Brief Life History of John
When John Burt was born on 15 February 1685, in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Andrew Burt, was 36 and his mother, Margaret Brown, was 30. He married Bessie Johnston on 23 April 1714, in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters.
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- Johne Burt, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- John Burt in entry for Charlot Burt, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
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1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.
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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