jul 1832–1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 228032319; Burial Details Unknown, Emmaline may have been buried near Six Lakes, Michigan.; Maintained by Francesca Williams (contributor 50800818).

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Francesca Williams for starting this profile.

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