Brief Life History of George
When George Barnett was born on 27 May 1828, in Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Barnett, was 30 and his mother, Ann Berrett, was 25. He married Mary Ann Mathews on 17 September 1850, in Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. He died on 20 September 1899, in Pleasant View, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in North Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- George Bennett in household of James Bennett, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- George Barnett, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- George Barnett, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Weber, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from various places, for example Chipping (High) Barnet, East Barnet, and Friern Barnet in Greater London, named with Old English bærnet ‘place cleared by burning’ (a derivative of bærnan ‘to burn, to set light to’).
English (of Norman origin): from a medieval personal name, a variant of Bernard .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): this surname has been adopted by Ashkenazic Jews in the English-speaking world, perhaps as an Anglicized form of a vaguely similar Jewish name such as Baruch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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A Short Sketch of the Life of George Barnett
George Barnett, the son of James Barnett and Ann Berret, was born May 27, 1828 at Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, England, the native town of his father and grandfather before him, all of whom were farmers …
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