Brief Life History of Gerritt Peterson
When Gerritt Peterson Burnett was born on 17 July 1811, in LaGrange, Dutchess, New York, United States, his father, William Edmund Edward Burnet, was 38 and his mother, Hannah Ellen Cole, was 35. He married Martha Briggs in 1835, in Fishkill, Dutchess, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1850. He died on 14 April 1884, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Garete F Burnett, "United States Census, 1850"
- Garret P Burnett, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Gerret Burnett in entry for Jane Ann Burnett Alger, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812
Historical Boundaries: 1812: St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.
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.
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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