Joseph Burnett

Brief Life History of Joseph

When Joseph Burnett was born in 1802, in Tennessee, United States, his father, Joseph Burnett, was 37 and his mother, Sarah Acuff, was 36. He married Nancy Brown about 1829, in Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Franklin, Missouri, United States in 1840 and Crawford, Missouri, United States in 1850. He died on 23 May 1873, in Boone Township, Crawford, Missouri, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Bourbon, Crawford, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Burnett
1802–1873
Nancy Brown
1807–1880
Marriage: about 1829
Thomas Berry Burnett
1829–1901
John Henry Burnett
1831–1896
Mary Ann Burnett
1834–1912
Joseph Jackson Burnett
1835–1918
Ira M. Burnett
1838–1911
Elizabeth Jane Burnett
1840–1926
Nancy M Burnett
1847–1884
Amanda Emily Burnett
1848–1903

Sources (7)

  • J Burnett, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Joseph Burnett, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Homestead Patent Application File of Joseph Burnett, application #5073, final patent certificate #1165

World Events (8)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1819

Historical Boundaries: 1819: Franklin, Missouri, United States

1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land

A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.

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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