Brief Life History of Emma Louise
When Emma Louise Burnett was born on 1 November 1844, in New York City, New York, United States, her father, Gerritt Peterson Burnett, was 33 and her mother, Martha Briggs, was 29. She married Christian Jorgensen Svane on 26 March 1864, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. She died on 9 May 1913, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Emma Swaner in household of Charles Swaner, "United States Census, 1870"
- Ema Louise Swaner, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"
- Emma Burnett in entry for Frederick Swaner, "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
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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