Brief Life History of George
When George Burkett was born on 18 October 1788, in Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Johan George Burket, was 33 and his mother, Catherine Swoveland, was 31. He married Sarah Jane Smith on 16 January 1810, in First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Weber, Utah, United States in 1856. He died on 15 March 1871, in Eden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Weber, Utah, United States.
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- George Burket, "United States Census, 1830"
- Legacy NFS Source: George Burkett Jr - birth-name: George BURKETT Jr.
- George Burket, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994"
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1789
George Washington elected first president of United States.
1789 · The United States Constitution
Originally comprising seven articles, the United States Constitution is the backbone of the law in the Nation. The first three articles talk about the separation of powers, dividing the government into three branches: the legislative, the executive, and the judicial. Articles Four, Five and Six describe the what each state governments have rights to do, how the states and the federal government should act in their relationship, and how the constitutional amendments are shared between all states. The Seventh Article explains and establishes the procedure used by the thirteen States to ratify it. It is regarded as the oldest written and codified national constitution in force. Since the Constitution came into force in 1789, it has been amended 27 times, including an amendment to repeal a previous one.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English: from an Old English personal name, Burgheard, composed of the elements burh, burg ‘fort’ (see Burke ) + heard ‘hardy, brave, strong’. The name was reintroduced into Middle English by the Normans in the forms Bou(r)chart, Bocard.
English: possibly also from a Middle English personal name Burcard, Burchard (Norman Burcard, Old French Burchard), which was imported by the Normans and derives from ancient Germanic Burghard (in the form Burkhard this was a very popular medieval German name; see Burkhart ), cognate with the Old English name above. In France this gives rise to the surname Bouchard , Bouchart, but evidence for its use in Norman England is difficult to pin down and modern surnames in Burch- often have a different origin altogether.
English: variant of Birkett , a spelling commonly found in northern England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Text Transcription of handwritten "Elizabeth Ann Burkett history" document
Clifton, Graham, Co Editor Deseret new. S.L. City, Utah Dear Sir, The enclosed photo represents 4 generations in the family of Elizabeth Ann Burket Williams Allen. Elizabeth Ann Burket was born Nov. …
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