Brief Life History of John Henry
When John Henry Burton II was born on 17 January 1864, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, John Henry Burton, was 31 and his mother, Hannah Matthews, was 25. He married Mary Elizabeth Wesley on 20 February 1889, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 1 years. He died on 27 March 1901, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (43)
- J B Burton in entry for Mary Jane Burton, "Utah, Salt Lake County Birth Records, 1890-1915"
- John Hunter Burton, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- John H in entry for John Wesley Burton and Elsie Margaret Wigginton Boen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
Spouse and Children
1864–1901 Male
1865–1948 Female
Children (5)
1893–1893 Female
1893–1980 Female
1895–1974 Male
1898–1940 Male
1901–1979 Male
Parents and Siblings
1832–1911 Male
1838–1895 Female
Siblings (9)
1864–1901 Male
1866–1922 Male
1868–1868 Male
1869–1914 Male
1871–1872 Male
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1865
Age 1
1865 · The Assassination of a President
Age 1
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 11
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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