BURNHAM, George

1814 - 1881  (66 years)

• Name	BURNHAM, George
  Born	4 Sep 1814	Cobourg, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada
  	Ontario was formerly known as Upper Canada, It existed from December 26, 1791 to February 10, 1841
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Jun 1881	Peterborough, Peterborough Co, Ontario, Canada
  Notes	Burnham, George M.D. - Notes compiled by: Kit Cutting The following data is extracted from The Canadian Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-Made Men, Ontario Volume, 1880 George Burnham, more than forty years a medical practitioner at Peterborough, Ontario, is a son of John Burnham, who came from New Hampshire, and settled on a farm between Port Hope and Cobourg, where the son was born September 4, 1814. Reference to his father is elsewhere made in this volume in a sketch of "The Burnham Family." George was educated at the Port Hope grammar school; studied medicine in the same term with Dr. McSpaddin, attended lectures at the Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York; there received the degree of M.D., and subsequently the same degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. Dr. Burnham settled in Peterborough about 1836; and since that date has been in practice here, doing an extensive business until two or three years ago, when trouble with his eyes compelled him to partially retire from practice. For several years after first settling here, his rides extended over an area of 30 miles in all directions, and sometimes even 40 or 50 miles. He had the utmost confidence of the people, and many of the older settlers, still living in this vicinity, have vivid recollections of his hardships in reaching their homes, in their times of sickness, and of his kindly disposition, as well as of skill in curing them and their friends. Dr. Burnham was for many years a member and chairman of the Peterborough school board, and did a great deal to elevate the standard of public instruction, often lecturing on scientific and other subjects pertaining to education. He has been a member of the Baptist church for a long period, and has maintained a consistent Christian character. He is a Freemason, and has been master of the Peterborough Lodge. January 23, 1847, Miss Adeline Humphries Spalding, of Haldimand, Ontario, was joined in marriage with Dr. Burnham, and had eight children. She died October 17, 1869, and four of her children are with her in the world of spirits. George Herbert, the older son living, is a physician, and connected with the London Ophthalmic Hospital; Helen Seymour is the wife of Dr. Robert P. Boucher, of Peterborough, and J. Hampden and Georgina Samanthe, are at home. Source: The Canadian Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-Made Men, Ontario Volume, 1880
  Person ID	I3497	SEQUOIA
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2012

  
  

  Family	SPALDING, Adeline Humphreys,   b. 1827, Grafton - Haldimand Twp, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Oct 1869, Peterborough, Peterborough Co, Ontario, Canada  (Age 42 years)
  Married	23 Jan 1847	Grafton - Haldimand Twp, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  	St George's Church
  Children	1. BURNHAM, Emma,   b. 1842, , , , Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. BURNHAM, George Herbert,   b. 1852,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. BURNHAM, Helen Seymour,   b. 1853, , , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. BURNHAM, John Hampton,   b. 1861, , , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. BURNHAM, Georgina Samanthe,   b. 1866, , , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2012
  Family ID	F1234	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 4 Sep 1814 - Cobourg, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada Married - 23 Jan 1847 - Grafton - Haldimand Twp, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada Died - 14 Jun 1881 - Peterborough, Peterborough Co, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S460] MARRIAGE Record: Ontario, CANADA - United Church, United Church Archives of Canada, (United Church Archives of Canada), Excerpt from Reid's Marriages Notices for "The Church, Toronto" (Reliability: 2). Actual text "29 Jan 1847: On 23rd inst., in St. George's Church, Grafton, George Burnham, Surgeon of the town of Peterboro, to Adeline, daughter of T.M. Spalding, of Grafton. (Rev. J. Wilson)" [S463] OBITUARY: Ontario, CANADA, "Unidentified newspaper shows January 29". (Reliability: 3).