Jean Burness
29 July 1744–
Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland
The Life of Jean
When Jean Burness was christened on 29 July 1744, in Montrose, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, David Burnes, was 23 and her mother, Jean Campbell, was 20.
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Family Time Line
David Burnes
1721–
Jean Campbell
1724–
Jean Burness
1744–
Janet Burness
1746–
Ann Burness
1747–
James Burness
1749–
David Burness
1751–
Alexander Burnes
1753–1841
Parents and Siblings
David Burnes
1721–Male
Jean Campbell
1724–Female
siblings
(6)
1744–Female
1746–Female
1747–Female
1749–Male
1751–Male
+1 More Child
World Events (3)
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of Burns 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (1)
- Jean Burnies, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
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