Hon. William Burnett (deceased) was born in Ontario Co., N. Y., in 1806, and was the son of Gen. William Burnett and Apamsia (Granger) Burnett, of Phelps, Ontario Co., N. Y. His mother was the daughter of Gen. Granger, of Revolutionary fame.
In 1828 he was married to Helen, daughter of Fawnia Cole, widow of Gen. Philetus Swift (dec). In 1835 he brought his family, consisting of a wife and two children, to Michigan, where he lived up to the time of his death, honored and respected by all who knew him.
In the various offices of honor and trust conferred on him by his friends and constituents from Supervisor to member of the Legislature, he earned a reputation worthy of desire and remembrance. At the time ot his death, he was Treasurer of the Washtenaw County Agricultural and Horticultural Society, and that body appointed a committee of three to pass resolutions in regard to the death of their worthy and efficient officer. None knew him but to admire his integrity, his love of truth and justice, and his desire to do his whole duty to his constituents, his country, and his God.
But in his domestic and church relations more particularly, he earned a fame and memory worthy of being written out in imperishable lines in the heart's dearest memories. He died Oct. 8, 1856, aged 50 years.
One son, Henry S. Burnett, a young man of estimable character, was raised upon his father's farm, and afterward studied civil engineering under Gen. Van Cleve, which profession he followed until about the time of his father's death, when he returned to this county and resumed control of the old homestead. A few years after he entered into the hardware business in Shiawassee Co., Mich., remaining there until the breaking out of the Rebellion, when he raised a company of men, and was elected Captain. They tendered their services to Gov. Blair, who assigned them as Co. A, 10th Reg. Mich. Vol. Inf., where they served with distinction through all the hard-fought battles and tedious marches. Capt. Burnett was promoted Major of the Regiment, to rank from Dec. 29, 1863. In the battles near Atlanta, Georgia, the 10th Mich, was detailed to cut off the railroad communications at Jonesboro, and to prevent the con federates from receiving supplies. Major Burnett was put in command of the detailed force, and was attacked by a large number of the enemy. The brave boys of the Nortel led by Major Burnett made a gallant charge on the rebels, but in the thickest of the fight their noble commander fell a victim to the enemy's wrath, and they were obliged to retreat. Major Burnett was undoubtedly one of the bravest soldiers in the IT. S. service, and deserves to be commemorated in the hearts of the many whose cause he so gallantly espoused.
Frances A. Burnett, the second child of Hon. William Burnett, was educated in the Ann Arbor schools, and was married to Edwin L. Boyden, one of the most prominent farmers of Washtenaw county.
Excerpt, History of Washtenaw County, Michigan, 1881, pp 692-693.
In 1828 he was married to Helen, daughter of Fawnia Cole, widow of Gen. Philetus Swift (dec). In 1835 he brought his family, consisting of a wife and two children, to Michigan, where he lived up to the time of his death, honored and respected by all who knew him.
In the various offices of honor and trust conferred on him by his friends and constituents from Supervisor to member of the Legislature, he earned a reputation worthy of desire and remembrance. At the time ot his death, he was Treasurer of the Washtenaw County Agricultural and Horticultural Society, and that body appointed a committee of three to pass resolutions in regard to the death of their worthy and efficient officer. None knew him but to admire his integrity, his love of truth and justice, and his desire to do his whole duty to his constituents, his country, and his God.
But in his domestic and church relations more particularly, he earned a fame and memory worthy of being written out in imperishable lines in the heart's dearest memories. He died Oct. 8, 1856, aged 50 years.
One son, Henry S. Burnett, a young man of estimable character, was raised upon his father's farm, and afterward studied civil engineering under Gen. Van Cleve, which profession he followed until about the time of his father's death, when he returned to this county and resumed control of the old homestead. A few years after he entered into the hardware business in Shiawassee Co., Mich., remaining there until the breaking out of the Rebellion, when he raised a company of men, and was elected Captain. They tendered their services to Gov. Blair, who assigned them as Co. A, 10th Reg. Mich. Vol. Inf., where they served with distinction through all the hard-fought battles and tedious marches. Capt. Burnett was promoted Major of the Regiment, to rank from Dec. 29, 1863. In the battles near Atlanta, Georgia, the 10th Mich, was detailed to cut off the railroad communications at Jonesboro, and to prevent the con federates from receiving supplies. Major Burnett was put in command of the detailed force, and was attacked by a large number of the enemy. The brave boys of the Nortel led by Major Burnett made a gallant charge on the rebels, but in the thickest of the fight their noble commander fell a victim to the enemy's wrath, and they were obliged to retreat. Major Burnett was undoubtedly one of the bravest soldiers in the IT. S. service, and deserves to be commemorated in the hearts of the many whose cause he so gallantly espoused.
Frances A. Burnett, the second child of Hon. William Burnett, was educated in the Ann Arbor schools, and was married to Edwin L. Boyden, one of the most prominent farmers of Washtenaw county.
Excerpt, History of Washtenaw County, Michigan, 1881, pp 692-693.
