Brief Life History of Thomas John
When Thomas John Burnside was born on 15 September 1866, in McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Mason Burnside, was 39 and his mother, Elizabeth Prentice, was 39. He married Mary Jane Spens on 1 September 1892, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Mount Pleasant Election Precinct, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 6 December 1939, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Thomas J. Burnside, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Thomas Burnside, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Thomas J. Burnside, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad
Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
Scottish (central Scotland) and Irish (Ulster): habitational name from one of the many places so named (from burn- ‘stream’), especially those in Lanarkshire and West Lothian.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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BOOK: History of John Mason Burnside by Henry Burnside son of Thomas LeRoy Burnside; Son of John Mason Burnside and Elizabeth Prentice "Thomas …
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