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     Daniel Ferguson was born on 17 September 1801 at Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date 1803 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date Sep 17 1801 per GEDCOM of John W. Schneider, oct. 6, 2005.^1,2 He married Drusilla File in 1839 at Hillier Twp., Wellington, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date 1839 & location Wellington per GEDCOM of Paul Enge, Nov 4, 2006. per GEDCOM of John W. Schneider, oct. 6, 2005.¹ Daniel Ferguson appeared on the census of April 1871 at Wellington, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 68 at 1871 Census: Ferguson, Daniel, 68, b. Ont., Scot., WM, Carpenter, widower; Sarah, 21; Mary, 19 (1871 Census: Wellington, pg. 24, line 17 - Conc 1, 1/2 acre, owner.)² He died on 5 February 1885 at age 83; per GEDCOM of John W. Schneider, oct. 6, 2005.¹

     Drusilla File was born in 1815; per GEDCOM of John W. Schneider, oct. 6, 2005.¹ As of 1839,her married name was Ferguson.¹ She married Daniel Ferguson, son of Rozell Ferguson and Mary Pettit, in 1839 at Hillier Twp., Wellington, Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Date 1839 & location Wellington per GEDCOM of Paul Enge, Nov 4, 2006. per GEDCOM of John W. Schneider, oct. 6, 2005.¹

     Daughter Ferguson was born in 1804 at Ontario; per GEDCOM of John W. Schneider, oct. 6, 2005.¹

     Maria Ferguson was born in 1814 at Ontario; per GEDCOM of John W. Schneider, oct. 6, 2005.¹

     Maria Hare was born in 1811 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of John W. Schneider, oct. 6, 2005.¹

     Catherine Hare was born in 1812 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1812 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of John W. Schneider, oct. 6, 2005.^1,2 She appeared on the census of 1851 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 39 & location Cda. per 1851 Census.² She died on 27 February 1895 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Date Feb 27 1895 per Memorial.³ She was buried on 1 March 1895 at Old Methodist Cemetery, Haldimand Twp., Grafton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Sacred; To the Memory of; Catherine Hare; Died; Feb. 27, 1895; Aged; 83 Years (Old Methodist Cemetery, Grafton, image from family tree of Nancy Beatty on ancestry.ca, Jun 10 2025.)^3,4

     Mary Hare was born in 1815 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1814 & location Cda. per 1851 Census. per GEDCOM of John W. Schneider, oct. 6, 2005.^1,2 She appeared on the census of 1851 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Age 37 at 1851 Census: see Richard Hare.² She died on 30 April 1875 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; per family tree of craignh on ancestry.ca, Jun 10 2025.³

     Sarah Ann Hare was born in 1827 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1827 & location Graftomn per family tree of craignh on ancestry.ca, Jun 10 2025. per GEDCOM of John W. Schneider, oct. 6, 2005.^1,2 She died in 1856 at Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1856 per family tree of craignh on ancestry.ca, Jun 10 2025.²

