Owen Burns

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CAPTAIN OWEN BURNS, U.S.N.

Captain Owen Burns, U.S.N., was the only son of Captain Otway Burns by his first wife. He was born in 1810. He was appointed midshipman in the United States Navy in 1823. In 1831 he was promoted to the rank of Master on the "John Adams" in the Mediterranean Squadron. His commission as Lieutenant is dated April 8, 1834. His last service was on the "Falmouth" man-of-war in the Pacific. He resigned his commission in 1839.

In 1849 he married Martha Ann Armstrong, the daughter of Soloman Armstrong and Rachel Moore Armstrong. They had nine sons and one daughter.

Captain Owen Burns died at Frederickstown, Md., in 1869, and was buried at the Catholic Church Grounds near Warwick, Md.