Brief Life History of Jane Ann
When Jane Ann Burnett was born on 28 June 1840, in Town of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States, her father, Gerritt Peterson Burnett, was 28 and her mother, Martha Briggs, was 25. She married John Alger on 26 October 1861, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Harper, Carbon, Utah, United States in 1910. She died on 26 July 1934, in Wellington, Carbon, Utah, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Price City Cemetery, Price, Carbon, Utah, United States.
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- Jane A Burnett in household of Garrett P Burnett, "United States Census, 1850"
- Jane Ann Burnett Alger, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Jane Ann Burnett Alger, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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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
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish (Tyrone and Antrim): descriptive nickname of Norman origin, from Old French burnete, a diminutive of brun ‘brown’ (see Brown ), or possibly in some instances a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of burnete, a high quality woolen cloth, originally dark brown in color.
Probably also an altered form of English Barnett .
In some cases also an altered form of French Burnet ; compare Burnette .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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JANE ANN BURNETT-by: Lella Paralee Smith Wardle-Feb 1963
My grandmother, Jane Ann Burnett, was born 28 June 1840 in Poughkeepsie, New York, to Garrett Pierson Burnett & Martha Briggs. They moved to Brooklyn, New York. Her father bought a bakery in Ne …
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