Brief Life History of Bert Leland
When Bert Leland Foote was born on 11 January 1880, in Roaring Brook Township, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Gideon Foote Jr., was 45 and his mother, Julia A Webb, was 39. He married Mellie Gay BROWN on 1 July 1914, in Broome, New York, United States. He lived in Union, Broome, New York, United States for about 5 years and Binghamton, Broome, New York, United States in 1925. He registered for military service in 1906. He died on 23 August 1929, at the age of 49, and was buried in Johnson City, Broome, New York, United States.
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Sources (14)
- Bert L Foote in household of Philip Acker, "United States Census, 1910"
- Bert L Foote, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
- Burt Foote in household of Geoden Foote, "New York State Census, 1905"
Spouse and Children
1880–1929 Male
1880–1915 Female
Parents and Siblings
1834–1907 Male
1840–1900 Female
Siblings (8)
1861–1950 Male
1861–1864 Male
1865–1930 Female
1867–1880 Male
1870–1872 Male
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World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 1
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 2
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 16
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: from Middle English fot ‘foot’ (Old English fōt), sometimes translated in medieval documents by Latin cum pede ‘with the foot’. Probably a nickname for someone with a deformity of the foot or with large feet.
English: occasionally perhaps from the rare Middle English personal name Fot, from Old Norse Fótr, originally a nickname with the same sense as 1 above.
English: topographic name for someone who lived at the foot of a hill.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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