Rebecca Chalner Burkitt
Updated Jun 11, 2019
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  1. 1. Summary
  2. 2. Biography & Family History
  3. 3. Family Tree & Genealogy
  4. 4. Obituary
  5. 5. Family Photos
  6. 6. Memories
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Rebecca Chalner Burkitt (1848 - 1927)

Rebecca Chalner Burkitt was born in April 1848 in Stamford, England United Kingdom. She was born to Richard Burkitt and Martha (Charter) Burkitt, with siblings Thomas, Harriet, Anna, Annie, Mary, and Eva. She died on January 11, 1927 in Cheltenham, VIC Australia at 78 years of age.
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Birth

 in Stamford, Lincolnshire County, England United Kingdom

Death

 on in Cheltenham, VIC Australia

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Average Age

Rebecca Chalner Burkitt lived 10 years longer than the average Burkitt family member when she died at the age of 78.

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Family

Father: Richard Burkitt
Mother: Martha (Charter) Burkitt
Siblings: Thomas Arthur Wentworth Burkitt, Harriet Mirah Burkitt, Anna Elizabeth Burkitt, Annie Laura Burkitt, Mary Anne Charter (Burkitt) Lumley, and Eva Florence (Burkitt) Bickford-Sykes

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Middle name

Chalner

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Nancy, Nettie and Ross
Nancy, Nettie and Ross
Tombstone of Lemuel Burkitt
Tombstone of Lemuel Burkitt
Historical Marker
Historical Marker
BURGES AND MARY(Hardin) BURKITT
BURGES AND MARY(Hardin) BURKITT
Mary Hardin Burkitt
Mary Hardin Burkitt

Timeline

1848 - In the year that Rebecca Chalner Burkitt was born, on January 24th, James Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill in California. On August 19th, the New York Herald published news of the Gold Rush in California - alerting the east coast. The Gold Rush brought over 300,000 people to northern California from the rest of the US and overseas.

1881 - She was 33 years old when on May 21st, Clara Barton, a nurse, founded the American Red Cross. She was inspired by the Red Cross in Geneva Switzerland and the International Red Cross.

1889 - Rebecca was 41 years old when on May 31st, the South Fork Dam collapsed. Located in western Pennsylvania, the dam failed - sending more than 20 million tons of water into the towns below it. The flood killed more than 2,200 people in and around Johnstown. The newly formed Red Cross responded to the disaster.

1902 - When she was 54 years old, the Bureau of the Census was established. This was the government department that was a boon to family historians - it, even now, is responsible for taking the census and provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States.

1927 - In the year of Rebecca Chalner Burkitt's passing, 10 years after the United States bought the U.S. Virgin Islands from the Danish government, the inhabitants were granted U.S. citizenship. While they can vote in congressional elections and presidential primaries, they cannot vote for President.

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Rebecca Chalner Burkitt died on January 11, 1927 in Cheltenham, VIC Australia at age 78. There is no known cause of death. She was born in April 1848 in Stamford, England United Kingdom. She was born to Richard Burkitt and Martha (Charter) Burkitt, with siblings Thomas, Harriet, Anna, Annie, Mary, and Eva.

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