     Zacheus Burnham was born on 20 February 1777 at Dunbarton, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire, U.S.A; "BURNHAM, ZACHEUS, farmer, land speculator, militia officer, justice of the peace, office holder, politician, and judge; b. 20 Feb. 1777 in Dunbarton, N.H., son of Asa Burnham and Elizabeth Cutler; m. 1 Feb. 1801 Elizabeth Choate, and they had one son and five daughters; d. 25 Feb. 1857 in Cobourg, Upper Canada." Peter Ennals, “BURNHAM, ZACHEUS,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 8,
University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed May 10, 2019,
http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/burnham_zacheus_8E.html.
Date Feb 20 1777 & location Dunbarton Centre, Merrimack Co., NH per Findagrave. Date Feb 20 1777 & location New Hampshire per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005. Date 1777 & location New Hampshire from page 630 of "History of the County of Peterborough", published 1884, in the section "Otonabee Township".^1,3,4,2 He immigrated in 1797 to Haldimand Twp., Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada; "Raised in New Hampshire, Zacheus Burnham came in 1797 to central Upper Canada, a move facilitated by his cousin Aaron Greeley, an agent for the settlement of the Newcastle District under the township land grant scheme initiated by Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe*. Arriving first in Haldimand Township, Zacheus soon moved to nearby Hamilton Township where several of his brothers would eventually settle." Peter Ennals, “BURNHAM, ZACHEUS,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 8,
University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed May 10, 2019,
http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/burnham_zacheus_8E.html.
"Where Cobourg stands today was once cedar swamp. As a result, the town was slower in becoming established than some of the adjacent centres along Lake Ontario. A few settlers had arrived, however, as early as 1798. Among them were four Burnham brothers, Asa, Zaccheus, John and Mark, who with their sister Hannah emigrated from New Hampshire. In the ensuring years, the Burnhams became one of the most influential families in the area." from "Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto", Margaret McBurney & Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 172
"Zacheus Burnham, of Otonabee Township, was born in St Thomas, Ont., in the year 1840, where he lived till 1851, when his people moved to the Town of Peterborough, and has lived in or near the same ever since. He was married, 1872, to Martha Stewart Fowlis, a native of the State of New York. Mr. Burnham is one of the descendants of Robert Burnham, Esq., who according to some old records in his possession, in the year 1642, held the manor of Billington in the County of Kent, England. The grandfather of the subject of this sketch was born in the State of New Hampshire, in 1777, and in 1798 emigrated to Haldimand County, Ontario. Here he was one of the first settlers amnd may be counted among the pioneers of that locality. Mark Burnham, father of our subject, and son of Zacheus, last named, was born in Cobourg, Ontario; was educated in Oxford, England; afterwards lived in St. Thomas; then in 1851, he moved, with his family, consisting of four sons and one daughter, to Peterborough, where the surviving family still reside. He officiated as clergyman in the Church of England during the greater part of his life." from page 630 of "History of the County of Peterborough", published 1884, in the section "Otonabee Township".
"Emigrated 1796, New Hampshire, US" per GEDCOM of Ron cox, Oct. 6, 2005.^3,4,5 He married Elizabeth "Betsy" Choate, daughter of Jacob Choate and Hannah Burnham, on 1 February 1801 at Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Feb 1 1801 & location Ont. per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005.¹ Zacheus Burnham lived in 1802 at Conc 1 Lot 21, Hamilton Twp., Amherst, Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada; "Much of the most desirable land in the townships along Lake Ontario, however, had been granted by 1801 when he brought his bride back with him from New Hampshire. The following year he and his brother Asa leased lot 21 in concession 1 of Hamilton Township... " Peter Ennals, “BURNHAM, ZACHEUS,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 8,
University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed May 10, 2019,
http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/burnham_zacheus_8E.html.⁴ He appeared on the census of 1804 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1804 Assessment: Zaccheus Burnham; 570 acres uncult; 30 acres cult. (Hamilton Twp. Census Records, www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm.) He appeared on the census of 1804 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1804 Census: Zacceus Burnham; 1 male 16 to 60; 1 female 16 to 60 1 female under 16 (Hamilton Twp. Census Records, www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm.) He appeared on the census of 1805 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1805 Census: Zacheus Burnham; 1 male 16 to 60; 1 female 16 to 60; 1 male under 16; 1 female under 16 (Hamilton Twp. Census Records, www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm.) He lived in 1805 at Conc 1 Lot 20, Hamilton Twp., Amherst, Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada; " ... but it was not until 1805 that Zacheus obtained land of his own when he purchased the adjoining lot and established Amherst House, the farm near the site of present-day Cobourg which he occupied until his death." Peter Ennals, “BURNHAM, ZACHEUS,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 8,
University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed May 10, 2019,
http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/burnham_zacheus_8E.html.⁴ He appeared on the census of 1806 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1806 Census: Zacheus Burnham; 1 male 16 to 60; 1 female 16 to 60; 1 male under 16; 1 female under 16 (Hamilton Twp. Census Records, www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm.) He appeared on the census of 1807 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1807 Census: Zacheus Burnham; 2 males 16 to 60; 1 female 16 to 60; 1 male under 16; 1 female under 16 (Hamilton Twp. Census Records, www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm.) He "December 5, 1807. I. Chisholm of the Northumberland Militia to L. Governor Gore; To His Excellency Francis Gore Esquire, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Upper Canada. May it please your Excellency, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Excellency's orders of the 26th, the 29th. November last, I this day assembled the Militia of Northumberland from which I have formed the following Detachment, very readily without a Ballot, that is to say, Two Captains, two Lieutenants, two ensigns, three Sergeants, and seventy-Five Rank and file: The Officers are Captain Elias Jones and John Spencer, Lieutenant Joel Parker, and Zacheus Burnham, Ensigns Roger Woolcut and William H. Walbridge. The Militia of Northumberland have never received any Arms from Government, and are destitute of any that are worth mentioning, I hope your Excellency will be pleased to give directions where I may obtain the necessary Arms, and Accoutrements for the Detachment who are to remain in readiness at an Hours Notice. I beg leave to make a tender of my own Actual Service when your Excellency may think proper, and my Country requires it. I have the honour to be your Excellency's most obedient and most humble servant, Alexander Chisholm of the County of Northumberland Cramahe, 5th December 1807. To his Excellency, Francis Gore Esquire, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, York." Source: National Archives RG 9C1-B-1 Northumberland 1807, copied from
(http://northumberland.westhistory.net/december-5-1807.html) on 29 November 1807 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada.⁶ He appeared on the census of 1808 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1808 Census: Zacheus Burnham; 1 male 16 to 60; 1 female 16 to 60; 1 male under 16; 1 female under 16 (Hamilton Twp. Census Records, www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm.) He appeared on the census of 1809 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1809 Census: Zacheus Burnham; 2 males 16 to 60; 1 female 16 to 60; 1 male under 16; 2 females under 16 (Hamilton Twp. Census Records, www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm.) He "I, Elias Jones, Major, in the First Regiment of Northumberland Militia do hereby acknowledge to have received the following sums, being the net pay of the undermentioned Officers of said regiment under my command employed conveying Batteaux from Kingston to Burlington Heights between the 14th October and the 2nd November 1813, inclusive. Officers: Major Elias Jones, Captains Timothy Porter & Zacheus Burnham, Lieut. Jos. A. Keeler & Barnabus McKies, Ensign John Peters, Thomas M. Spalding, Samuel Brock, Quartermaster Benjamin Ewing." (1st Regiment, Northumberland Militia Pay Lists - Library and Archives Canada, RG9-I-B-7, Vol. #15, MF Reel #T-10383) on 14 October 1813 at Northumberland Militia, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada.⁷ He lived on 21 December 1818 at Conc 1 Lot 21, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Patent) show that the Patent from the Crown for "all 199 acres", lot 21, concession 1, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co. to was granted to Zacheus Burnham. ITS Date: Dec 21 1818. (Ontaio Land Registry Records, Hamilton Twp., Book 030 5A, pg. 361 of 476, OnLand.ca.)⁸ He lived on 22 December 1818 at Conc A Lot 21, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Patent) show that the Patent from the Crown for "all 200 acres", lot 21, concession A, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co. to was granted to Zacheus Burnham. ITS Date: Dec 22 1818. (Ontaio Land Registry Records, Hamilton Twp., Book 030 5A, pg. 357 of 476, OnLand.ca.)⁸ He "During the winter of 1826-27 Sir Peregrine Maitland, Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada, Colonel Talbot, the Hon. John Beverley Robinson, the Hon. Zacheus Burnham, and James Gray Bethune of Cobourg travelled by sleigh to Rubidge's house near what is now the village of Keene, where they were welcomed by Peter Robinson, Captain Rubidge and many of the settlers. The Lieutenant-Governor visited some of the Irish in Ennismore, and received deputations from other township at "Government House" - Robinson's commodious dwelling at Scott's Mills." from "Early Life in Upper Canada" by Edwin C. Guillet, pg. 67. circa January 1827 at Scott's Mills, Peterborough Co., Upper Canada.⁹ He lived on 20 June 1831 at Conc 9 Lot 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Patent) show that Zacheus Burnham obtained the Patent from the Crown of all 200 acres of lot, 2, concession 9, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co. ITS Date: Jun 20 1831. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 09, pg. 011 of 160, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 23 2022.)⁸ He lived on 1 August 1831 at Conc 7 Lot 15, Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Deed 2662) show that H. Ruttan (Shff.) provided the Deed for 100 acres in the south west part of lot 15, consession 7, Percy Twp., Northumberland Co. (sold to Jay ?Ault?) Zacheus Burnham. ITS Date: Aug 1 1931. Reg'd. Date: Jun 30 1832. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Percy Twp., Book 009, pg. 146 of 236, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jun 6 2024.)⁸ He lived on 6 May 1840 at Conc 4 Lot 1, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (Patent) show that Hon. Zaccheus Burnham obtained the Patent from the Crown for "all 32 acres", lot 1, conc 4, Murray Twp., Northumberland Co. ITS Date: May 6 1840. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 4, pg. 4 of 346, page copied from Onland.ca, April 10 2020.)
Note: This is a partial lot on the border between Murray and Cramahe Twp.'s, which would later become part of Brighton Twp. Not sure why this record, and several others mentions "All 32 acres", since the actuallot is around 100 acres, just long and narrow. ??
Note: Somehow, the propety was transferred (although no record here) from Zacheus Burnham to Benjamin Davidson of the Brighton area. The next record shows this lot passed in the Will of Benjamin Davidson to his son Peter Davidson and his wife Mary Davidson.⁸ He lived on 24 September 1840 at Conc 7 Lot 15, Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S 6139) show that Glover Bennett sold 20 acres, part of residue, in lot 15, consession 7, Percy Twp., Northumberland Co. to Zacheus Burnham. ITS Date: Sep 24 1840. Reg'd. Date: Nov 30 1840. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Percy Twp., Book 009, pg. 146 of 236, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jun 6 2024.)⁸ He lived on 26 January 1846 at Conc 9 Lot 2, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S 7911) show that Zacheus Burnham sold 100 acres in the west half of lot, 2, concession 9, Cramahe Twp., Northumberland Co. to George King. ITS Date: Jan 26 1846. Reg'n. Date: Jan 30 1846. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Twp., Conc 09, pg. 011 of 160, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Feb 23 2022)
Note: Lot 2 runs along the east side of the highway north of Codrington. The parcel of 100 acres included in this purchase would be the western half of that 200 acre lot.
Note: This was west of the Cramahe/Murray Town Line so it was in Cramahe Township until Brighton Township was formed in Jan 1 1852.⁸ He lived on 11 March 1847 at Conc 7 Lot 15, Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (B&S 8426) show that Zacheus Burnham sold 120 acres in the south west part of lot 15, consession 7, Percy Twp., Northumberland Co. to John Waters. ITS Date: Mar 11 1847. Reg'd. Date: Mar 11 1847. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Percy Twp., Book 009, pg. 146 of 236, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Jun 6 2024.)⁸ He lived on 25 January 1855 at Conc 8 Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Grant A311) show that Thomas Halloran purchased 115 acres of the North part of Lot 2, Conc. 8, Brighton Twp., from Hon. Zaccheus Burnham. ITS Date Jan 25 1855.⁸ He lived on 30 August 1855 at Village Lot 24, Main St. South, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Mortgage A394) show that Harrison C. Bettes took a mortgage from Zaceus Burnham on part of Village Lots 24, Main St. South Side, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. ITS Date: Aug 30 1855. Reg'n. Date: Aug 30 1855. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 113 of 399 (Conc 1, Lot 2, Brighton Twp.), page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 5 2023.)⁸ He died on 25 February 1857 at Hamilton Twp., Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West, at age 80; Date Feb25 1857 & locaiton Cobourg per Findagrave. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Oct. 6, 2005. per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005.^1,2 He was buried on 27 February 1857 at St. Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In Memory of; The Hon. Zacheus Burnham; Formerly of the State of New Hampshire; Who Departed This Life Feb'y 27th, 1857; Aged 80 Years (St. Peter;s Angliican Church, Cobourg, Oct 26 2020, by Dan)
Findagrave: Name: Zacheus Burnham; Birth: 20 Feb 1777, Dunbarton Center, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA; Death: 27 Feb 1857 (aged 80), Cobourg, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; Burial: Saint Peters Anglican Church Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada;
Memorial ID: 59942353 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59942353/zacheus-burnham) per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Oct. 6, 2005.^1,2,10

