Zacheus Burnham (February 20, 1777 – February 25, 1857) was a farmer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the The Province of Upper Canada (French Province du Haut-Canada) was a British colony located in what is now the southern portion of the Province of Ontario
He was born in Dunbarton, New Hampshire in 1777. Dunbarton, is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. He arrived in Upper Canada in 1797 and settled in Hamilton Township near the current site of Cobourg. Hamilton Township ( 2001 population 10785 2006 population 10972 is a rural township located in Northumberland County in central Ontario. Cobourg (2006 population 18210 is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located 110km east of Toronto. He was able to acquire large land holdings, thousands of acres, in the region, some as compensation for survey work. He also helped in the economic development of the Newcastle District, building sawmills and grist mills on his property. The Newcastle District was a historic District in Upper Canada which existed until 1849 A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards Sawmill process A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of 100 years ago a log enters A gristmill or grist mill is a building where Grain is ground into Flour, or the grinding mechanism itself He was also involved in the development of transportation links in the region and operated a large and productive farm. He served as a captain in the local militia during the War of 1812 and, in 1813, became a justice of the peace. The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies He was elected to the 7th Parliament of Upper Canada representing Northumberland & Durham. The 7th Parliament of Upper Canada was in session from February 4 1817 to May 3 1820. Northumberland County ( 2006 population 80963 is situated on the north shore of Lake Ontario, in east-central Durham County (area) is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario. In 1831, he was appointed to the Legislative Council for the province and, in 1839, he was appointed a judge in the Newcastle District court. The Legislative Council of Upper Canada was the Upper house governing the province of Upper Canada.
He died in Cobourg in 1857.
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