Brief Life History of Susanna
When Susanna Burnett was born in 1791, in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, her father, James Burnett I, was 60 and her mother, Elizabeth Bishop, was 36. She married Woodson Burnett in 1815, in South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States in 1860. She died on 22 June 1860, in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Susan Burnett in household of Woodron Burnett, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Susanna Burnett - birth-name: Susannah Burnett
- Susan Burnett in entry for Elias Burnett, "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1943"
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1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
1792 · Head Tax Law
"In 1792, South Carolina passes a law called the ""head tax"" for all free African Americans from age 16-50. This tax was $2.00."
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish (Tyrone and Antrim): descriptive nickname of Norman origin, from Old French burnete, a diminutive of brun ‘brown’ (see Brown ), or possibly in some instances a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of burnete, a high quality woolen cloth, originally dark brown in color.
Probably also an altered form of English Barnett .
In some cases also an altered form of French Burnet ; compare Burnette .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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