Mary Viroqua Nelson

Brief Life History of Mary Viroqua

When Mary Viroqua Nelson was born on 10 September 1880, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, her father, Hans Peter Nelson, was 31 and her mother, Viroqua Vilate Neeley, was 26. She married William Wallace Burt on 21 January 1903, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Box Elder Election Precinct, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 23 July 1965, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Wallace Burt
1880–1971
Mary Viroqua Nelson
1880–1965
Marriage: 21 January 1903
Ralph Nelson Burt
1905–2008
Stewart Nelson Burt
1906–1919
Wayne Nelson Burt
1908–2001
Eugene Nelson Burt
1910–1996
Morris Nelson Burt
1913–1992
Roma Burt
1916–2004
Elizabeth Burt
1918–2014
Alonzo Nelson Burt
1921–2002

Sources (65)

  • Mamie V Nelson Burt in household of William Wallace Burt, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
  • Mamie Nelson, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1941"
  • Mrs Mamie Nelson Burt, "Utah, Brigham City Family History Center, Obituary Collection, 1930-2015"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1890 · The Tabernacle is Dedicated

On October 26, 1890, the Tabernacle was dedicated by Wilford Woodruff.

1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor

A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.

Name Meaning

English: patronymic from the personal name Nell or Nele, either of which might be a pet form of Elias or less commonly of Niel (from Latin Nigellus). See also Neal .

Americanized form of Swedish Nilsson and also of the Danish, Norwegian, and North German cognates Nielsen and Nilsen (compare Nelsen ). Compare also Neilson and Nielson .

History: The Nelson name was an important one in 18th-century VA, starting with Thomas ‘Scotch Tom’ Nelson, who emigrated to VA at the close of the 17th century from Penrith, Cumbria, where the Nelsons were numerous. Scotch Tom settled c. 1700 at Yorktown, VA, where he became a successful merchant and landholder. His son was sheriff and a member of the VA Council, and his grandson, Thomas Nelson (1738–89), a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was governor of VA.

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

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Mary Viroqua Nelson Burt

Mary Viroqua Nelson Burt (Mamie) By Choe N. Peterson May Viroqua Nelson Burt (Mamie) was the sixth child of Peter and Viroqua Nelson family and was born 10 September 1880 in Brigham City, Utah. She w …

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