Alexander Burt

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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Family Time Line

Alexander Burt
1837–1913
Agnes Watson
1840–1902
Marriage: 11 June 1858
Andrew Dee Burt
1859–1941
Robert Burt
1861–1861
Alexander Burt
1862–1864
Mary Elizabeth Burt
1864–1940
Agnes Euphemia Burt
1866–1867
Agnes Jane Burt
1868–1902
Harriet Euphemia Burt
1870–1942
Jeannette Burt
1872–1921
Alexander Burt Jr
1874–1931
Alma Burt
1876–1878
Robert Watson Burt
1878–1938
Peter Burt
1880–1881
James Watson Burt
1880–1948
Sarah Belle Burt
1883–1889

Sources (111)

  • 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"

World Events (8)

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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ALEXANDER BURT (1837-1913)

Just one week after his nineteenth birthday, on 15 April 1856, Alec left his native Scotland to join the Saints in Zion. Along with 763 other Saints, under the direction of Elder James G. Wil …

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