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William Lafayette Burt 1817 – 1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1817

Birth Location: Hancock, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 9 Mar 1899

Death Location: Centreville, Bibb, Alabama, United States

Father: John Burt

Mother: Dorothea Lewis

Spouse(s): Caroline Dunkin

Children(s): James Burt

In 1817, William Lafayette Burt entered the world in Hancock, Georgia, United States, born to John Robert Burt and Dorothea Lewis. William Lafayette Burt married Caroline Dunkin, and had children including James C Burt. William Lafayette Burt passed away in 1899 in Centreville, Bibb, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1817, William Lafayette Burt entered the world in Hancock, Georgia, United States, born to John Robert Burt and Dorothea Lewis.
  • William Lafayette Burt married Caroline Dunkin, and had children including James C Burt.
  • William Lafayette Burt passed away in 1899 in Centreville, Bibb, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Burt
1788 – 1853
Birth Location: Hancock, Georgia, USA
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Dorothea Lewis
1790 –
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Caroline Dunkin
1832 – 1910
Birth Location: Sprott, Perry, Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

James Burt
1865 – 1927
Birth Location: Centreville, Bibb, Alabama, United States
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William Burt's Ancestors

Self
William Burt
1817 – 1899
Birth Place: Hancock, Georgia, United States
Parents
John Robert Burt
1788 – 1853
Hancock, Georgia, USA
Dorothea Lewis
1790 –
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Gideon Burt
1743 – 1825
Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Burt
1711 – 1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Burt's Descendants

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William (Lafayette) Burt (Jan 1817 – 9 Mar 1899) m. Caroline Dunkin (Jan 1832 – 1910)
  1. 1. James (C) Burt (Jan 1865 – Aug 1927) m. Frances (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Johnson (May 1866 – )
    1. 1. Lena Burt (06 Oct 1886 – 20 Dec 1937) m. William ("Walter" Cleary) Parker (06 Mar 1886 – 05 Sep 1939)
      1. 1. William (Wilson) Parker (23 May 1908 – 20 Feb 1981) m. Lois Richie (7 Aug 1909 – 19 Dec 1955)
        1. 1. Johnny (Willard) Parker (1934 – 2013) m. Anita (Nadine) Jackson (1938 – )

William Burt's Timeline

2 Records

1817
Jan 1817
Birth of William Lafayette Burt in Hancock, Georgia, United States
Hancock, Georgia, United States
1899
9 Mar 1899
Age 82
Death of William Lafayette Burt in Centreville, Bibb, Alabama, United States
Centreville, Bibb, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1817
    Event Place: Hancock, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1899
    Event Place: Centreville, Bibb, Alabama, United States
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