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- He went to Pittston / Pittstown to work as a shoemaker when he was a young man. There he met and married Rhoda Ward on 28 Nov 1801 in Pittstown, Renseelear Co., NY . Rhoda was born 1 Oct 1777 in Buckland/Bucklin, MA. They first lived at Paris, NY. Then in 1805, after traveling for three weeks from Pittston to Fredonia, they moved to Pomfret and settled on Lot 6 when there was only two houses in Fredonia, this is where his wife, Rhoda, died in May 1815. He returned to Buckland, MA where he married 2 Oct 1815 to Belvidera / BelvaderiaBelinda Carter. Belvidera was born in Pillsborgh Frontenae Co. Upper Canada 21 Mar 1793. They returned to Fredonia on horseback. "He sold his farm and bought a paper mill at Laona, [NY]. He was an early and prominent member of the Baptist Church, and a zealous and steady promoter of its interests. Mr. Burnham moved to Union Mills, Erie Co. PA where he died 27 Sep 1863, and was taken to Lakeview Cemetery, Jamestown, 27 Apr 1864 by the side of his two sons Levi and George." (From--History of Chaut. Co.) and married a second time to a Carter.
A son was brought from Kiantone Cemetery and a daughter was brought from Union City to the Lakeview Cemetery to be buried near their father.
Father: augustus BURNHAM b: 4 Aug 1751 in east hartford,ct
Mother: mary STEDMAN b: 12 Apr 1753
Marriage 1 rhoda WARD b: 1 Oct 1777 in Buckland/Bucklin,MA.
Married: 28 Nov 1801
Children
rhoda BURNHAM b: 13 Dec 1805 in pomfret township,ny
horace rowan BURNHAM b: 3 Feb 1808 in Pomphet,NY
louisa BURNHAM b: 20 Mar 1810 in pomfret township,ny
levi BURNHAM b: 5 Dec 1812 in Pomphet,NY
milton BURNHAM b: 28 Feb 1815
Marriage 2 belvaderia belinda CARTER b: 21 Mar 1793 in Pillsborgh Frontenae Co
Married: 2 Oct 1815
Children
sarah BURNHAM b: 1 May 1818 in Pomphet,NY
john carter BURNHAM b: 10 May 1821
mary e BURNHAM b: 26 Oct 1824 in Pomphet,NY
levi ward BURNHAM b: 31 Jan 1827
william bartlett BURNHAM b: 7 Mar 1829
lydia BURNHAM b: 25 Jun 1831
emily BURNHAM b: 25 Jun 1833
george w BURNHAM b: 27 Mar 1835
tertius BURNHAM b: 14 Apr 1837
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From FindaGrave:
Born January 4, 1780
Son of AUGUSTUS BURNHAM, and Mary STEDMAN
He went to Pittston / Pittstown to work as a shoemaker when he was a young man. There he met and married Rhoda Ward
1801 , she was born 1 Oct 1777 in Buckland MA. They first removed to Paris NY, thence in
1805, after traveling for three weeks from Pittston to Fredonia, they moved to Pomfret and settled on Lot 6 when there was only two houses in Fredonia, this is where his wife, Rhoda, died in May 1815.
He returned to Buckland, MA where he married 2 Oct 1815 to Belvidera CARTER,
born in Pillsborgh Frontenae Co. Upper Canada 21 Mar 1793. They returned to Fredonia on horseback. He sold his farm and bought a paper mill at Laona.
He was an early and prominent member of the Baptist church and a steady and zealous promoter of its interests. He had by his first wife, 5 children;
1.) Rhoda, Wife of William TEW Jamestown
2.) Horace, ca 1799
3.) Louisa
4.) Levi died infancy
5.) Milton 2/28/1815
By his 2nd wife, Belvedira CARTER born 3/21/1793
9 children;All born Chautauqua Co NY
6.) Sarah Ballard Burnham 5/1/1818
7.) John Carter Burnham, 5/10/1821
8.) Mary Eliza/ 10 6/1824 . wife of Abram MARTIN, son of Roxa PIER and
9.) Levi Ward Burnham, born 1/31/1827
10,) William Bartlett Burnham, 3/7/1829
11.) Lydia 6/25/1831
12.) Emily, ca 1833
13.) George W. Burnham, 3/1835
14.) Tertius/ 4/14/1837
Mr. Eliphalet BURNHAM removed to Union City PA, where he died, Sept. 27 1863, and is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Jamestown, by the side of his 2 sons, Levi and George.
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1779 - 1863 (83 years)
