Owen Burns USN Ret. (abt. 1810 - abt. 1869)

Born about 1810 in Beaufort, North Carolina, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Died about 1869 at about age 59 in Fredericktown, Cecil, Maryland, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Owen Burns USN Ret. was born in North Carolina.

In a book about his father, Captain Otway Burns: Patriot, Privateer and Legislator, Owen Burns is described as the only son of Captain Burns (1775-1850)^[1] and his first wife, Miss Grant, daughter of Reuben Grant.^[2] He was born in Beaufort, North Carolina.^[3]

Owen was born in 1810, in Onslow County, North Carolina, mentioned in the 1905 book Captain Otway Burns.^[2]

In 1849, Owen married Martha Ann Armstrong (20 Aug 1834-1 May 1913),^[1] of Maryland,^[4] daughter of Solomon Armstrong. They had eight children, described in the Burns (1905) text,^[2] and the FindAGrave Memorial,^[1] unless otherwise noted:

1. Paul Otway Burns (born about 1849)^[4][1] who married Annie E Rutton on 10 Feb 1874 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania^[5]
2. Ignatius Raleigh P Burns (13 Feb 1854, Maryland-2 Dec 1941, San Diego, California)^[4][6]
3. Xavier Eugene Burns (born about 1855)^[4] who married Bessie Stewart 9 Apr 1885 in San Joaquin, California^[7]
4. Richard Jerome Burns (20 Jun 1859, Fernandina, Florida-1 Apr 1928, Sarasota, Florida),^[4] who had married Alice A Grindall,^[8] who predeceased him^[3]
5. Lillian (Burns) Wilkens Grant (1861-1 Jul 1924, Manhattan, New York),^[1][9] who married secondly Jesse R Grant, son of U S and Julia (Dent) Grant 26 Aug 1918 in Kings, New York^[10]
6. Charles Owen Burns (1864,Fredericktown, Maryland-1924)^[1] who married first, Louise LuLu Ackerson on 5 Jun 1889 in Santa Clara, California;^[11] and, secondly to Eleanor M Hanna^[12]
7. Walter Francis Burns (born about 1866, Fredericktown, Maryland), who married Ursula Catlin (born about 1882, Peekskill, New York), daughter of Austin Hollister and Rosina Florence Burnham, on 22 Apr 1902 in Manhattan, New York^[13]
8. Edwin Oscar Burns (Oct 1867, Fredericktown, Maryland-14 Feb 1939, Sarasota, Florida),^[1] widow of Elizabeth(Oct 1867, Fredericktown, Maryland-14 Feb 1939, Sarasota, Florida)^[14]
9. Owen Augustus Burns Sr (1869-1937)^[1] Owen Burns, son of Owen Burns and Martha A. Armstrong, died (age 68) on 28 Aug 1937 in Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, United States,^[15], where he was a land developer,^[16] who married Amelia Dorothy Lyon 13 May 1905 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois^[17], and secondly Vernona Hill Freeman (born about 1895, Whitman, Massachusetts), daughter of Royal Freeman and Katherine Brown, on 4 Jun 1912 in Manhattan, New York^[18]

Milestones for Lt. Owen Burns

Primarily summarized from Captain Otway Burns: Patriot, Privateer and Legislator^[19]

• 1824, Owen was a US midshipman
• 1831, promoted to Master of the John Adams ship of the Mediterranean Squadron
• 8 Apr 1834, commissioned as a United States Navy Lieutenant.
• Jan 1837 he re-entered at the New York port on the Charlemagne^[20]
• From 1837 to 1840, he with the Pacific Squadron on the Falmouth man-of-war (although this cannot be independently verified, for example, at: Wikipedia: USS_Falmouth), after which he resigned from the Navy.^[2]
• In 1860, Owen was a books keeper in Fernandina, Nassau, Florida.^[4] Also in the 1860 family home was a George (age 22) and John Cockcraft (age 21), both carpenters, and John Veach (22), a plasterer.
• By 1870, his widowed wife Martha (Armstrong) Burns (age 36) remained living in Cecil County, Maryland with the children who ranged in ages from 0 to 17: In the 1870 census Martha Burns (age 36) was the head of household in District 1, Cecil, Maryland, United States.^[21]

