Annah Burt

Brief Life History of Annah

When Annah Burt was born on 17 September 1755, in Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Stephen Burt, was 33 and her mother, Abigail Paull, was 34. She married Gideon Williams Esq in 1771, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 20 October 1838, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Central Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Gideon Williams Esq
1746–1830
Annah Burt
1755–1838
Marriage: 1771
Prudence Bill Williams
1771–1813
Eliphalet G. Williams
1778–1855
Abigail Williams
1781–1845
Gideon Williams
1783–1801
Samuel G Williams
1786–1871
Francis Williams
1787–1792
Anna Williams
1790–1868
Eliza Williams
1794–1795

Sources (20)

  • Anna Burt, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850
  • Annah Williams, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776 · The Declaration to the King

"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

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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