David Burnham (1741 - 1789)

Born 31 Jan 1741 in Scarbourough, Maine

Ancestors

Husband of Olive (Berry) Burnham — married about 1769 in Scarbourough, Maine

Descendants

Died 1789 at about age 47 in Scarbourough, Maine

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Biography

David was the son of Moses and Mercy Harmon. Moses moved his family to Maine where David was reared, he joined the Revolutionary War in Captain John Spillings Company in the Ebenezer Francis Regiment. He enlisted on January 20, 1777, and arrived at Bennington and engaged in battle on August 16, 1777. He served over two years and achieved the rank of Private in Captain Benjamin Larabee's Company.

Sources

• Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.
• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership: 62671
• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSFF-L9NW-2?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-R9P%3A1597372304 : 29 August 2019), Massachusetts, Soldiers and Sailors, Bese, David-Byxbe > image 876 of 986; citing various published state rosters, United States.