Hiram Burnett, one of the well-known pioneers of the Puget Sound country, and an honored citizen of Seattle, was born at Southborough, Massachusetts, July 5, 1817. He died in Seattle, Washington 1906. His parents were Charles Ripley Burnett and Kezia (Pond) Burnett, both natives of the Bay State and descendants of colony pioneer ancestry, all of whom followed agricultural pursuits. His father and grandfather made ropes and harnesses as well as farmed.
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