Francis Burns

1741 - Abt 1810  (~ 68 years)

• Name	Francis Burns
  Christening	4 Jan 1741	Albany, Albany County, New York
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1810	Marcellus, Onondaga County, New York
  Burial	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/236518389/francis-burns
  Notes	1800 in Pownal,VT next to his son, Samuel. 1810 living in Marcellus. Albert Wiltsee in 1897 wrote of his grandfather, John Wiltsie that "He went to see a strictly Dutch girl" to get married and therefore be released from bondage of Mr. Buley (marriage was the only way he was told). We assume this is Polly Burns, his wife, d/o Francis Burns. The following is about this Francis' father and uncle, Francis/Franz. In June 1746, while Franz Burns and his brother were hoeing in Cohoha cornfield, when they saw their barn on fire. On nearing their cottage door, they beheld a stack of French rifles and in their fright the brothers separated. One ascended the trail over the Kreigger Rocks and hastened up the valley to Fort Massachusetts, and the other turned up the river and met an ambuscade of warriors, who gave chase for his scalp. He plunged into the river and hid beneath piles of driftwood until the Indians retreated down the valley. The next morning, he rose from his hiding place and proceeded to the English fort, where to his surprise he found his brother. The Hoosac Valley: Its Legends and Its History, Grace Greylock Niles, 1912, p.121)
  Person ID	I18810	OurNorthernRoots | Andrew's Ancestor
  Last Modified	25 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Samuel Burns,   c. 5 Aug 1716, Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York d. Bef 1762, Albany County, New York (Age ~ 45 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Pruyn,   b. 11 Jan 1721, Albany, Albany County, New York
  Marriage	25 Feb 1739	Albany, Albany County, New York
  Family ID	F17186	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah Marsh,   b. Abt 1745   d. 14 Jan 1843, Marcellus, Onondaga County, New York (Age ~ 98 years)
  Marriage	23 Jan 1763	Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York
  	Type: Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church
  Children	> 1. Samuel Burns,   b. 1763, Hoosick, Rensselaer County, New York + 2. Hannah Burns,   b. 1766, Hoosick, Rensselaer County, New York d. 15 May 1855, Marcellus, Onondaga County, New York (Age 89 years) + 3. John Burns,   b. 27 Dec 1767, New York d. 16 Dec 1824, Murray, Orleans County, New York (Age 56 years) + 4. Eleazer Burns,   b. ca 1768   d. 04 Apr 1829, Marcellus, Onondaga County, New York (Age ~ 61 years) + 5. Polly Burns,   b. 1770, Pownal, Bennington County, Vermont d. 19 Aug 1845, Marcellus, Onondaga County, New York (Age 75 years) + 6. Blakeley Burns,   b. ca 1779, New York d. 8 Mar 1857, Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan (Age ~ 78 years)
  Family ID	F10772	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2022

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 4 Jan 1741 - Albany, Albany County, New York Marriage - Type: Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church - 23 Jan 1763 - Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York Death - Abt 1810 - Marcellus, Onondaga County, New York  = Link to Google Earth
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