Susannah Burr

Brief Life History of Susannah

When Susannah Burr was born in 1792, in Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, her father, Zebina Burr, was 41 and her mother, Rosanna Dibble, was 30. She married Amasa Gillett on 13 March 1813, in Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Amasa Gillett
1789–1843
Susannah Burr
1792–
Marriage: 13 March 1813
Emmaline Gillette
1814–1863
Amasa Gillet
1814–1816
Wilson Gillet
1816–1841
Homer Gillet
1824–1904
Elvira Gillet
1826–
Julius Gillet
1836–

Sources (2)

  • Susanna Burr in the Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920
  • www.scribnerfamilies.org -- lists Amasa, Susannah, and Emeline

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1802 · Brass is Discovered

"In 1802, brass was identified in Waterbury, Connecticut. This gave the city the nickname ""The Brass City."" Brass dominated the city and helped to create the city. The motto of the city is Quid Aere Perennius, which means What is more lasting than brass? in Latin."

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English burre ‘bur’ (a seed-case or flower-head with clinging prickles), used by Shakespeare to denote someone who sticks like a bur, a person difficult to ‘shake off’, a sense which may well be older.

German: topographic name from Burr(e) ‘mound, hill’, or in the south a variant of Burrer .

History: The American political leader Aaron Burr (1756–1836) was the son of a clergyman and academic, president of Princeton University. On his mother's side he was descended from the Puritan preacher Jonathan Edwards; on his father's from Jehu Burr, who emigrated from England to MA with John Winthrop (see Winthrop ) in 1630.

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

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