Brief Life History of Peter Hutchison
When Peter Hutchison Burt was born on 16 March 1847, in Kelty, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Burt Sr, was 27 and his mother, Helen Ellen Kirk Hutchison, was 25. He married Anna Eliza Davis on 26 February 1877, in Algona, Kossuth, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Lopez, San Juan, Washington, United States in 1910 and Harris Township, Itasca, Minnesota, United States in 1920. He died on 2 January 1939, in Armstrong, Emmet, Iowa, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Armstrong Grove Cemetery, Armstrong, Emmet, Iowa, United States.
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- Peter Bert, "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890"
- Peter Burt, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Peter H. Burt, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992"
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1849
Historical Boundaries: 1849: Itasca, Minnesota Territory, United States 1858: Itasca, Minnesota, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
English (southern): variant of Bird , Bright , or Burd .
German: Middle High German burt ‘that which is due or proper’, therefore a nickname for someone who has fulfilled his obligations properly.
Jewish (from Poland and Ukraine): variant of Burd .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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