Researching Asa Burnham
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The name Asa means "Starting life at dawn" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Asa Burnham on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Asa Burnham and the Burnham Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Burnham Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Burnham family tree.
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Burnham Genealogy Databases
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Burnham Forums
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Some Famous People called Asa Burnham
Asa Allworth Burnham
Asa Allworth Burnham (1808 – May 10, 1873) was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He was a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 to 1873.
He was born in Cobourg, Upper Canada in 1808, the son of Asa Burnham who was one of the first settlers in the area. In 1832, Burnham married Elizabeth, the daughter of Samuel Street Wilmot. He served as warden for Northumberland and Durham counties in 1851 and was mayor of Cobourg from 1861 to 1862. Burnham was also a director of the Bank of Toronto. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Northumberland in 1851. He was elected to the Legislative Council for Newcastle district in 1863 and served until Confederation, when he was named to the Senate.
He died in Ottawa in 1873.
His uncle Zacheus Burnham, who also lived in Cobourg, served in the legislative assembly and council of Upper Canada.
Source: Asa Allworth Burnham, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Burnham
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