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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The earliest census entry for a Burns in Cranberry Isles or a town of Mount Desert Island:
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Eden (now Bar Harbor) 1840 |
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| Under 5 | 5–10 | 10–15 | 15–20 | 20–30 | 30–40 | 40–50 | 50–60 | 60–70 | 70–80 | 80–90 | Under 5 | 5–10 | 10–15 | 15–20 | 20–30 | 30–40 | 40–50 | 50–60 | 60–70 | 70–80 | |
| 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
Vi[ss?]in L. Burns b. age 3 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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