Mary (O'Brien) Burnham (abt. 1751 - abt. 1811)

Born about 22 Apr 1751 in Scarborough, Maine

Ancestors

Wife of Job Burnham — married 25 Jun 1769 in Mendon, Massachusetts

Descendants

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Biography

Mary O'Brien was born to Morris O'Brien^[1] about April 22, 1751.^[2] She was likely born in Scarborough, Maine, although no records have been found.^[3]

Mary married Job Burnham, in Mendon, Massachusetts, June 25, 1769.^[4]

Mary and Job had the following known children, all born in Machias, Maine.^[5]

• Patty, b January 13, 1770
• Polly, b August 11, 1772
• Rebecah, b June 1, 1774
• Joan, b June 18, 1776
• Elizabeth, b October 19, 1778
• Jeremiah, b April 22, 1780
• John, b April 10, 1783
• Pemelia, b Mar 9, 1785
• Sally,b July 17, 1787
• Susannah, b August 31, 1789
• William, b May 25, 1790

Military

Job Burnham, born 10 May 1745 in Scarborough, York, Maine District of Massachusetts, died in Machias, Maine @1802, and his wife Mary O'Brian are honored for patriotic service: 1) KEEPER OF THE BURNHAM TAVERN WHICH WAS USED 2) FOR HOSPITAL FOR WOUNDED MEN IN BATTLE, 1775. John Burnham, the son of Mary O'Brian and Job Burnham, was born 10 April 1783 in Machias, Washington, Maine. John married Betsy Libby^[6]

Mary died about 1811 per DAR.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Drisko, George Washington, Narrative of the Town of Machias: The Old and the New, the Early and the Late, published 1904 by Press of the Republicans, reference pages 360-361
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} [Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed February 10, 2016), "Record of Job Burnham", Ancestor # A017897.
3. ↑ Sherman, Andrew M., The O'Briens of Machias, Me., patriots of the American Revolution : their services to the cause of liberty : a paper read before the American-Irish historical society at its annual gathering in New York City, January 12, 1904. Boston: Published for the Society, 1904. Ancestry.com online. Reference page 18
4. ↑ Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, database, FamilySearch: accessed 16 September 2015, Job Burnham and Mary Obrian, 25 Jun 1769; citing reference 115; FHL microfilm 855,377
5. ↑ FamilySearch.org using Job and Mary's names, with birth years 1769-1795, in Maine
6. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 28 July 2022), "Record of Job Burnham", Ancestor # A017897.