Burns Genealogy

a project of
V. F. Thomas Co. - P. O. Box 84 - Hulls Cove, Maine  04644
info@vfthomas.com


(updated 2 March 2024)

Welcome to the Burns family genealogy. Family units are arranged alphabetically by the first name of the father (or single-parent mother). Links are provided to enable you to move up and down each lineage. To follow a line back in time (ancestors), click on the underlined portion of “(son of …)” or “(dau. of …)” beneath the name of the person you want to trace back. To follow a line forward in time (descendants), click on the name of the person whose offspring you want to see. A plus sign (+) following a name means that that person had one or more children, but that family group has not been added to this web page. To view documentation, including census data, click on the link “documentation and notes” below a family.

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first Burns household on Mount Desert Island
1840 census of the town of Eden (now Bar Harbor)
Males Females
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William Burns 1 1 1 2 1
   

Eben F. Burns
   (son of William Burns and Martha [...])
   b. 22 March 1843   Maine
   m. Caroline A. Richardson
            (dau. of Eben Richardson and Jane [...])
            b. 4 August 1848   Maine
            d. 20 May 1917
                  bur. Mountain View Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine
   d. 15 September 1911
         bur. Mountain View Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine

children:
   Sylvester [R. or W.?] Burns   b. 25 May 1867   -   d. [3 or 4?] April 1874   -   bur. Mountain View Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine
   Fostenia B. Burns   b. age 9 y. as of 1880 census   Maine
   
documentation and notes

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Henry Burns
   (son of [...])
   b. age 49 y. as of 1850 census   Maine
   m. Comfort [...]
            b. age 27 y. as of 1850 census   Maine

children:
   David H. Burns   b. age 8 y. as of 1850 census   Maine
   Benjamin F. Burns   b. age 3 y. as of 1850 census   Maine

documentation and notes

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John W. Burns
   (son of William Burns and Martha [...])
   b. 1849   Maine
   m. Ella Frances Knox
            (dau. of James Knox and Clarinda [...])
            b. 1856   Maine
            d. 1934
                  bur. Mountain View Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine
   d. 1930
         bur. Mountain View Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine

children:
   Galen Burns   b. age 7 y. as of 1880 census   Maine
   Maud Burns   b. age 6 y. as of 1880 census   Maine
   Victor E. Burns   b. age 2 y., 2 m., 6 d. at death   -   d. 25 November 1880   -   bur. Mountain View Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine
   Willie R. Burns   b. age 18 y., 7 m., 24 d. at death   -   d. 5 February 1901   -   bur. Mountain View Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine
   Agnes Louise Burns   b. age 5 y., 6 m., 9 d. at death   -   d. 6 January 1891   -   bur. Mountain View Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine

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Sylvester L. Burns
   (son of [...])
   b. 1876
   m. Edna E. [...]
            b. 1873
            d. 1941
                  bur. Hillside Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine
   d. 1958
         bur. Hillside Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine

child:
   Howard E. Burns   b. 1907   -   d. 1920   -   bur. Hillside Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine

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William Burns
   (son of [...])
   b. age 42 y. as of 1850 census   Maine
   m. Martha [...]
            b. age 64 y., 3 m., 14 d. at death   Maine
            d. 13 August 1880
                  bur. Burns-Richardson Burial Ground   Bar Harbor, Maine

children:
   Elizabeth Burns   b. age 19 y. as of 1850 census   Maine
   Zelphia H. Burns   b. age 17 y. as of 1850 census   Maine
   Mary C. Burns   b. age 13 y. as of 1850 census   Maine
   Albert A. Burns   b. age 11 y. as of 1850 census   Maine
   George W. Burns   b. age 23 y., 2 m. at death   Maine   -   d. 19 May 1864   -   bur.[?] Salisbury Cove Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine
   Eben F. Burns   b. 22 March 1843   Maine   -   m. Carrie A. [...]   -   d. 15 September 1911   -   bur. Mountain View Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine
   Nathaniel Walter Burns   b. age 13 y., 5 m. at death   Maine   -   d. 15 January 1858   -   bur. Burns-Richardson Burial Ground   Bar Harbor, Maine
   John W. Burns   b. 1849   Maine   -   m. Ella Frances Knox   -   d. 1930   -   bur. Mountain View Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine
   Fostina F. Burns   b. age 12 y., 1 m. at death   -   d. 28 February 1864   -   bur. Burns-Richardson Burial Ground   Bar Harbor, Maine
   Martha Jennie Burns   b. 1853   Maine   -   m. Samuel H. Leland   -   d. 1918   -   bur. Mountain View Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine
   Lewis M. Burns   b. age 15 y., 6 m. at death   Maine   -   d. 20 January 1872   -   bur. Salisbury Cove Cemetery   Bar Harbor, Maine
   Emma F. Burns   -   b. age 9 m. at death   -   d. 22 October 18[...]   -   bur.[?] Burns-Richardson Burial Ground   Bar Harbor, Maine

documentation and notes

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