Hon. William Burnett (deceased) was born in Ontario Co., N. Y., in 1806, and was the son of Gen. William Burnett and Apamsia (Granger) Burnett, of Phelps, Ontario Co., N. Y. His mother was the daughter of Gen. Granger, of Revolutionary fame.
In 1828 he was married to Helen, daughter of Fawnia Cole, widow of Gen. Philetus Swift (dec). In 1835 he brought his family, consisting of a wife and two children, to Michigan, where he lived up to the time of his death, honored and respected by all who knew him.
In the various offices of honor and trust conferred on him by his friends and constituents from Supervisor to member of the Legislature, he earned a reputation worthy of desire and remembrance. At the time ot his death, he was Treasurer of the Washtenaw County Agricultural and Horticultural Society, and that body appointed a committee of three to pass resolutions in regard to the death of their worthy and efficient officer. None knew him but to admire his integrity, his love of truth and justice, and his desire to do his whole duty to his constituents, his country, and his God.
But in his domestic and church relations more particularly, he earned a fame and memory worthy of being written out in imperishable lines in the heart's dearest memories. He died Oct. 8, 1856, aged 50 years.
One son, Henry S. Burnett, a young man of estimable character, was raised upon his father's farm, and afterward studied civil engineering under Gen. Van Cleve, which profession he followed until about the time of his father's death, when he returned to this county and resumed control of the old homestead. A few years after he entered into the hardware business in Shiawassee Co., Mich., remaining there until the breaking out of the Rebellion, when he raised a company of men, and was elected Captain. They tendered their services to Gov. Blair, who assigned them as Co. A, 10th Reg. Mich. Vol. Inf., where they served with distinction through all the hard-fought battles and tedious marches. Capt. Burnett was promoted Major of the Regiment, to rank from Dec. 29, 1863. In the battles near Atlanta, Georgia, the 10th Mich, was detailed to cut off the railroad communications at Jonesboro, and to prevent the con federates from receiving supplies. Major Burnett was put in command of the detailed force, and was attacked by a large number of the enemy. The brave boys of the Nortel led by Major Burnett made a gallant charge on the rebels, but in the thickest of the fight their noble commander fell a victim to the enemy's wrath, and they were obliged to retreat. Major Burnett was undoubtedly one of the bravest soldiers in the IT. S. service, and deserves to be commemorated in the hearts of the many whose cause he so gallantly espoused.
Frances A. Burnett, the second child of Hon. William Burnett, was educated in the Ann Arbor schools, and was married to Edwin L. Boyden, one of the most prominent farmers of Washtenaw county.
Excerpt, History of Washtenaw County, Michigan, 1881, pp 692-693.
In 1828 he was married to Helen, daughter of Fawnia Cole, widow of Gen. Philetus Swift (dec). In 1835 he brought his family, consisting of a wife and two children, to Michigan, where he lived up to the time of his death, honored and respected by all who knew him.
In the various offices of honor and trust conferred on him by his friends and constituents from Supervisor to member of the Legislature, he earned a reputation worthy of desire and remembrance. At the time ot his death, he was Treasurer of the Washtenaw County Agricultural and Horticultural Society, and that body appointed a committee of three to pass resolutions in regard to the death of their worthy and efficient officer. None knew him but to admire his integrity, his love of truth and justice, and his desire to do his whole duty to his constituents, his country, and his God.
But in his domestic and church relations more particularly, he earned a fame and memory worthy of being written out in imperishable lines in the heart's dearest memories. He died Oct. 8, 1856, aged 50 years.
One son, Henry S. Burnett, a young man of estimable character, was raised upon his father's farm, and afterward studied civil engineering under Gen. Van Cleve, which profession he followed until about the time of his father's death, when he returned to this county and resumed control of the old homestead. A few years after he entered into the hardware business in Shiawassee Co., Mich., remaining there until the breaking out of the Rebellion, when he raised a company of men, and was elected Captain. They tendered their services to Gov. Blair, who assigned them as Co. A, 10th Reg. Mich. Vol. Inf., where they served with distinction through all the hard-fought battles and tedious marches. Capt. Burnett was promoted Major of the Regiment, to rank from Dec. 29, 1863. In the battles near Atlanta, Georgia, the 10th Mich, was detailed to cut off the railroad communications at Jonesboro, and to prevent the con federates from receiving supplies. Major Burnett was put in command of the detailed force, and was attacked by a large number of the enemy. The brave boys of the Nortel led by Major Burnett made a gallant charge on the rebels, but in the thickest of the fight their noble commander fell a victim to the enemy's wrath, and they were obliged to retreat. Major Burnett was undoubtedly one of the bravest soldiers in the IT. S. service, and deserves to be commemorated in the hearts of the many whose cause he so gallantly espoused.
Frances A. Burnett, the second child of Hon. William Burnett, was educated in the Ann Arbor schools, and was married to Edwin L. Boyden, one of the most prominent farmers of Washtenaw county.
Excerpt, History of Washtenaw County, Michigan, 1881, pp 692-693.
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