Sarah C. Burnette

Brief Life History of Sarah C.

When Sarah C. Burnette was born in 1851, in Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States, her father, Dr. Azariah Burnett, was 35 and her mother, Winnie Owens, was 34. She lived in Marion, Tennessee, United States in 1870. She died in 1908, in Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 57.

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Family Time Line

Dr. Azariah Burnett
1817–1862
Winnie Owens
1817–1896
Nancy Jane Burnett
1839–1897
Millie Burnett
1842–
William Burnett
1844–
Susan Catherine Burnett
1845–1907
Malcolm Burnett
1848–1925
Sarah C. Burnette
1851–1908
Azariah Burnette
1854–1920

Sources (2)

  • Sarah Burnett in household of Winnie Burnett, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Sarah C Burnett in household of A Burnett, "United States Census, 1860"

World Events (8)

1862 · Battle of Shiloh

The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

Name Meaning

English: altered form of Burnett .

Altered form of French Burnet , reflecting the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t.

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

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