▁his ▁parents ▁in ▁child hood ▁to ▁Rum ney ▁in ▁G raft on ▁County . ▁He ▁studied ▁medicine ▁with ▁Dr . ▁Ez ra ▁Bart lett ▁in ▁Warren , ▁New ▁Ham pshire , ▁taught ▁school , ▁then ▁attended ▁D art mouth ▁Medical ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 5 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Burn s ▁returned ▁to ▁Warren ▁to ▁help ▁with ▁people ▁hit ▁with ▁sp otted ▁fe ver ▁and ▁comm enced ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁medicine . ▁He ▁moved ▁ 2 0 ▁miles ▁south ▁to ▁Heb ron ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 8 ▁and ▁continued ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁his ▁profession ▁until ▁ 1 8 3 5 . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Medical ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 1 . ▁ ▁Elect ed ▁as ▁a ▁Jackson ian ▁to ▁the ▁Tw enty - third ▁and ▁Tw enty - four th ▁Congress es , ▁Burn s ▁served ▁as ▁United ▁States ▁Represent ative ▁for ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁from ▁( M arch ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁– ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 3 7 ). ▁He ▁continued ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁medicine ▁in ▁P ly mouth , ▁New ▁Ham pshire , ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Death ▁Burn s ▁died ▁in ▁P ly mouth ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁( age ▁ 7 3 ▁years , ▁ 1 9 6 ▁days ). ▁inter red ▁ ▁at