Brief Life History of Louisa
When Louisa Burton was born on 6 October 1831, in Paulton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, her father, George Burton, was 33 and her mother, Sarah Watts, was 29. She married Luke Cook on 18 January 1851, in Trevethin, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860 and Utah, Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 1 July 1919, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Louisa Cook, "United States Census, 1900"
- Louisa Burton, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Louisa Burton Cook, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
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
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a placename that is very common in central and northern England. The derivation in most cases is from Old English burh ‘fort’ (see Burke ) + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.
French (northeastern): regional variant of Berton .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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