McMurray Family (Click for Family Tree)
[How are we related? Nancy Maria Burnell married Edward Byron Payne, and was the great-grandmother of Edward A. McMurray, Jr. He did not know her, however, since she sadly died in 1898 and he was not born until 1924.]
New babies in a family are always quite sentimental to think about. New life, full of promise and possibilities, so sweet, so innocent, and they have that wonderful baby smell, too. Babies are the result of love between two people, and that makes them all the sweeter, all the more sentimental to think about on this lovely Sunday.
Nancy Maria Burnell is listed at the bottom of the above excerpt from the Williamsburg, Massachusetts Vital Records. Under the heading “Sex” it notes she is a “Dautr” and was born Oct. 18, 1847 in Williamsburg.
The right-hand page in the record book contains information about her parents. Kingsley & Cynthia [Pomeroy] Burnell are listed (again, at the bottom of the excerpt) so this record confirms our other research. This birth record also lists the occupation of the father, and in this case, it was “Carpenter.” Other records also show that Kingsley, or Kingsley Abner “K.A.” Burnell, did practice that craft. He was much more than just a carpenter, though, and future posts will share more about this family.
Notes, Sources, and References:
- Williamsburg, Massachusetts, Vital Records, no page number.
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