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) |
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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 - - - - - 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 - - - - - 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 - - - - - 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 - - - - - 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 - - - - -