Brief Life History of Gene Burgess
When Gene Burgess Austin was born on 24 February 1871, in Johnson, Lamoille, Vermont, United States, her father, Barnum L Austin, was 31 and her mother, Ellen A Cady, was 32. She married Dr Roger Gaylord Prentiss on 17 October 1895, in Johnson, Lamoille, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in District of Columbia, United States in 1935 and Middleton Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States in 1940.
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Sources (24)
- Gene B Prentis in household of Roger G Prentis, "United States Census, 1940"
- Gene Prentiss in entry for Roger Gayland Prentiss, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"
- Genie Austin in household of Barnum Austin, "United States Census, 1880"
Spouse and Children
1868–1932 Male
1871– Female
Children (2)
1897–1982 Female
1904–1961 Male
Parents and Siblings
1839–1911 Male
1838–1907 Female
Siblings (3)
1859–1923 Female
1866–1928 Female
1871– Female
World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
Age 1
1872 · The Amnesty Act
Age 1
1902 · So Much Farm Land
Age 31
Name Meaning
English, French, and German: from the personal name Austin, from Latin Augustinus, a derivative of Augustus (see Augustin ). This was an extremely common personal name in every part of Western Europe during the Middle Ages, owing its popularity chiefly to Saint Augustine of Hippo (354–430), whose influence on Christianity is generally considered to be second only to that of Saint Paul. Various religious orders came to be formed following rules named in his honor, including the ‘Austin canons’, established in the 11th century, and the ‘Austin friars’, a mendicant order dating from the 13th century. The popularity of the personal name in England was further increased by the fact that it was borne by Saint Augustine of Canterbury (died c. 605), an Italian Benedictine monk known as ‘the Apostle of the English’, who brought Christianity to southern England in 597 and founded the see of Canterbury.
English: variant of Aspden , with which this surname became confused.
History: This was the name of a merchant family that became established in eastern MA in the 17th century, notably in Charlestown. Richard Austin came from England and landed at Boston in 1638, and his son Anthony was clerk of Suffield, CT, in 1674. The surname is very common in England as well as America; this Richard Austin was only one of a number of bearers who brought it to North America. — In 1821 Stephen F. Austin (1793–1836), born in Austinville VA, founded the first Anglo colony in TX.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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