When Vena Alice Bartlett was born on 24 November 1885, in Plainfield, Washington, Vermont, United States, her father, Truman H Bartlett, was 31 and her mother, Clara L Nelson, was 27. She died on 26 February 1892, in her hometown, at the age of 6.
English: from the Middle English and Old French personal name Bertelot, Bartelot (with the Old French double diminutive suffix -elot), a pet form of Bartholomew .
History: This is the name of a well-established New England family. Its members include Josiah Bartlett (1729–95), who was born in Amesbury, MA, and became governor of NH (1790–94). A Richard Bartlet(t) settled in Newbury, MA, in 1635.
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