John
Barnum
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Nathaniel Barnum
and Thankful (Briscoe) Barnum
Brother of
Nathaniel Barnum
Husband of
Lydia (Dawson) Barnum
— married
24 Dec 1771 in New Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
Descendants 
Died
at about age 66
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Apr 2020
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Biography
This profile is part of the Barnum Name Study.
John Barnum enlisted in the Army during the Revolutionary War. He was a soldier in Captain Benedict's company, Colonel Bradley's 16th Connecticut Regiment.
Born 1750
In 1766 John Barnum being of lawful age made the choice of Matthew Wilks of Danbury to be his guardian.[1]
Marriage 24 DEC 1771. New Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Died 11 MAR 1816.
Burial
- Cemetery of the First Baptist Church, Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut
Sources
- ↑ “Probate records v. 1-3 1744-1782”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892K-TFTP : 23 February 2023), FHL microfilm 007627321, image 308, Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 2, 1745-1775, Pages 207.
- Barnum, Eben Lewis. & Barnum, Francis. Genealogical Record of the Barnum Family Presenting a Conspectus of the Male Descendants of Thomas Barnum, 1625-1695 (Meals Printing Co., Gardner, Mass., 1912) Page 9
- Barnum, Noah G., The Barnum Family, 1517-1904 (Privately Printed, Albion, NY, 1904)
- Barnum, Noah G., The Barnum Family, 1350-1907 (Privately Printed, Albion, NY, 1907)
- Find A Grave: Memorial #7909096
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