Stephen M. BURNS

BIRTH: 25 Jun 1816; Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA
DEATH: 18 Nov 1906; Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA
BURIAL: West Laurel Hill Cemetery; Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown

Family 1: Marianne JORDAN

MARRIAGE: Unknown.
- CHILDREN:
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Updated October 9, 2023. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):
(1) 1850 United States Census for New York, New York Co., Fifth Ward: Page 148; August 17, 1850.
Stephen BURNS is head of household, married to Mary Ann [JORDAN] BURNS. He is 29 years old, born in Pennsylvania and is an Inn Keeper. Children in the household are Charlotte, Stephen and Albert.
(2) U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters via Ancestry.com
- Name: Stephen M BURNS
- Post Office Location: Mount Vernon, Wabasha, Minnesota
- Appointment Date: 25 Apr 1856
- Volume Number: 21
- Volume Year Range: 1855-1867
(3) 1857 Minnesota State Census, Winona County; October 3, 1857.
S.W. BURNS is head of household, married to Mary A. [JORDAN] BURNS. He is 54 years old, born in Pennsylvania and is a landlord. Children in the household are Charlotte, Stephen W., and Albert C. BURNS.
(4) 1860 United States Census for Minnesota, Winona Co., Mt. Vernon (Mt. Vernon Post Office): Page 3; June 7, 1860.
Stephen M. BARNES is head of household, married to Mary A. [JORDAN] BARNES. He is 42 years old, a farmer with real estate valued at $1,800 and personal estate valued at $300, and was born in Pennsylvania. Children in the household are Charlotte C., Stephen W., and Albert C. BARNES.
(5) U.S., General Land Office Records via Ancestry.com
- Name: Stephen M BURNS
- Issue Date: 5 Sep 1861
- Place: Winona, Minnesota, USA
- Land Office: Winona
- Meridian: 5th PM
- Township: 108-N
- Range: 9-W
- Section: 1
- Accession Number" MN1230__.096
- Document Number: 228
- Note: "The lots numbered One, Two and Three in Section 1 in Township one hundred and eight North of Range nine west in the District of Lands formerly subject to sale at Winona, now St. Peter, Minnesota containing one hundred and thirty six acres and twenty seven hundredths of an acre."
(6) Obituary for Chalres B. BURNS (son of Stephen and Marianne BURNS) via Newspapers.com: Press of Atlantic City; Atlantic City, New Jersey; Wed, May 7, 1941. Page 7
"Charles B. BURNS... was born on Sept. 15, 1860 near Mt. Vernon, Minn., where his father [Stephen M. BURNS] operated a trading post. On the death of Mrs. BURNS's mother [Marianne BURNS], the family moved to Philadelphia where the elder BURNS entered the mercantile business..."
(7) 1870 United States Census for Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Co., 11th District - 4th Ward (Philadelphia Post Office): Page 20; June 1, 1870.
Stephen BURNS is head of household, married to Sarah (maiden surname unknown, age 45, born in England) BURNES. He is 52 years old, born in Pennsylvania and is a Crockery Dealer with real estate valued at $11,000 and personal estate valued at $4,000. Their son Charles BURNES is included in the household.
(8) 1880 United States Census for Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Co., Philadelphia: Supervisor's District 1; Enumeration District 74; Page 3; June 2, 1880.
Stephen M. BURNS is head of household, married to Sarah (maiden surname unknown, age 58, born in England) BURNES. He is 62 years old and was born in Pennsylvania, with his father born in Pennsylvania and his mother born in England. He is a paper hanger. His son Charles B. BURNS is a resident as is a servant, Elizabeth HIBBERD.
(9) 1900 United States Census for Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Co., Philadelphia City: Ward 32; Supervisor's District 1; Enumeration District 813; Sheet 1B; June 1, 1900.
Stephen M. BURNS is head of household, which he shares with his daughter, Charlotte C. [BURNS] SYLVESTER and a housekeeper.
- Address: 1848 N. 18th Street
- Birth date: June 1816; age 83
- Marital Status: Widower
- Birthplace: Pennsylvania, as were his parents
- Occupation: Gent
- Home: Owns a house free of mortgage
Stephen M. BURNS is head of household, which he shares with his daughter, Charlotte C. [BURNS] SYLVESTER. The Census record is in poor condition and extremely difficult to read. What little can be read is that he was born June 1816 in Pennsylvania.
(10) U.S., City Directories via Ancestry.com; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1863: BURNS Stephen M., crockery 324 + 326 South
- 1867: BURNS Stephen M., 326 South (China, Glass and Earthenware)
- 1868: BURNS Stephen M., 326 South
- 1870: BURNS Stephen M., china, 326 South
- 1872: BURNS Stephen M., china, 326 South
- 1873: BURNS Stephen M., china, 326 South
- 1874: BURNS Stephen M., china, 326 South, h 2010 Ridge av
- 1876: BURNS Stephen M., china, 326 South, h 2010 Ridge av
- 1877: BURNS Stephen M., glassware, 326 South, h 2010 Ridge av
- 1881: BURNS Stephen M., paperhanger, 326 South
- 1882: BURNS Stephen M., wall paper, 326 South
- 1883: BURNS Stephen M., paperhanger, 326 South
- 1884: BURNS Stephen M., paperhanger, 326 South
- 1885: BURNS Stephen M., paperhanger, h 326 South
- 1886: BURNS Stephen M., h 1848 N 18th
- 1887: BURNS Stephen M., h 1848 N 18th
- 1888: BURNS Stephen M., h 1848 N 18th
- 1895: BURNS Stephen M., h 1848 N 18th
- 1900: BURNS Stephen M., h 1848 N 18th
- 1905: BURNS Stephen M., h 1848 N 18th
(11) Pennsylvania, Death Certificates via Ancestry.com
- Name: Stephen M. BURNS
- Marital Status: Widower
- Date of Birth: 1816, June 25
- Date of Death: 1906, November 18 (9:20 pm)
- Age: 90 years; 4 months; 26 days
- Cause of Death: Arteriosclerosis
- Occupation: Gentleman
- Place of Birth: Philadelphia
- Parental Information: Don't know
- Residence and Place of Death: 1848 N. 18th St.
- Date of Burial: Wednesday, Nov. 21, 1906
- Place of Burial: West Laurel Hill Cemetery
(12) Obituary via Newspapers.com: The Philadelphia Inquirer; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Tue, Nov 20, 1906; Page 7
"BURNS. -- On November 18, 1906. STEPHEN M BURNS. In his 91st year. The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral services, on Wednesday afternoon, at 2 o'clock precisely, at his late residence. No 1848 North Eighteenth street. Interment private."
(13) Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records via Ancestry.com: West Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Date of Interment: 1906 Nov. 21
- No. of Permit: 10299
- Name of Deceased: Stephen M. BURNS
- Age: 90 y.
- Residence: 1848 N. 18th St.
- No. of Lot: 23
- Section: Pencoyd
- No. of Interment: 15330
- Owner of Lot: Sarah BURNS et. al.
- Undertaker: D. H. Schuyler and Sons Inc.
(14) Find a Grave
- Name: Stephen M. BURNS
- Birth: 25 Jun 1816
- Death: 18 Nov 1906 (aged 90)
- Burial: West Laurel Hill Cemetery; Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
- Plot: Pencoyd 23
- Memorial ID: 47273456
(15) Hughes family records. February 6, 2001.
- Originally from Philadelphia, PA.
- Traveled to Minnesota with his wife and three children around 1855.

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