Death & Legacy

Owen Burns and his burial was mentioned on a memorial erected by his children in Saint Francis Xavier Shrine Cemetery, Warwick, Cecil County, Maryland, United States with a death date of 1869.^[1]

Research Notes

• Family Search names one child more precisely, and a child who died an infant:

1. Paul Otway Burns (1850-1903), who appears to be the same person as Otway H Burns, named in the 1860 census
2. Louis Parsley Burns (1855-1855)

• His wife, known in most records as Martha Ann Armstrong, for whom a marriage record has not been located may be had a prior marriage, as she is shown as marrying Owen Burns 17 Nov 1849, in Baltimore City, Maryland. Unfortunately, no image of the record is available, and no parental information was available or transcribed:
  • Marriage - Possible Match: "Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007576043; FHL microfilm: 13694
    FamilySearch Record: F4JD-GJN (accessed 13 February 2024)
    Owen Burns marriage to Martha Elizabeth Anthony on 17 Nov 1849 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
• Some US Bureau of Land Management Tract Book entries on FamilySearch may apply to him, but these require corroborating, as do US General Index to Pension Files of 1866 and 1877.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8} Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #10686714 (accessed 14 February 2024)
   Memorial page for Capt Owen Burns (1810-1869), citing Saint Francis Xavier Shrine Cemetery, Warwick, Cecil County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by Harold Massey (contributor 46739095).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Book: Burns, Walter Francis, [from old catalog] comp, Captain Otway Burns
   New York; 1905, p. 55, 57-59
   Internet Archive (accessed 13 February 2024)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Death of son Richard Jerome Burns: "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004031602; FHL microfilm: 2135216; Image number: 829; Indexing batch: B01775-3
   FamilySearch Record: FP7Y-H86 (accessed 13 February 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6W93-HM
   Owen Burns in death record for son Richard Jerome Burns 1 Apr 1928 in Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, United States.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5} * 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   citing Page: 12; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005165679; FHL microfilm: 803108; Image number: 416; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01695-0
   FamilySearch Record: M6C9-KMS (accessed 13 February 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBT-SDX
   Owen Burns (49) in Fernandina, Nassau, Florida, United States. Born in N. C.
5. ↑ Marriage: "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007609163; FHL microfilm: 1769059; Record number: 223; Packet letter: E
   FamilySearch Record: Q2WN-69GW (accessed 16 February 2024)
   Paul O Burns (23) marriage to Annie E. Rutton (19) on 10 Feb 1874 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
6. ↑ Death of son Ignatius Raleigh Burns: "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
   FamilySearch Record: VG5D-BZR (accessed 13 February 2024)
   Burns in death record for son Ignatius Raleigh Burns 2 Dec 1941 in San Diego, California, United States.
7. ↑ Marriage: "California, County Marriages, 1850-1953"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 005587459; FHL microfilm: 001411585
   FamilySearch Record: Q2ZY-PC2V (accessed 16 February 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89SF-8RCQ Image number 01355
   X E Burns marriage to Bessie Stewart on 9 Apr 1885 in San Joaquin, California, United States.
8. ↑ Marriage of son Grindall J Burns: "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004534409; FHL microfilm: 001031496; Image number: 374
   FamilySearch Record: Q2MT-2F2R (accessed 16 February 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 939Z-5G93-82
   Richard J Burns's son Grindall J Burns marriage on 22 Apr 1913 in Westchester, New York, United States.
9. ↑ Death of daughter Lillian B Grant: "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004023177; FHL microfilm: 2031611; Record number: 59; Packet letter: C
   FamilySearch Record: 2WLT-S27 (accessed 13 February 2024)
   Owen Burus in death record for daughter Lillian B Grant 1 Jul 1924 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States.
10. ↑ Marriage of daughter Lillian B Burns Wilkens: "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007468329; FHL microfilm: 001613850; Image number: 633