     Elizabeth "Betsy" Choate was born on 28 December 1780 at New Hampshire, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005.¹ She married Zacheus Burnham, son of Asa Burnham Sr. and Elizabeth Cutler, on 1 February 1801 at Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Feb 1 1801 & location Ont. per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005.¹ As of 1 February 1801,her married name was Burnham.¹ Elizabeth "Betsy" Choate lived on 1 September 1858 at Village Lot 24, Main St. South, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Assignment of Mortgage A866) show that Rev. Mark Burnham & othrs assigned the mortgage on part of Village Lot 24, Main St. South Side, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Elizabeth Burnham. ITS Date: Sep 1 1858. Reg'n. Date: Oct 29 1858. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 113 of 399 (Conc 1, Lot 2, Brighton Twp.), page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 5 2023.)² She died on 27 June 1863 at Hamilton Twp., Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 82; per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005.¹

     Jacob Choate was born on 11 October 1746 at Chebacco, Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005.¹ He married Hannah Burnham, daughter of Nathan Burnham and Hannah Choate, on 3 November 1768 at Chebacco, Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005. Jacob Choate died on 1 July 1828 at Glanford Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, at age 81; per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005.¹

     Hannah Burnham was born on 3 November 1745 at Chebacco, Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005.¹ She married Jacob Choate on 3 November 1768 at Chebacco, Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005. As of 3 November 1768,her married name was Choate.¹ Hannah Burnham died circa 1860 at Glanford Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario; per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005.¹

     Nathan Burnham was born circa 1710 at Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005.¹ He married Hannah Choate on 22 November 1744 at Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005. Nathan Burnham died on 8 July 1758 at Ticonderoga, New York, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005.¹

     Hannah Choate was born circa 1710 at Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005.¹ She married Nathan Burnham on 22 November 1744 at Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005. As of 22 November 1744,her married name was Burnham.¹

