Brief Life History of Clara Virtue
When Clara Virtue Barnett was born on 7 November 1857, in Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, George Barnett, was 29 and her mother, Mary Ann Mathews, was 26. She married Joseph Orton on 20 December 1875, in Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Eden, Weber, Utah, United States in 1900 and North Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States in 1910. She died on 23 May 1919, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Flora Virtue Barnett in household of George Barnett, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Clara Barnett, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
- Clara Barnett Orton, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from various places, for example Chipping (High) Barnet, East Barnet, and Friern Barnet in Greater London, named with Old English bærnet ‘place cleared by burning’ (a derivative of bærnan ‘to burn, to set light to’).
English (of Norman origin): from a medieval personal name, a variant of Bernard .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): this surname has been adopted by Ashkenazic Jews in the English-speaking world, perhaps as an Anglicized form of a vaguely similar Jewish name such as Baruch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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CLARA VIRTUE BARNETT ORTON - a short story
Re-written by Elma Hatch Harrison April 27, 2014 Clara Virtue Barnett was born November 7, 1857 in Steeple Ashton, England. Her father, George Barnett, met missionaries from the Church of Jes …
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