Theodore Taylor Burton

Brief Life History of Theodore Taylor

When Theodore Taylor Burton was born on 21 January 1873, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Robert Taylor Burton, was 51 and his mother, Sarah Anna Garr, was 34. He married Florence Moyle on 15 November 1899, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He died on 8 September 1937, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Theodore Taylor Burton
1873–1937
Florence Moyle
1873–1951
Marriage: 15 November 1899
Baby Burton
1905–1905
Theodore Moyle Burton
1907–1989
Wilford Moyle Burton
1910–2006
Kenneth Moyle Burton
1912–1989

Sources (60)

  • Theodore Taylor Burton, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Theodore T. Burton, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Theodore Taylor Burton, "Utah, World War I County Draft Board Registers, Name Index, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

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.

1875 · A New Civil Rights Act

During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from a placename that is very common in central and northern England. The derivation in most cases is from Old English burh ‘fort’ (see Burke ) + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.

French (northeastern): regional variant of Berton .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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