William Burnett

(16 January 1784 - 9 January 1862)
Pedigree - three generations
Date this page was last edited=4 Jul 2014
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Ancestors of Frank Kenneth DeVoe (1908 - 1998)
William Burnett was born on 16 January 1784.1 He was the son of Thomas Burnett and Ann Oldring.

William Burnett was a native of Bungay, Suffolk, England.2,3

William Burnett was married to Rachel Durrant, daughter of Simon Durrant and Rachel Morling, by the Revd Mr. Gibbs on 20 December 1808 at Beccles, Suffolk, England.1 William Burnett was a tailor in 1823 in Bungay, Suffolk, England.4

William Burnett arrived in New York, New York, on 30 August 1834 on the ship Saint John from Liverpool together with six of his children.5 His occupation was shown as a tailor on the 1834 passenger list.5

William Burnett appeared on the census of 1 August 1850 at Westfield Township, Essex County, New Jersey, in the household of his son-in-law, where he was shown as a taylor.6

William Burnett died on 9 January 1862 at age 77.2,3 He was buried in Buxton Cemetery, Bedford Township, Westchester County, New York.2,3,7

Children of William Burnett and Rachel Durrant

Citations

  1. [S9] Burnett family records.
  2. [S250] Spies, Bedford Graveyards, 68.
  3. [S350] Gravestone inscriptions, Buxton Cemetery, Bedford Township, Westchester County, New York.
  4. [S564] 1823-24 Suffolk Directory, online at http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SFK/sfka_e.txt
  5. [S561] Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, NY, 1820 - 1897; M237, Roll 24.
  6. [S604] William Walpole household, 1850 U.S. census, Essex, New Jersey, Westfield.
  7. [S824] Find A Grave memorial page for William Burnett ( - 1862).

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