     Asa Burnham Sr. was born on 17 March 1751 at Chebacco, Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; Date Mar 19 1751 & location Essex Co., Mass. per FindaGrave. Date May 17 1751 & location Ipswich, Mass. per family tree of Anne Burnham on ancestry.ca, June 15 2020. per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Oct. 6, 2005.^1,2,3 He married Elizabeth Cutler on 18 January 1774 at Goffstown, Hillsborugh Twp., New Hampshire, U.S.A; Date Jan 18 1774 & location Goffstown, NY per FindaGrave. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Oct. 6, 2005. per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005.^1,3 Asa Burnham Sr. died on 27 January 1831 at Dunbarton Twp., Merrimack Co., New Hampshire, U.S.A., at age 79; Date Jan 27 1831 & location Dunbarton, NY per FindaGrave. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Oct. 6, 2005.
per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005.^1,3 He was buried on 29 January 1831 at Dunbarton Center Cemetery, Dunbarton Center, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire, U.S.A; FindaGrave: Name: Asa Burnham; Birth: 19 Mar 1751, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; Death: 27 Jan 1831 (aged 79), Dunbarton Center, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA; Burial: Dunbarton Center Cemetery, Dunbarton Center, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA; Memorial ID: 121996461; Note: Asa and Elizabeth married on 18 January 1774 at Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire.
They were the parents of 11 children; Asa, Zacheus, John, Elizabeth, Silas, Ruth, Hannah Rachel, Mark, Ruth, Tubah. Son of 'Lieutenant Nathan BURNHAM and Hannah CHOATE. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121996461.)³

     Elizabeth Cutler was born in 1753; Date 1753 per FindaGrave. per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005.^1,2 As of 18 January 1774,her married name was Burnham.¹ She married Asa Burnham Sr., son of Nathan Burnham and Hannah Choate, on 18 January 1774 at Goffstown, Hillsborugh Twp., New Hampshire, U.S.A; Date Jan 18 1774 & location Goffstown, NY per FindaGrave. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Oct. 6, 2005. per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005.^1,2 Elizabeth Cutler died on 20 July 1839 at Dunbarton Center, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire, U.S.A; Date July 20 1839 & location Dunmbarton Center, NY per FindaGrave.² She was buried on 22 July 1839 at Dunbarton Center Cemetery, Dunbarton Center, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire, U.S.A; FindaGrave: Name: Elizabeth Cutler Burnham; Birth: 1753; Death: 20 Jul 1839 (aged 85–86), Dunbarton Center, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA; Burial: Dunbarton Center Cemetery, Dunbarton Center, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA; Memorial ID: 121996526 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121996526/elizabeth-burnham.)²

     Asa Burnham Jr. was born on 26 October 1774 at Dunbarton Twp., Merrimack Co., New Hampshire, U.S.A; Date Oct 26 1774 & location Dunbarton Center, Merrimack Co., NH per Findagrave. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Oct. 6, 2005. per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005.
Note: The birth year may be taken largely from age 38 at death, although the death years is actually 1812, not 1813, according to the memorial.^1,2,3 He lived in 1798 at Hamilton Twp., Amherst, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Jones, who appears to have been a major in the army, held various legal and inspectoral offices in the village and is believed to have opened the first store in 1802; and Mark Burnham had one a few years later at Amherst, the settlement around the old Court House that was named after a British general in the Seven Years’ War. Asa and Zaccheus Burnham, in fact, were settled in that vicinity about 1798-99, and were destined to become prominent and public-spirited farmers and officials in many capacities." (per page 7, Cobourg 1798 - 1948, by Edwin c. Guillet, 1948.) He lived in 1798 at Hamilton Twp., Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada; "Where Cobourg stands today was once cedar swamp. As a result, the town was slower in becoming established than some of the adjacent centres along Lake Ontario. A few settlers had arrived, however, as early as 1798. Among them were four Burnham brothers, Asa, Zaccheus, John and Mark, who with their sister Hannah emigrated from New Hampshire. In the ensuring years, the Burnhams became one of the most influential families in the area." from "Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto", Margaret McBurney & Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 172.⁴ He lived in 1802 at Conc 1 Lot 21, Hamilton Twp., Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada; "Much of the most desirable land in the townships along Lake Ontario, however, had been granted by 1801 when he brought his bride back with him from New Hampshire. The following year he and his brother Asa leased lot 21 in concession 1 of Hamilton Township, but it was not until 1805 that Zacheus obtained land of his own when he purchased the adjoining lot and established Amherst House, the farm near the site of present-day Cobourg which he occupied until his death." Peter Ennals, “BURNHAM, ZACHEUS,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 8,
University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed May 10, 2019,
http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/burnham_zacheus_8E.html.⁵ He lived on 17 May 1803 at Conc 1 Lot 20, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Land Registry Records (B&S 24) show that Aaron Greeley sold "200 acres", lot 20, concession 1, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co. to Asa Burnham. ITS Date: May 17 1803. Reg'n. Date: Jul 20 1803. (Ontaio Land Registry Records, Hamilton Twp., Book 030 5A, pg. 198 of 476, OnLand.ca.)⁶ He appeared on the census of 1804 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1804 Census: Asa Burnham; 1 male 16 to 60 (Hamilton Twp. Census Records, www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm.) He appeared on the census of 1804 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1804 Assessment: Asa Burnham; 574 acres uncult; 26 acres cult. (Hamilton Twp. Census Records, www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm.) He appeared on the census of 1805 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1805 Census: Asa Burnham; 1 male 16 to 60 (Hamilton Twp. Census Records, www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm.) He married Sarah Lovekin, daughter of Richard Lovekin Sr. and Sarah Patrickson, circa 1806 at Durham Co., Upper Canada; 1806 Census shows wife; 1804 & 1805 census shows no wife. Date 1800 per family tree of mlclmontgomery on ancestry.ca, Jan 10 2019. per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005.^1,7 Asa Burnham Jr. appeared on the census of 1806 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1806 Census: Asa Burnham, Esq; 1 male 16 to 60; 1 female 16 to 60; 1 female under 16 (Hamilton Twp. Census Records, www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm.) He appeared on the census of 1807 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1807 Census: Asa Burnham, Esq; 1 male 16 to 60; 1 female 16 to 60; 1 female under 16 (Hamilton Twp. Census Records, www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm)
Note: There is a Hiram Burnham shown, with no info?? I wonder if that might actualy be Hannah. NOT in 1808!! He "This land was north of Elgin and east of Burnham Streets, and there the court house was constructed on the crest of the hill. The new building was first used by the magistrates for their Quarter Session meeting on January 13, 1807." Percy Climo, Cobourg History, web page. (Asa Burnham donated land for the building of a court house and jail for Newcastle Dist., since the Speedy sank and they decided Newcastle was "inconvenient".) on 15 January 1807 at Conc 1 Lot 20, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada. He appeared on the census of 1808 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1808 Census: Asa Burnham, Esq; 2 males 16 to 60; 1 female 16 to 60; 1 male under 16; 1 female under 16 (Hamilton Twp. Census Records, www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm)
Note: There is a no Hiram this year. He appeared on the census of 1809 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1809 Census: Asa Burnham, Esq; 1 male 16 to 60; 1 female 16 to 60; 1 male under 16; 1 female under 16 (Hamilton Twp. Census Records, www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm)
Note: There is a no Hiram this year; add a Rufus?? He lived in July 1812 at 1st Regiment, Northumberland County Militia, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Captain ... 3 Asa Burnham - Died in March 1813" Annual Return of Flank Companies of 1st Regiment, Northumberland County Militia, Library and Archives Canada, t-10379, (https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/006003-110.02-e.php?&q2=35&interval=50&sk=0&PHPSESSID=rgi7t06a60or2jdheocn6v65f4)
Note: Date of death was March 10, 1812 according to his memorial in St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Coborug. (Dan Buchanan, May 30 2025.)³ He died on 10 March 1813 at Hamilton Twp., Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada, at age 38; Date March 10 1813 per Memorial. Date Mar 10 1813 & location Cobourg per Findagrave. Cause of Death downing per family tree of Anne Burnham on ancestry.ca, May 10 2019. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Oct. 6, 2005.^1,7,3 He was buried on 12 March 1813 at St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Cobourg, Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Asa Burnham; Died; March 10, 1813; Aged 38 Years; George A. Burnham; 1884-1956; His Wife; Eva E. Hawkey; 1882-1962 (St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Cobourg, Aug 18 2016, by Dan)
CemSearch: Name: Asa Burnham; Born: 1775; Died: Mar 10 1813; Age: 38; ID: CBSPCM!1117; Other names: Burnham, Asa A. (1808-1873), Burnham, Ethel Maude (1873-1958), Burnham, Eva Blanche (1874-1953), Burnham, Eva Elizabeth [Hawkey](1882-1962), Burnham, Florence Mabel (1868-1953), Burnham, George Allen (1884-1956), Burnham, Gertrude Louise [Hircock](1926-2016), Burnham, Mary Elizabeth (1927-2014), Burnham, Sarah [Lovekin](1782-1835), Burnham, Vernon Richard "Dick" (1923-2010); Cemetery: St. Peters Anglican Church, Cobourg, Plot 3837 (http://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?action=sameStoneGroup&selSameStoneChoice=CBSPCM%211117)
Findagrave: Name: Asa Burnham; Birth 26 Oct 1774, Dunbarton Center, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA; Death: 10 Mar 1813 (aged 38) Ontario, Canada; Burial: Saint Peters Anglican Church Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; Memorial ID: 43500732 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43500732) per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Oct. 6, 2005.^1,2,8,3

