Brief Life History of Harriet Emma
When Harriet Emma Burgess was born on 3 July 1856, in Orcheston, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Charles Burgess, was 24 and her mother, Elizabeth Phillips, was 24. She married Josiah Draper on 18 August 1873, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 22 September 1912, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Riverton, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (33)
- Emma Draper in household of Josiah Draper, "United States Census, 1880"
- Emily Birch in entry for Albert Draper and Florence Olsen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Emma Burgess in entry for Ella Katherine Park, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
Spouse and Children
1848–1926 Male
1856–1912 Female
Children (14)
1874–1874 Male
1874–1875 Male
1876–1910 Male
1877–1897 Female
1879–1953 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1832–1898 Male
1832–1900 Female
Siblings (7)
1856–1912 Female
1859–1861 Male
1861–1863 Female
1863–1937 Female
1868–1938 Female
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1859
Age 3
1863
Age 7
1872 · The First National Park
Age 16
Name Meaning
English: status name from Middle English burge(i)s, burgis, borgeis ‘inhabitant of a borough’ (strictly one possessing full municipal rights), ‘freeman of a borough’. Burgesses generally had tenure of land or buildings from a landlord by burgage. In medieval England burgage involved the payment of a fixed money rent (as opposed to payment in kind); in Scotland it involved payment in service, guarding the town. The -eis ending is from Latin -ensis (modern English -ese as in Portuguese). Compare Burger .
Americanized form of French Bourgeois .
History: Thomas Burgess came from England to MA c. 1630 and eventually settled in Sandwich, MA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Died of Blood Poisoning - like all the women in the family
Davis County Clipper, 1912-10-04 Mrs. Josiah Draper Passed Away https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=1160451&q=%22josiah+draper%22&page=1&rows=50&fd=title_t%2Cpaper_t%2Cdate_tdt%2Ctype_t&sort=da …
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