Notes for John Robertson BURNET

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Notes for John Robertson BURNET

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Manuscript Group 61, John Robertson Burnet Genealogy Collection, 1752-1901
Call Number: MG 61 + box and folder number
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Birth: Dec. 26, 1808
Death: Jun. 18, 1874
The obelisk marking the grave of "John Robertson Burnet, A.M.", a teacher of the deaf, reflects the esteem in which he was held by his students. They contributed to the erection of the monument, which bears the inscription: "IN MEMORIAM...HIS DEAF MUTE
FRIENDS, TO WHOSE CAUSE HE DEVOTED THE BEST EFFORTS OF A BRILLIANT INTELLECT AND THE WARMEST SYMPATHIES OF A LOVING HEART, GRATEFULLY CONTRIBUTE TOWARD ERECTING THIS MONUMENT". Mr. Robertson was 66 years old at the time of his death.
Burial:
Northfield Baptist Cemetery
Livingston
Essex County
New Jersey, USA
Plot: Center of cemetery
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John Robertson Burnet (Burnet 1908) PDF
by Caroline L. Burnet | NJHS 1908, 12pp, PDF 164K
Life and times of a deaf and dumb scholar who achieved celebrity in the 1800s

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