Ellen Burnett

Brief Life History of Ellen

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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Family Time Line

William Brown
1816–1892
Ellen Burnett
1839–1922
Marriage: 13 July 1867
Edwin Henry Brown
1868–1953
Joseph Brown
1870–1870
Albert William Brown
1871–1931
Frank Lynn Brown
1873–1966
Alice Brown
1876–1877
Levi Brown
1877–1877
John Brown
1878–1878
Ellen Brown
1880–1968

Sources (45)

  • Ellen Brown, "United States, Census, 1910"
  • Ellen Burnett Birth: Circa 1839 - Dorset, England Residence: 1841 - Newland Street, Sherborne, Dorset, England Parents (implied): John Burnett, Mary Burnett Siblings (implied): Edward Burnett, Henry Burnett
  • Ellen Burnett Brown, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1848

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States

1863

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

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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A Personal Testimony of Ellen Burnett Brown

Typed 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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