Rumford, Emma (1826-1923)
- Name:
- Rumford, Emma (1826-1923)
- Other Names:
- Burgum, Emma / Gannell, Emma
- Born:
- 04/20/1826
- Birthplace:
- London, England
- Died:
- 01/09/1923
- Death Location:
- Rumford, NH
- Residence:
- Paris, France, 1838-1845
Rolfe-Rumford House, 1845-1853
68 South State St, Concord, NH, 1853- - Nationality:
- English
- Father:
- Gannell, Henry (d.1848)
- Mother:
- Gannell, Mary Grove
- Spouse:
- Burgum, John (coach painter)
- Children:
- Burgum, Sarah Rumford (m. Noyes)
Burgum, John Fulton
Burgum, Charles Henry (Concord, NH)
Burgum, Edwin Gannell (1858-1948)
Burgum, Mary Jane (m. Lane, Concord, NH) - Notes:
- Sarah Thompson, the Countess of Rumford, adopted Emma Gannell in 1827. Emma was the granddaughter of one of the Countess' servants. In later life she sometimes used Rumford as her last name.
SEE ALSO: Gannell, Emma / Burgum, Emma
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