When Ellen Burnett was born on 24 December 1839, in Sherborne, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Burnett, was 25 and her mother, Mary Ann Blake, was 27. She married John Burtenshaw on 13 July 1867, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. She lived in West Bountiful Election Precinct, Davis, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 24 February 1922, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States
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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 .
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Possible Related NamesTyped from a history in my possession. I was born December 24, 1839 at Sherborne, Dorsetshire, England. My father's name was John Burnett, my mother's maiden name was Mary Ann Blake. My father di …
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