Brief Life History of Lorenzo Daw
When Lorenzo Daw Burton was born on 2 June 1844, in Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Burton, was 26 and his mother, Mary Ann Wood, was 20. He died on 24 July 1856, at the age of 12.
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- Lorenzo Daw Burton, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
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World Events (2)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a placename that is very common in central and northern England. The derivation in most cases is from Old English burh ‘fort’ (see Burke ) + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.
French (northeastern): regional variant of Berton .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Lorenzo Daw Burton
Lorenzo Daw Burton, born 2 June 1844 in Gloucestershire, England; died 24 July 1856 on the Mormon Trail in Nebraska. Remembered at the Pioneer Children’s Memorial at This is the Place Heritage Park; …
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