     Sarah Lovekin was born in 1782 at Cork, Cork Co., Ireland; Date 1782 per CemSearch. Date 1782 & loaction Cork, Cork Co., Ireland per family tree of andreabonham_1 on ancestry.ca, May 10 2019. Date 1782 & location Pioneer Farm, Clarke Twp. per family tree of mlclmontgomery on ancestry.ca - bit too early for this??, Jan 10 2019. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Oct. 6, 2005.
per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005.^1,3,2 She married Asa Burnham Jr., son of Asa Burnham Sr. and Elizabeth Cutler, circa 1806 at Durham Co., Upper Canada; 1806 Census shows wife; 1804 & 1805 census shows no wife. Date 1800 per family tree of mlclmontgomery on ancestry.ca, Jan 10 2019. per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005.^1,3 As of circa 1807,her married name was Burnham.¹ Sarah Lovekin died on 14 February 1835 at Hamiltom Twp., Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date Feb 14 1835 per CemSearch. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Oct. 6, 2005.^1,2 She was buried on 16 February 1835 at St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; CemSearch: Name: Sarah Burnham; Maiden: Lovekin; Born: 1782; Died: Feb 14 1835; Age: 53; ID: CBSPCM!1119; Other names: Burnham, Asa (1775-1813), Burnham, Asa A. (1808-1873), Burnham, Ethel Maude (1873-1958), Burnham, Eva Blanche (1874-1953), Burnham, Eva Elizabeth [Hawkey](1882-1962), Burnham, Florence Mabel (1868-1953), Burnham, George Allen (1884-1956), Burnham, Gertrude Louise [Hircock](1926-2016), Burnham, Mary Elizabeth (1927-2014), Burnham, Vernon Richard "Dick" (1923-2010); Cemetery: St. Peters Anglican Church, Cobourg, Plot 3837 (http://www.cemsearch.ca/burial/?action=sameStoneGroup&selSameStoneChoice=CBSPCM%211119) per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Oct. 6, 2005.^1,2

