George Albert Burnett

George Albert Burnett 1877-1942
George was born on 21 February 1877, the son of James Burnett, and Elizabeth Thompson, in Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand. He came to America in 1880. He married Ada Laverne Porter in 1908, they had no children, and after a Divorce, married Mary Rosetta Nielson in 1915. He died on 21 July 1942, at age 65.

Ada Laverne Porter 1887-1976 (1^stWife)

Ada was born 17 July 1887, the daughter of Luther and Martha Porter.

I have not found any children:

Birth of Parents

George Albert Burnett

b: 21 Feb 1877 Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand
son of James Burnett, and Elizabeth Thompson

Ada Laverne Porter

17 Jul 1887 Riverdale, Weber County, Utah
daughter of Luther and Martha Lavender Porter

Marriage

24 Nov 1908
George Albert Burnett
Ada Laverne Porter

Weber, Utah

This marriage ended in a Divorce

Death

Ada Laverne (Porter) Burnett

June 1976

Mary Rosetta Nielson 1885-1968 (2^nd Wife)

Mary was born on 27 January 1885, the daughter of James Christian Neilson and Andrea Johanne Davidine Jacobsen. Her parents were born in Denmark. They immigrated to the U.S. in 1870, and became U.S. citizens in 1880.
I have identified the following children:

	James	Born abt 1916		Ogden, Utah
	George	Born abt 1917		Ogden, Utah

Birth New Wife

Mary Rosetta Nielson

b: 27 Jan 1885 Alpine, Utah County, Utah
daughter of James Christian Neilson and Andrea Johanne Davidine Jacobsen

Marriage

15 Oct 1915
George Albert Burnett
Mary Rosetta Nielson

Ogden, Weber County, Utah
Father: James Burnett
Father: James Christian Neilson

Children

James Burnett

b: abt 1916 Ogden City, Weber County, Utah, U.S.A.
son of George Albert Burnett and Mary Rosetta Nielson

George Burnett

b: abt 1917 Ogden City, Weber County, Utah, U.S.A.
son of George Albert Burnett and Mary Rosetta Nielson

1920 Census	1 Jan 1920			Ogden City, Weber County, Utah, U.S.A.
Grant Avenue				Birthplace Person	Birthplace Father	Birthplace Mother
George Burnett Mary (Wife) James George James C. Nielson (Wid)	Head Wife Son Son Fath-Law	Age 42 Age 34 Age 3 Age 2 Age 64	Laborer None None None Janitor	England Utah Idaho Utah Denmark	England Denmark England England Denmark	England Denmark Utah Utah Denmark	21 Feb 1877 27 Jan 1885 abt 1916 abt 1917 abt 1855

Mary Burnett

b: abt 1923 Ogden City, Weber County, Utah, U.S.A.
daughter of George Albert Burnett and Mary Rosetta Nielson

1930 Census	1 Apr 1930		Ogden City, Weber County, Utah
Jefferson Avenue District 23, Image 21 of 31			Birthplace Person	Birthplace Father	Birthplace Mother
George Burnett Mary (Wife) James George Mary	Age 53 Age 45 Age 13 Age 11 Age 6	Baggage Man at Union Depot Newspaper Route	Australia Utah Idaho Utah Utah	England Denmark Australia Australia Australia	England Denmark Utah Utah Utah	21 Feb 1877 27 Jan 1885 abt 1916 abt 1917 abt 1923
Additional Information in Census: Own home, cost $3,000, Had no Radio, George was 32 at 1st Marriage, Mary was 29, George came to US in 1880, Naturalized Citizen.

1940 Census	1 April 1940		Ogden, Weber County, Utah
District 29-29, Image 10 of 42 962 Jefferson Ave.			B I R T H P L A C E	Residence Apr 1, 1935 City State
George A. Burnett Mary (Wife) George A. (Son) Mary (Dau) William H. Johnson (BroLaw)	Age 63 Age 55 Age 21 Age 16 Age 65	Baggage Man Elevator Oper.	New Zealand Utah Utah Utah Kansas City	Same House Same House Same House Same House Malad City	Idaho	21 Feb 1877 27 Jan 1885 abt 1917 abt 1923 abt 1875
Own the house, value $2,000, 1939 Total earnings $1,300

Death

George Albert Burnett

Died 21 Jul 1942, Age 65 Ogden, Weber County, Utah
Buried 23 Jul 1942, Ogden, Weber County, Utah

Mary Rosetta (Nielson) Burnett

Died 9 Aug 1968 Ogden, Weber County, Utah

SPECIAL THANKS to V. Sederholm, a descendant of Joseph Thompson (1820-1901) for the details provided above.