Buitekant & Scheffer Family Tree » Rufus Godwin Burns (1856-1864)

Personal data Rufus Godwin Burns 


Household of Rufus Godwin Burns

Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to Rufus Godwin Burns?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!


Timeline Rufus Godwin Burns

  This functionality is only available in Javascript supporting browsers.
Click on the names for more info. Symbols used: grootouders grandparents   ouders parents   broers-zussen brothers/sisters   kinderen children

Ancestors (and descendant) of Rufus Godwin Burns

Lard Burns
1784-1858
Mary Polly Weir
± 1794-1860
Elizabeth Burke
± 1838-????

Rufus Godwin Burns
1856-1864


    Show complete ancestor table

    With Quick Search you can search by name, first name followed by a last name. You type in a few letters (at least 3) and a list of personal names within this publication will immediately appear. The more characters you enter the more specific the results. Click on a person's name to go to that person's page.

    • You can enter text in lowercase or uppercase.
    • If you are not sure about the first name or exact spelling, you can use an asterisk (*). Example: "*ornelis de b*r" finds both "cornelis de boer" and "kornelis de buur".
    • It is not possible to enter charachters outside the standard alphabet (so no diacritic characters like ö and é).


    Visualize another relationship

    The data shown has no sources.

    Historical events

    Birthday June 25, 1856

    • The temperature on June 25, 1856 was about 15.9 °C. The air pressure was 1.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. Source: KNMI
    •  This page is only available in Dutch.
      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 1, 1856 to March 18, 1858 the cabinet Van der Brugghen, with Mr. J.L.L. van der Brugghen (protestant) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1856: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
      • January 29 » Queen Victoria issues a Warrant under the Royal sign-manual that establishes the Victoria Cross to recognise acts of valour by British military personnel during the Crimean War.
      • March 30 » The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Crimean War.
      • April 21 » Australian labour movement: Stonemasons and building workers on building sites around Melbourne march from the University of Melbourne to Parliament House to achieve an eight-hour day.
      • May 22 » Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina severely beats Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts with a cane in the hall of the United States Senate for a speech Sumner had made regarding Southerners and slavery.
      • June 9 » Five hundred Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa for the Mormon Trail.
      • July 31 » Christchurch, New Zealand is chartered as a city.

    Day of death January 8, 1864

    • The temperature on January 8, 1864 was about -10.6 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1864: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • March 16 » American Civil War: During the Red River Campaign, Union troops reach Alexandria, Louisiana.
      • May 26 » Montana is organized as a United States territory.
      • May 29 » Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico arrives in Mexico for the first time.
      • July 29 » American Civil War: Confederate spy Belle Boyd is arrested by Union troops and detained at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C.
      • October 30 » The Treaty of Vienna is signed, by which Denmark relinquishes one province each to Prussia and Austria.
      • December 22 » American Civil War: Savannah, Georgia, falls to the forces of General Sherman.
    

    Same birth/death day

    Source: Wikipedia

    Source: Wikipedia


    About the surname Burns

    • View the information that Genealogie Online has about the surname Burns.
    • Check the information Open Archives has about Burns.
    • Check the Wie (onder)zoekt wie? register to see who is (re)searching Burns.

    The Buitekant & Scheffer Family Tree publication was prepared by .contact the author
    When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
    Lydia Burns, "Buitekant & Scheffer Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/buitekant-scheffer-family-tree/I842.php : accessed May 10, 2025), "Rufus Godwin Burns (1856-1864)".