     John Burnham was born on 20 March 1779 at Dunbarton, Merrimack Co., New Hampshire, U.S.A; Date Mar 20 1779 & location Dunbarton, NH (also son of SArah Lovekin??) per GEDCOM of Lorrie (scramblers2cogeco.ca), Aug 27 2012. per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005.¹ He lived in 1798 at Hamilton Twp., Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Where Cobourg stands today was once cedar swamp. As a result, the town was slower in becoming established than some of the adjacent centres along Lake Ontario. A few settlers had arrived, however, as early as 1798. Among them were four Burnham brothers, Asa, Zaccheus, John and Mark, who with their sister Hannah emigrated from New Hampshire. In the ensuring years, the Burnhams became one of the most influential families in the area." from "Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto", Margaret McBurney & Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 172.² He appeared on the census of 1804 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1804 Census: John Burnham; 1 male 16 to 60 (Hamilton Twp. Census Records, www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm.) He appeared on the census of 1805 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1805 Census: John Burnham; 1 male 16 to 60 (Hamilton Twp. Census Records, www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm.) He appeared on the census of 1806 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1806 Census: John Burnham; 1 male 16 to 60 (Hamilton Twp. Census Records, www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm.) He married Hannah Harris, daughter of Myndert Harris and Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Yeomans, on 20 March 1806 at Hamilton Twp., Nothumberland Co., Ontario; Date Nov 3 1806 per family tree of andreabonham_1 on ancestry.ca, May 10 2019. per GEDCOM of Lorrie (scramblers2cogeco.ca), Aug 27 2012.^1,3 John Burnham appeared on the census of 1807 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1807 Census: John Burnham; 1 male 16 to 60; 1 female 16 to 60; 1 male under 16; 2 females under 16 (Hamilton Twp. Census Records, www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm)
Note: I wonder if one of the two females under 16 might be Hannah, who records show was with this family at some point after they came to Hamilton Twp. He appeared on the census of 1808 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1808 Census: John Burnham; 1 male 16 to 60; 1 female 16 to 60; 1 male under 16; 3 females under 16 (Hamilton Twp. Census Records, www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm.) He appeared on the census of 1809 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; 1809 Census: John Burnham; 1 male 16 to 60; 1 female 16 to 60; 1 male under 16; 3 females under 16 (Hamilton Twp. Census Records, www.eagle.ca/westhistory/genealogy.htm.) He "Muster Roll and Pay Lists of Northumberland Militia, Captain Roger Wolcott's Co. on duty escorting American prisoners from the Township of Hamilton to Kingston from 16th to 30th August 1813. Row 1: Captain Roger Wolcut, from Aug 16 to Aug 20, 15 days, 6.18.7/2; Row 2: Lieutenant John Grover, from Aug 16 to Aug 30, 15 days, 4.5.11; Row 3: Ensign J. Burnham, from Aug 16 to Aug 30, 15 days, 3.9.11; Row 4: Sergeant N. Nickerson …
Row 5: Sergeant E. ?Wairfield .. Row 6: Sergeant Oliver Eaton … Row 7: Corporal J. Drinkwater … Row 8:
Corporal Elijah Calkins … " image sent to me by Eleanor Beath, Oct 3 2024, Northumberland Militia Muster Roll and Pay list. on 30 August 1813 at Northumberland Co., Upper Canada.⁴ He died on 24 December 1840 at Hamilton Twp., Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 61; Date Dec 24 1840 & location Cobourg per GEDCOM of Lorrie (scramblers2cogeco.ca), Aug 27 2012. per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005.¹

     Mark Burnham was born on 15 February 1791 at Dunbarton Twp., Merrimack Co., New Hampshire, U.S.A; Date Feb 15 1791 & locaiton Dunbarton Centre, Merrimack Co., NH per Findagrvve. Date Feb 15 1791 & location Dunbarton, New Hampshire per Memorial. Date Feb 15 1791 & location NH per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Oct. 6, 2005. per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005.^1,2,3 He lived in 1798 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; "Where Cobourg stands today was once cedar swamp. As a result, the town was slower in becoming established than some of the adjacent centres along Lake Ontario. A few settlers had arrived, however, as early as 1798. Among them were four Burnham brothers, Asa, Zaccheus, John and Mark, who with their sister Hannah emigrated from New Hampshire. In the ensuring years, the Burnhams became one of the most influential families in the area." from "Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto", Margaret McBurney & Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 172.⁴ He married Sophronia Gilchrist, daughter of Samuel Gilchrist and Sarah Aiken, on 14 July 1819 at Goffstown, Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire, U.S.A; Date Jul 14 1819 & location Goofstown, Hillsborough, NH per Findagrave. per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005.^1,3 Mark Burnham died on 21 February 1864 at Port Hope, Northumberland Co., Canada West, at age 73; Date Feb 21 1864 per Memorial. Date Feb 21 1864 & location Port Hope per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Oct. 6, 2005. per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005. Date 1864 & location Port Hope per family tree of Anne Burnham on ancestry.ca, June 15 2020.^1,2,5 He was buried on 23 February 1864 at St. John's Anglican cemetery, Port Hope, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In; Memory of; Mark Burnham; Born at Dunbarton, New Hampshire; Feb 15, 1791; Died Feb 21 1864; Sophronia Gilchrist; Wife of; Mark Burnham; Born in Goffstown, New Hampshire; Oct 23, 1801; Died at Port Hope; Nov 27 1883 (Port Hope Union Cemetery, July 23, 2006)
Findagrave: Name: Mark Burnham; Birth: 15 Feb 1791,
Dunbarton Center, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA; Death: 21 Feb 1864 (aged 73), Port Hope, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; Burial: Saint John's Anglican Church Cemetery, Port Hope, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada; Memorial ID: 43499416; Note: Cause of death - Liver complaint. Mark and Sophronia married on 14 July 1819 at Goffstown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43499416/mark-burnham) per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Oct. 6, 2005.^1,2,3

     Sophronia Gilchrist was born on 3 October 1801 at Goffstown, New Hampshire, U.S.A; Date Oct 3 1801 & location Goffstown, New Hampshire per Memorial. Date Oct 3 1801 & location Goffstown per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Oct. 6, 2005. per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005.^1,2 As of 14 July 1819,her married name was Burnham.¹ She married Mark Burnham, son of Asa Burnham Sr. and Elizabeth Cutler, on 14 July 1819 at Goffstown, Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire, U.S.A; Date Jul 14 1819 & location Goofstown, Hillsborough, NH per Findagrave. per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005.^1,3 Sophronia Gilchrist died on 27 November 1883 at Port Hope, Northumberland Co., Ontario, at age 82; Date Nov 27 1883 & location Port Hope per Memorial. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Oct. 6, 2005.^1,2 She was buried on 29 November 1883 at Port Hope Union Cemetery, Port Hope, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Memorial: (See Exhibit) In; Memory of; Mark Burnham; Born at Dunbarton, New Hampshire; Feb 15, 1791; Died Feb 21 1864; Sophronia Gilchrist; Wife of; Mark Burnham; Born in Goffstown, New Hampshire; Oct 23, 1801; Died at Port Hope; Nov 27 1883 (Port Hope Union Cemetery, July 23, 2006.)²

