M, b. 1875
| Birth* | 1875 | James Earnest Burns was born in 1875 at Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario . |
| (with Parents) Census1881 | 1881 | He appeared on the 1881 Census of Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario in the household of his parents, John Burns and Ann Ferguson. |
| (with Parents) Census1891 | 1891 | James Earnest Burns appeared on the 1891 Census of Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario in the household of his parents, John Burns and Ann Ferguson. |
| Marriage* | 22 May 1901 | James Earnest Burns married Eliza Ferguson, daughter of Thomas Ferguson and Margaret (?), on 22 May 1901 at Montague Twp, Lanark County, Ontario .1 |
| Marriage* | 17 November 1909 | James Earnest Burns married Angelina Essie Ebbs on 17 November 1909 at Montague Twp, Lanark County, Ontario .2 |