Brief Life History of Henry
When Henry Burton was born on 12 December 1905, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Peter Bertin, was 29 and his mother, Maria Carlotta Luigia Enrietti, was 35. He married Wilda Marie Mecham on 2 October 1926, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1904 and Garfield, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 15 October 1972, in Escondido, San Diego, California, United States, at the age of 66.
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- Henry Burton, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Enrico Peter Bertini, "Utah, Salt Lake County Birth Records, 1890-1915"
- Henry Burton, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
1908 · The Salt Lake City Union Pacific Depot
Being listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The Salt Lake City Union Pacific Depot dates to the more prosperous era in the history of American railroad travel. Originally called the Union Station, it was jointly constructed by the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroads and the Oregon Short Line. The platforms behind the station ran north-to-south, parallel to the first main line built in the Salt Lake Valley. When Amtrak was formed in 1971, it took over the passenger services at the station, but all trains were moved to the Rio Grande station after it joined Amtrak. In January 2006, The Depot was opened as a shopping center that housed shops, restaurants and music venues.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a placename that is very common in central and northern England. The derivation in most cases is from Old English burh ‘fort’ (see Burke ) + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.
French (northeastern): regional variant of Berton .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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