Ezekiel Burnham (1786 - 1861)

Born 1786 in Vermont, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Hepzebah (Chedel) Burnham — married 4 May 1809 in Calais, Washington, Vermont, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Apr 1861 at about age 75 in Calais, Washington, Vermont, United States

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Biography

Ezekiel was born in Vermont 1786 to Deacon Frederick Burnham and Hannah Root.^[1]

Ezekiel married Hepzebah Chedel in Calais, Vermont on 4 May, 1809.^[2] Together, they moved to Pomfret and had seven children:

1. Ornomel Lorenzo (b. 1810)^[3]
2. Phila (b. 1812)^[4]
3. Milo Lorenzo (b. 1813)^[5]
4. Ozro Lorenzo (b. 1816)^[6]
5. Monroe Lorenzo (b. 1819)^[7]
6. Luther Allen (b. 1822)^[8]
7. Oliver Root (b. 1824).^[9]

In 1813, Ezekiel's father murdered Ezekiel's eldest son Ornomel.^[1] In 1848, Ezekiel's daughter Phila passed away.^[10] Ezekiel and Hepzebah took in their eight-year-old granddaughter Louisa Gray, who still lived with them in 1860.^[11]

Farmer Ezekiel Burnham passed away in 1861^[12] from liver disease.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #137500186: accessed 18 October 2021), memorial page for Ezekiel Burnham (1786–14 Apr 1861), Find a Grave Memorial ID 137500186, citing Poplar Hill Cemetery, North Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, USA ; Maintained by Amy (contributor 47820746).
2. ↑ "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQ6-34RZ : 3 March 2021), Ezekiel Burnham and Hepzibah Chedel, 4 May 1809; citing Marriage, Vermont, United States, various town clerks and records divisions, Vermont; FHL microfilm 005486405.
3. ↑ "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8LP-C8W : 16 December 2019), Ezekiel Burnham in entry for Ornomel Lorenzo Burnham, 1810.
4. ↑ "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F82X-PBG : 16 December 2019), Ezekeil Burnham in entry for Phila Burnham, 1812.
5. ↑ "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8LP-CFW : 16 December 2019), Ezekiel Burnham in entry for Milo Lorenzo Burnham, 1813.
6. ↑ "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F82X-T7C : 16 December 2019), Ezekiel Burnham in entry for Ozro Lorenzo Burnham, 1816.
7. ↑ "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F82X-RQV : 16 December 2019), Ezekiel Burnham in entry for Monroe L Burnham, 1819.
8. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFJM-Q95 : 19 February 2021), Ezekiel Burnham in entry for Luther Allen Burnham, 1822.
9. ↑ "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8LP-H13 : 16 December 2019), Ezekiel Burnham in entry for Oliver Root Burnham, 1824.
10. ↑ "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQG-Y6D1 : 3 March 2021), E Burnham in entry for Phila Gray, 8 Mar 1848; citing Death, Vermont, United States, various town clerks and records divisions, Vermont; FHL microfilm 005487639.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFDC-3VF : 18 February 2021), Ezekiel Burnham, 1860.
12. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFJM-9HH : 19 February 2021), Ezekiel Burnham, 1861.