Brief Life History of Alexander
When Alexander Burt was born on 8 April 1837, in Torryburn, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Andrew Burt, was 23 and his mother, Elizabeth Dunlop, was 24. He married Agnes Watson on 11 June 1858, in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1851 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. He registered for military service in 1858. He died on 14 February 1913, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Alexander Burt in household of Andrew Burt, "Scotland Census, 1841"
- Alexander Burt, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
- Alexandor Burt, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1857 · Police (Scotland) Act 1857
The Police Act 1857 was an Act put into place by Parliament to establish a mandatory police force in every county of Scotland.
Name Meaning
English (southern): variant of Bird , Bright , or Burd .
German: Middle High German burt ‘that which is due or proper’, therefore a nickname for someone who has fulfilled his obligations properly.
Jewish (from Poland and Ukraine): variant of Burd .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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