Brief Life History of George
When George Burt Sr was born on 10 April 1844, in Torryburn, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Andrew Burt, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth Dunlop, was 31. He married Mary Thompson Burt on 1 August 1868. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1851. He died on 28 January 1910, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- George Burt in household of Andrew Burt, "Scotland Census, 1851"
- George Burt, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- George Burt, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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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
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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