     Hannah Burnham was born on 3 September 1787 at Dunbarton Twp., Marrimack Co., New Hampshire, U.S.A; Date Sep 3 1787 & location Dunbarton, NH per family tree of andreabonham_1 on ancestry.ca, May 10 2019. from "Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto", Margaret McBurney & Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 172. Date Sep 3 1787 & location Dunbarton, NH per family tree of Anne Burnham on ancestry.ca, June 15 2020.^1,2 She lived in 1798 at Hamilton Twp., Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Where Cobourg stands today was once cedar swamp. As a result, the town was slower in becoming established than some of the adjacent centres along Lake Ontario. A few settlers had arrived, however, as early as 1798. Among them were four Burnham brothers, Asa, Zaccheus, John and Mark, who with their sister Hannah emigrated from New Hampshire. In the ensuring years, the Burnhams became one of the most influential families in the area." from "Homesteads: Early buildings and families from Kingston to Toronto", Margaret McBurney & Mary Byers, 1979, pg. 172.¹

     Elizabeth Burnham was born on 11 April 1802 at Hamilton Twp., Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1802 per Memorial. per GEDCOM of Ron Cox, Oct. 6, 2005. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Aug 5 2008.^1,2 As of 1821,her married name was Birdsall.¹ She married Richard Birdsall in 1821 at Upper Canada; "In 1821, Richard, who was described as "upright as a wand", six feet two and handsome, married Elizabeth Burnham and for two hundred and fifty pounds bought nine hundred and twenty acres of land north of Rice Lake from his father-in-law, Zaccheus Burnham." from pg. 63 of “Inheritance; Ontario’s Century Farms Past & Present” by John and Monica Ladell, 1979. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Aug 5 2008.^1,3 Elizabeth Burnham died on 31 January 1827 at Asphodel Twp., Peterborough Co., Upper Canada, at age 24; Date 1827 per Memorial. Date Jan 31 1827 per CEMSearch. "Richard and Elizabeth had four small daughters in rapid succession. By 1827 they had built a fine new house, but in that year Elizabeth died from a fall in the cellar - walled up after the accident and not reopened for a century." from page 63 of “Inheritance; Ontario’s Century Farms Past & Present” by John and Monica Ladell, 1979.
Date 1826 per GEDCOM of Ron cox, Oct. 6, 2005. Date 1827 per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Aug 5 2008.^1,3,4,2 She was buried on 2 February 1827 at St. Michael's Anglican Cemetery, Asphodel Twp., Peterborough Co., Upper Canada; Memorial: (See Exhibit) Richard Birdsall, 1799 - 1852; His Wife Elizbeth Burnham, 1802 - 1927; Third Daughter Margaret A. 1826 - 1850; His Wife Charlotte J. Everett 1816 - 1860; Frank Birdsall; Born: Jan. 6, 1838 - Died Dec. 24, 1914; A. Emma Birdsall; Born 1828, Died 1919 (St. Michael's Anglican Church Cemetery, Westwood, Sep 21 2008)
CEMSearch: Name: Elizabeth Birdsall; Maiden: Burnham; Born: 1802; Died: 1827-01-31; Age: 24y; Notes: Body moved in 1909 from Cobourg to St. Michael's, Westwood (Jack Graham); Buried: various locations; No other names. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Aug 5 2008.^1,4,2

     Mark Burnham was born on 12 July 1804 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Ron cox, Oct. 6, 2005.¹ He married Hetty-Stickney Bostwick, daughter of John Bostwick and Mary Ryerson, on 4 January 1831 at Upper Canada; Date Jan 4 1831 & location Ont. per GEDCOM of Glen E. Carter (thegenesearcher@gmail.com) Feb 9 2017. per GEDCOM of Ron cox, Oct. 6, 2005.¹ Mark Burnham lived in 1851 at Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Canada West; "Zacheus Burnham, of Otonabee Township, was born in St Thomas, Ont., in the year 1840, where he lived till 1851, when his people moved to the Town of Peterborough, and has lived in or near the same ever since. He was married, 1872, to Martha Stewart Fowlis, a native of the State of New York. Mr. Burnham is one of the descendants of Robert Burnham, Esq., who according to some old records in his possession, in the year 1642, held the manor of Billington in the County of Kent, England. The grandfather of the subject of this sketch was born in the State of New Hampshire, in 1777, and in 1798 emigrated to Haldimand County, Ontario. Here he was one of the first settlers amnd may be counted among the pioneers of that locality. Mark Burnham, father of our subject, and son of Zacheus, last named, was born in Cobourg, Ontario; was educated in Oxford, England; afterwards lived in St. Thomas; then in 1851, he moved, with his family, consisting of four sons and one daughter, to Peterborough, where the surviving family still reside. He officiated as clergyman in the Church of England during the greater part of his life." from page 630 of "History of the County of Peterborough", published 1884, in the section "Otonabee Township".² He lived on 1 September 1858 at Village Lot 24, Main St. South, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Land Registry Records (Assignment of Mortgage A866) show that Rev. Mark Burnham & othrs assigned the mortgage on part of Village Lot 24, Main St. South Side, Brighton Village, Northumberland Co. to Elizabeth Burnham. ITS Date: Sep 1 1858. Reg'n. Date: Oct 29 1858. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Brighton Village, Book 004, pg. 113 of 399 (Conc 1, Lot 2, Brighton Twp.), page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Apr 5 2023.)³ He died on 17 May 1877 at Monahagn North Twp., Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario, at age 72; per GEDCOM of Ron cox, Oct. 6, 2005.¹

