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Edgehill Burnside

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Laurens County, South Carolina, United States
Death: March 25, 1859 (61)
Union County, Indiana, United States
Place of Burial: Liberty, Union County, Indiana, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of James B. Burnside and Anna Margaret Edgehill
Husband of Pamelia Burnside and Jane Burnside
Father of Cynthia Ann Gould; Henrietta Burnside; Henry Middleton Burnside; Maj. General Ambrose Burnside (USA), Governor, U.S. Senator; Benjamin Franklin Burnside and 5 others
Brother of Andrew Burnside and Thomas Edgehill Burnside

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About Edgehill Burnside

Edgehill Burnside was a South Carolina slaveholder who moved to Indiana after freeing his slaves. He became a legislator in his adopted state--a position that enabled him to secure a West Point scholarship for his son Ambrose.

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Edgehill Burnside's Timeline

1797
November 7, 1797
Laurens County, South Carolina, United States
1815
June 4, 1815
Laurens County, South Carolina, United States
1817
May 21, 1817
Laurens County, South Carolina, United States
1819
September 15, 1819
1824
May 23, 1824
Liberty, Indiana, United States
1826
May 30, 1826
Liberty, Union County, Indiana, United States
1829
October 30, 1829
Liberty, Union County, Indiana, United States
1832
July 11, 1832
Liberty, Union County, Indiana, United States
1834
May 28, 1834
Liberty, Union County, Indiana, United States
1838
May 24, 1838
Liberty, Union County, Indiana, United States