A One-Name Study for the BARNUM/BARNHAM Surname
From Barnum, Mary Pierpont, and Arthur Edwin Boardman. Pierpont Genealogy and Connecting Lines Particularly Rev. John Pierpont of Hollis Street Church, Boston, Massachusetts. Boston: [s.n.], 1928, page 22:
Mary Augusta Pierpont, daughter of James Pierpont and Millicent Cowee, born at Troy, Rensselaer County, NY, August 20, 1847, married at Troy, NY October 12, 1870, to Theodore Frelinghuysen Barnum, son of Milo Barnum and Rebecca Boughton, born at Dresden, Yates County, NY, October 12, 1844, died at Troy, NY, August 31, 1918.
a) Louise, born at Troy, NY, December 19, 1872 died July 1, 1873
b) Theodore Pierpont Barnum, born Troy, NY March 26, 1874
c) Millicent Cowee Barnum, born Troy, NY October 26, 1877, died July 8, 1883
d) John Pierpont Barnum, born Troy, NY July 14, 1884
e) David Farwell Barnum, born Troy, NY November 9, 1886
An interesting note about Mary Augusta (Pierpont) Barnum is that her father wrote the Christmas carol "Jingle Bells".
From the New York Times, March 26, 1937: Barnum--at the Samaritan Hospital, Troy, NY, March 25, 1937, Mary Pierpont, wife of the late T. F. Barnum; mother of Theodore P., John P., and David F. Interment Oakwood Cemetery.
A Research Guide to the Genealogy of the Barnum/Barnam/Barnham Family Worldwide
AncientFaces - Family History Photos
©1998, 2022. The format of this website and all original statements and narrative included on it are copyrighted and all rights are reserved. Factual information may be freely quoted for use in private genealogical research when accompanied by a full source citation, including the date of acquisition. Click here to view the format of a citation for an Internet resource. The publication of large extracts from this site in any form requires prior written consent.
Page built by Gedpage Version 2.21 ©2009 on 21 November 2024