    FamilySearch Record: Q2C2-9LHV (accessed 13 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9ZD-QN9W
    Owen Burns's daughter Lillian B Burns Wilkens marriage to Jesse R Grant on 26 Aug 1918 in Kings, New York, United States.
11. ↑ Marriage: "California, County Marriages, 1850-1953"
    citing Page: 155; Digital film/folder number: 005686490; FHL microfilm: 1302026; Image number: 230
    FamilySearch Record: K862-RWQ (accessed 16 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L93H-7N3Z
    Louise Ackerson (20) marriage to Charles Burns (25) on 5 Jun 1889 in Santa Clara, California, United States.
12. ↑ Death of son Robert Burns: "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"
    citing Death, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,070,890
    FamilySearch Record: 2WKN-VZL (accessed 16 February 2024)
    Charles Burns and Eleanor M Hanna in death record for son Robert Burns 3 Jan 1934 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States.
13. ↑ Marriage of son Walter Burns: "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007589560; FHL microfilm: 1570696; Packet letter: D; Indexing batch: M00502-8
    FamilySearch Record: 24S5-1R9 (accessed 13 February 2024)
    Owen's son Walter Burns marriage to Ursula Catlin on 22 Apr 1902 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States.
14. ↑ Death of son Edwin Oscar Burns: "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 004026681; FHL microfilm: 2116061; Image number: 1445; Indexing batch: B01573-3
    FamilySearch Record: FPQ2-CKH (accessed 13 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6SR9-9GW
    Owen Burns in death record for son Edwin Oscar Burns 14 Feb 1939 in Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, United States.
15. ↑ Death: "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 004031766; FHL microfilm: 2135950; Image number: 2321; Indexing batch: I08435-3
    FamilySearch Record: FP8C-9FY (accessed 13 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-67P9-LKR
    Owen Burns death 28 Aug 1937 (age 68), son of Owen Burns & Martha A. Armstrong, husband of Vernona Hill Burns, in Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, United States.
16. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #64944754 (accessed 27 March 2024)
    Memorial page for Owen Augustus Burns Sr. (31 Oct 1869-28 Aug 1937), citing Rosemary Cemetery, Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Sandra (contributor 47198337).
17. ↑ Marriage: "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 004270464; FHL microfilm: 1030385; Image number: 108; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: M00971-5
    FamilySearch Record: N74G-VPN (accessed 16 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6Q3S-GRB
    Owen Burns (35y) marriage to Amelia Dorothy Lyon (25) on 13 May 1905 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.
18. ↑ Marriage of son Owen Burns: "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 007589458; FHL microfilm: 1613381; Packet letter: I; Indexing batch: M00799-9
    FamilySearch Record: 243V-3KG (accessed 13 February 2024)
    Owen Burns's son Owen Burns marriage to Vernona Hill Freeman on 4 Jun 1912 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States.
19. ↑ See also: Swansboro, North Carolina History, that also excerpts the Burns (1905) text. Accessed 13 Feb 2024.
20. ↑ Passenger List: "New York, New York, Index to Passenger Lists, 1820-1846"
    citing Affiliate Publication Title: Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1846.; Affiliate Publication Number: M261; Digital film/folder number: 004786602; FHL microfilm: 350215; Image number: 3625
    FamilySearch Record: K843-JY6 (accessed 14 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9GX7-5KP
    Name: Owen Burns; Residence Date: 1837; Residence Place: U S; Immigration Date: 1837; Immigration Place: New York, New York, United States; Birth Date: 1811; Age: 26; Ship: Charlemagne; System Of Record: SLS.
21. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
    citing Page: 27; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 22; Digital film/folder number: 004269471; FHL microfilm: 000552082; Image number: 31; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01453-1
    FamilySearch Record: MN38-H7J (accessed 13 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-D15S-RF1
    Martha Burns (36) head of household in District 1, Cecil, Maryland, United States. Born in Maryland.