Brief Life History of Henry
When Henry Burton was born on 20 December 1839, in Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Burton, was 22 and his mother, Eliza Hayter, was 18. He married Harriett Hewlett on 21 February 1865, in Walton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died on 29 December 1921, in Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States, at the age of 82.
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- Henry Burton in household of John Burton, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Henry Burton, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- Henry Burton, "Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1847 · Moving the State Capital
The capital of Michigan was moved from Detroit to Lansing on March 17, 1847. The capital was moved to be further away from Canada, to encourage settlement and boost economy toward the inner regions of the state, and to make to capital more accessible to everyone statewide.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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