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1. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection.

Description

1. .63 linear foot (2 boxes)

Summary

1. The Burnham family traces its lineage through Jacob Burnham of Yarmouth, England, who settled in Nova Scotia in 1753. He died in Schenectady, New York. Burnham descendants settled in Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York; Saratoga Springs, New York; and Syracuse, New York.
2. The papers consist of genealogical research notes and related correspondence regarding the Burnham, Williams, Sillick, Adsit, and other allied families; facsimiles of vital records; and genealogies of the Burnham and Williams families prepared by Newman Ward Adsit.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.

Subject

1. Burnham family
2. Williams family
3. Nova Scotia -- Genealogy
4. Pittstown (N.Y.) -- Genealogy
5. Rensselaer County (N.Y.) -- Genealogy
6. Saratoga Springs (N.Y.) -- Genealogy
7. Schenectady (N.Y.) -- Genealogy

Genre/Form

1. Genealogies.

Call number

1. MssCol NYGB 18233

Access (note)

1. Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.

Source (note)

1. Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society

Provenance (note)

1. Presented to the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society in 1950 by Ruth E. Lawson and Newman W. Adsit.

Author

1. Adsit, Newman Ward.

Title

1. Burnham family genealogical research papers, 1813-1944 (bulk 1831-1944).

Restricted access

1. Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.

Provenance

1. Presented to the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society in 1950 by Ruth E. Lawson and Newman W. Adsit.

Source

1. Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 2008.

Added author

1. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection.

Research call number

1. MssCol NYGB 18233