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Early Life
October, 1844
October, 1844
John Burkitt was born sometime in October of 1844 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom to his parents William Burkett and Sarah Ann Burkett (Perry)
October, 1845
October, 1845
Jane Everett was born on October 16, 1845 somewhere in England to her parents, John Everett and Sarah Everett (Starr).
October, 1870
October, 1870
Jane Everett and John Burkitt got married sometime in October of 1870 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, of the United Kingdom. John was working in the industrial field while Jane did not work and kept things neat at home.
January, 1872
January, 1872
John and Jane Burkitt began their voyage to the United States in search of a better life by leaving England in January of 1872 to join other family and friends who had already emigrated.
January, 1874
January, 1874
Jane and John Birkett had their first child while in Illinois, her name being Florence Birkett and later became Florence Rowswell.
Life in England
The lives of Jane and John Burkitt were ones of the basic English couples: simple, and happy, but also with some challenges as well. Living the stereotypical life, in England, John was a tradesmen working in the factories like most of the men were, and Jane along with most of the women, stayed at home keeping the house tidy.
Jane Burkett, with her daughter, Florence Rowswell (Burkett), and granddaughter, Aletta L. Rowswell
Suzanne Baker (my mom) on her 3rd-great grandparents immigration to the United States.
Suzanne Baker (my mom) on her 3rd-great grandparents immigration to the United States.
"Coming to the United States was definitely an easy choice for them, there was much more to do in the States that in England. They didn't have much family left in the UK so starting their new life on the right track meant they had to do it elsewhere"
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