Son of John Burns, III, and Grisey (Patterson) Burns, he was a farmer. He was a captain in the NH militia.
Captain Peter Burns is known as the father of the granite industry. He was a pioneer in the granite business and had opened a quarry on his farm in the southwestern portion of Milford on Burns land which was where John Burns had originally settled and which had been handed down from generation to generation. (This today would be in the area of Burns Rock off Armory Road). "It is a rugged rise of land and forms a part of a chain of hills that reaches back in a southerly direction" states the Ramsdell Town History.
He was succeeded by his sons John M and Luther M. Burns after his death in 1865.
Captain Peter Burns was born in Milford April 25, 1789. They lived on the family farm. He was considered an industrious and hard working man engaged in farming and later in his life in the granite industry. Peter was a captain in the state Militia and commanded a company of light artillery after he was drafted into the War of 1812, serving either for a 60 day or 90 day service. He was stationed in Portsmouth where the soldiers were discharged before the expiration of their term of enlistment. He married Sally Dunklee November 27, 1810 and they raised seven children. In 1831 Peter was one of the original members of the Milford Lyceum, which was one of the most important organizations in town. He was part of the anti-slavery movement in Milford in 1843.
Info from: History of Milford and the Family Register, Ramsdell, p. 613.
Captain Peter Burns is known as the father of the granite industry. He was a pioneer in the granite business and had opened a quarry on his farm in the southwestern portion of Milford on Burns land which was where John Burns had originally settled and which had been handed down from generation to generation. (This today would be in the area of Burns Rock off Armory Road). "It is a rugged rise of land and forms a part of a chain of hills that reaches back in a southerly direction" states the Ramsdell Town History.
He was succeeded by his sons John M and Luther M. Burns after his death in 1865.
Captain Peter Burns was born in Milford April 25, 1789. They lived on the family farm. He was considered an industrious and hard working man engaged in farming and later in his life in the granite industry. Peter was a captain in the state Militia and commanded a company of light artillery after he was drafted into the War of 1812, serving either for a 60 day or 90 day service. He was stationed in Portsmouth where the soldiers were discharged before the expiration of their term of enlistment. He married Sally Dunklee November 27, 1810 and they raised seven children. In 1831 Peter was one of the original members of the Milford Lyceum, which was one of the most important organizations in town. He was part of the anti-slavery movement in Milford in 1843.
Info from: History of Milford and the Family Register, Ramsdell, p. 613.
Son of John Burns, III, and Grisey (Patterson) Burns, he was a farmer. He was a captain in the NH militia.
Captain Peter Burns is known as the father of the granite industry. He was a pioneer in the granite business and had opened a quarry on his farm in the southwestern portion of Milford on Burns land which was where John Burns had originally settled and which had been handed down from generation to generation. (This today would be in the area of Burns Rock off Armory Road). "It is a rugged rise of land and forms a part of a chain of hills that reaches back in a southerly direction" states the Ramsdell Town History.
He was succeeded by his sons John M and Luther M. Burns after his death in 1865.
Captain Peter Burns was born in Milford April 25, 1789. They lived on the family farm. He was considered an industrious and hard working man engaged in farming and later in his life in the granite industry. Peter was a captain in the state Militia and commanded a company of light artillery after he was drafted into the War of 1812, serving either for a 60 day or 90 day service. He was stationed in Portsmouth where the soldiers were discharged before the expiration of their term of enlistment. He married Sally Dunklee November 27, 1810 and they raised seven children. In 1831 Peter was one of the original members of the Milford Lyceum, which was one of the most important organizations in town. He was part of the anti-slavery movement in Milford in 1843.
Info from: History of Milford and the Family Register, Ramsdell, p. 613.
Captain Peter Burns is known as the father of the granite industry. He was a pioneer in the granite business and had opened a quarry on his farm in the southwestern portion of Milford on Burns land which was where John Burns had originally settled and which had been handed down from generation to generation. (This today would be in the area of Burns Rock off Armory Road). "It is a rugged rise of land and forms a part of a chain of hills that reaches back in a southerly direction" states the Ramsdell Town History.
He was succeeded by his sons John M and Luther M. Burns after his death in 1865.
Captain Peter Burns was born in Milford April 25, 1789. They lived on the family farm. He was considered an industrious and hard working man engaged in farming and later in his life in the granite industry. Peter was a captain in the state Militia and commanded a company of light artillery after he was drafted into the War of 1812, serving either for a 60 day or 90 day service. He was stationed in Portsmouth where the soldiers were discharged before the expiration of their term of enlistment. He married Sally Dunklee November 27, 1810 and they raised seven children. In 1831 Peter was one of the original members of the Milford Lyceum, which was one of the most important organizations in town. He was part of the anti-slavery movement in Milford in 1843.
Info from: History of Milford and the Family Register, Ramsdell, p. 613.
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