Hannah Hull Rutty

Brief Life History of Hannah Hull

When Hannah Hull Rutty was born on 1 September 1808, in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, her father, Levi Rutty, was 34 and her mother, Hannah Hull, was 33. She married Bela Burr on 7 November 1836, in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 27 September 1885, in Sharpsburg, Washington, Maryland, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Higganum, Haddam, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.

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Family Time Line

Bela Burr
1805–1857
Hannah Hull Rutty
1808–1885
Marriage: 7 November 1836
Levi Hamilton Burr
1837–1862
Francis Winford Burr
1839–1862
Adelaide Lucynthia Burr
1841–1914
Pvt Bela Lewellyn Burr
1844–1908
Emily Alice Burr
1846–1846
Orville D Burr
1848–1925
Edgar L Burr
1856–1857

Sources (14)

  • Hannah H Burr, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Hannah Rutty, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Bela Burr and Hannah Rutty-Marriage records

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1812 · War of 1812

Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.

1829 · Farmington Canal Opened

Farmington Canal spans 2,476 acres, starting from New Haven, Connecticut, and on to Northampton, Massachusetts. The groundbreaking for the canal was in 1825 and opened in 1829.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: French Yvon.

English: unexplained.

Altered form of Swiss German Rütti: topographic name denoting someone living in a clearing, from rüti ‘clearing’ (compare German Reuter ). The surname Rutty of ultimately Swiss German origin is also found in France (Isère), where it is very rare.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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