York County ME Archives Biographies.....Burnham, Paul 1760 - June 2, 1832
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BURNHAM.
It is asserted on good authority that the first settler in this country by the 
name of Burnham was one Thomas, who came from England and settled in Ipswich, 
Mass. From him descended Paul Burnham, of the third generation, who settled here 
in 1795. He was born in 1760, in Lee, N. H., and married first, Sally Weymouth, 
and second, Comfort Pease. He died June 2, 1832. By his first wife he had eight 
children, viz.

Betsey, Abigail, Asa, Noah, Sally, Anna, Polly and Susannah, and by his second 
wife, seven, viz.: Nancy A., Mary, John, Julia A., Comfort M., Joseph P. and 
Susan. 

Betsey, b. March 5, 1784; m. Enoch P. Parsons in 1800; d. March 2, 1870. 
Abigail, b. Nov. 24, 1785; m. William Morris, of Scarboro; d. . 
Asa, b. Dec. 13, 1787; m. Lydia Parsons; settled in Parsonsfield and moved to 
Winslow, Me. He was a teacher and farmer; had four children. 
Noah, b. Jan. 24, 1790; m. Martha Hilton; settled in Parsonsfield; had nine 
children; d. Jan., 1865. 
Sally, b. March 2, 1792; d. Nov. 26, 1802. 
Anna, b. April 13, 1794; d. April 13, 1803. 
Polly, b. Oct. 14, 1795; d. Nov. 24, 1799. 
Susannah, b. Aug. 4, 1799; d. Nov. 2, 1802. 
Nancy A., b. Nov. 3, 1803; m. Moses Dannells, of Newfield; d. . 
Mary, b. March 31, 1805; m. Cyrus Brown, of Baldwin, Me. 
John, b. Nov. 29, 1806; m. 1st, Lydia Burbank; had five children, Joseph,
Rhoda, Thatcher W., Melissa and John U.; m. 2d, Sally Adams, of Limerick; d. 
Sept. 26, 1871. 
Julia A., b. Feb. 16, 1809; m. Charles Brown, and is now living in Minneapolis, 
Minn. 
Comfort M., b. Nov. 23, 1813; d. . 
Joseph P., b. Jan. 5, 1816; d. . 
Susan, b. August 31, 1820; m. Lafayette Davis, of Newfield; d. . 

Children of Noah and Martha (Hilton) Burnham : — 
Rhoda H., b. Sept. 21, 1813; d. Feb. 3, 1833. 
Caroline W., b. May 11, 1816; d May 5, 1840. 
George 0.,b. Sept. 4, 1818; m. Jane Harper and settled in Biddeford. 
James E., b. Dec. 18, 1820; m. Susan Perry, of Parsonsfield, and resides on the 
home place; is a successful farmer and has two sons, Earnest L., b. April 12, 
1865, and Everett C, b. June 16, 1867. 
N. Augustus, b. March 20, 1823; d. Nov. 25, 1843. 
Martha A., b. Aug. 17, 1825; m. Ira Bickford, of Boston. 
J. Lorenzo, b. March 6, 1828; merchant in Nashville, Tennessee. 
Emeline A., b. July 18, 1830; m. Dr. Charles Lougee and settled in Scarborough; 
d. May 21, 1845. 
Charles S., b. Aug. 7, 1832; died Dec. 13, 1832. 

Children of Asa and Lydia (Parsons) Burnham: — Lydia, Asa, Usher, Thomas R. 

Children of John and Lydia (Burbank) Burnham : — Joseph, b. Aug. 12, 1833. 
Rhoda, b. July 5, 1835; m. 1st, William Wilmouth, Dec. 4, 1856; m. 2d, C. B. 
Green, June, 1886. Thatcher W., b. March 29, 1837; m. Dec. 6, 1863, Deborah 
Hayes; occupies the place where Major Paul Burnham built in 1799. It is the same 
house, somewhat remodeled. Mr. Burnham is a farmer, interested in stock raising 
and horse breeding. He was a member of the Twenty seventh Regiment Maine 
Volunteers, has devoted much time to music, of which he is very fond, and in 
which he is proficient. They had one little daughter, b. Jan. 1865; d. May, 
1868. Melissa S., b. Feb. 14, 1839; m. Dr. E. F. Severance, of Limerick. John 
U., b. Nov. 15, 1842; m. Abby [Abigail?] Moulton and settled in Dover, N. H.; 
dealer in meats.

Additional Comments:
(Source: A History of the Town of Parsonsfield, Maine, Portland, Me., Brown 
Thurston and Co., 1888, p. 368.)

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