Elisha Burnett

Brief Life History of Elisha

When Elisha Burnett was born on 1 January 1850, in Kentucky, United States, his father, Elias Burnett, was 41 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Brock, was 45. He married Lucinda Yaden on 30 December 1869, in London, Laurel, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He lived in Magisterial District 1, Laurel, Kentucky, United States for about 20 years and London, Laurel, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years. He died on 13 March 1940, in Laurel, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Rough Creek Cemetery, Brock, Laurel, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elisha Burnett
1850–1940
Lucinda Yaden
1846–1917
Marriage: 30 December 1869
Belle Burnett
1870–1939
Eva Burnett
1870–
Mary Burnett
1872–
Estella Burnett
1879–1954
Benjamin Elias Burnett
1881–1963
Maggie L. Burnett
1886–

Sources (22)

  • Elisha Burnett, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Elisha Burnett, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Elisha Burnett, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1850 · 8th Most Populated State

According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

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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