     Hetty-Stickney Bostwick was born on 9 December 1809 at Charlotteville Twp., Norfolk Co., Ontario; Date Dec 9 1809 & location Charlotteville Twp., Norfolk Co. per GEDCOM of Glen E. Carter (thegenesearcher@gmail.com) Feb 9 2017. per GEDCOM of Ron cox, Oct. 6, 2005.¹ As of 4 January 1831,her married name was Burnham.¹ She married Mark Burnham, son of Zacheus Burnham and Elizabeth "Betsy" Choate, on 4 January 1831 at Upper Canada; Date Jan 4 1831 & location Ont. per GEDCOM of Glen E. Carter (thegenesearcher@gmail.com) Feb 9 2017. per GEDCOM of Ron cox, Oct. 6, 2005.¹

     Acksah Burnham was born on 31 January 1809 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per GEDCOM of Ron cox, Oct. 6, 2005.¹ As of after 1830,her married name was Ermatinger.¹ She married Edward Ermatinger after 1830; per GEDCOM of Ron cox, Oct. 6, 2005.¹ Acksah Burnham died in 1880; per GEDCOM of Ron cox, Oct. 6, 2005.¹

     Edward Ermatinger was born circa 1800; per GEDCOM of Ron cox, Oct. 6, 2005.¹ He married Acksah Burnham, daughter of Zacheus Burnham and Elizabeth "Betsy" Choate, after 1830; per GEDCOM of Ron cox, Oct. 6, 2005.¹

     Affa Burnham was born on 8 August 1814 at Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; Date 1813 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. DAte Aug 8 1814 & location Cobourg per GEDCOM of Ron cox, Oct. 6, 2005.^1,3 As of 1832,her married name was Ham.⁴ She married George Ham, son of Johannes M. "John" Ham and Elizabeth (Densbaugh) Tonsbach, in 1832 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of Ron Tasker on ancecstry.ca, Aug 26 2022.⁴ As of 1847,her married name was Stimson.^1,3 Affa Burnham married Elam Rush Stimson in 1847 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1847 per Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s, 1847, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., marriage - ancestry.com "I do have a correction for you - Elam Rush Stimson is a man. A Reverand in fact and his wife's name I believe is Affa. I have been researching the Burnhams for some time now and only recently have i seen references to her as Assa. Not saying I am right but putting some doubt into your selection of Assa." per email from Anne Burnham, Feb 28 2010. per GEDCOM of Ron cox, Oct. 6, 2005. Date c 1855 per 1871 Census - Edwin is 14.^1,3,5 Affa Burnham appeared on the census of April 1871 at St. George's Ward, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 58 at 1871 Census: see Elam Rush Stimson.³ She appeared on the census of April 1881 at Clifton, Welland Co., Ontario; Age 66 at 1881 Census: Stimson, Effa, 66, b. Ont., Eng., CE, married (1881 Census: Clifton Town, Welland Co., dist. 142, sub-dist. ?, pg. 58, line 3 - ancestry.com)
Note: Effa Stimson is under a Redpath family??⁶ She died on 12 September 1881 at South Dumphries Twp., St. George, Brant Co., Ontario, at age 67; per family tree of Ron Tasker on ancecstry.ca, Aug 26 2022.⁴

     Elam Rush Stimson was born in 1823 at Ontario; Date 1823 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. per GEDCOM of Ron cox, Oct. 6, 2005.^1,2 He married Affa Burnham, daughter of Zacheus Burnham and Elizabeth "Betsy" Choate, in 1847 at Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1847 per Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s, 1847, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., marriage - ancestry.com "I do have a correction for you - Elam Rush Stimson is a man. A Reverand in fact and his wife's name I believe is Affa. I have been researching the Burnhams for some time now and only recently have i seen references to her as Assa. Not saying I am right but putting some doubt into your selection of Assa." per email from Anne Burnham, Feb 28 2010. per GEDCOM of Ron cox, Oct. 6, 2005. Date c 1855 per 1871 Census - Edwin is 14.^1,2,3 As of circa 1855,his married name was Burnham.¹ Elam Rush Stimson appeared on the census of April 1871 at St. George's Ward, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 48 at 1871 Census: Stimson, Elam Rush, 48, b. Ont., Eng., CE, Minister, married; Effa, 58, b. Ont., Eng., CE, married; Edwin, 14, b. Ont., Eng., CE (1871 Census: St. George's Ward, Toronto West, dist. 46, sub-dist. A, pg. 32, line 4 - ancestry.com.)² He died on 5 August 1888 at St. George's Cemetery, Hamilton, Ontario; "Elam Rush Stimson, the clergyman, died at Hamilton, Ont., August 5, 1888. He sleeps at his father's feet in the old cemetery at St. George." per "The Medical Professions in Upper Canada", pg. 636 - ancestry.com.³

     Richard Lovekin Sr. was born in 1727 at Cork, Cork Co., Ireland; Date 1727 & location Cork, Ireland per family tree of mlclmontgomery on ancestry.ca, Jan 10 2019. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Oct. 6, 2005.^1,2 He married Sarah Patrickson in 1767 at Cork, Cork Co., Ireland; Date 1767 & location Cork, Ireland per family tree of mlclmontgomery on ancestry.ca, Jan 10 2019. per GEDCOM of Elizabeth Archer, Oct. 6, 2005.^1,2 Richard Lovekin Sr. lived circa 1784 at Conc 2., Clarke Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada; "The 2nd and 3rd concessions had the MCDONNELLS, PRICES, ODELS, JARVIS, CRUIKSHANKS, Richard LOVEKIN, Levi BARNADY, Lachlin MCINTOSH, William Rickard, Richard LAKE, Agustas HATT, Robert WILKINS, Elisha BEAMAN, John Beverley ROBINSON, Jesse PRICE, and others who obtained grants."
https://www.ontariogenealogy.com/Durham/clarkehi.html
First Paragraph on this page, just below the map:
"Clarke Township was surveyed in 1797, and by 1880 was described as one of the best settled in the district. First grantees of lots on the Broken Front (B.F.) were John SOPHER, Roger BATES, Capt. COZENS, Lieut. COWELL, W.D. POWELL, Alex SHAW, Hon.John MCGILL, Robert BALDWIN, and William LOVEKIN" William Lovekin is shown at Conc 1 Lot 1. He died on 1 January 1798 at Clarke Twp., Durham Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of mlclmontgomery on ancestry.ca, Jan 10 2019.²