Harriet Burnett
Harriet Burnett | |
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First Lady of California | |
In office December 20, 1849 – January 9, 1851 | |
Succeeded by | Jane McDougal |
Personal details | |
Born | Harriet Rogers February 23, 1812 Wilson County, Tennessee, U.S. |
Died | September 19, 1879 | (aged 67)
Spouse | |
Children | 6 |
Harriet Burnett (née Rogers; February 23, 1812 - September 19, 1879) was the inaugural
First Lady of California, wife of Peter Hardeman Burnett
, governor from 1849 to 1851.
Life
Born Harriet Rogers on February 23, 1812, in Wilson County, Tennessee, to Peter Rogers and Sara "Sally" Pirtle. Rogers was raised in the Methodist faith. She married Peter Hardeman Burnett on August 20, 1828. Governor Burnett credited her with being instrumental in his lifetime achievements. They had six children Dwight, Martha Letitia, Romeetta, John, Armstead and Sallie.[1][2]
In 1843, the family of eight travelled 1,691 miles (2,721 km) by oxcart to Fort
Alviso
, near the state capitol of San Jose. They lived in San Jose and San Francisco until Harriet's death on September 19, 1879.
References
- ISBN 0-665-14418-0 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ "Harriet Burnett". State of California. Retrieved November 26, 2017.