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Thomas Burke Sr. & Ann Murphy
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Genealogical Details
Thomas Burke Sr. , born circa 1846 [3] in County Cork, Ireland [1], son of [?] ???? Burke and ???. Died between 1898 [1] and 1901 [9], at Hull Quebec [9]. Buried at ???? [?].
Married before 1878, at ??? [?] to:
Ann Murphy, born November 1, 1850 [9] in Ireland [9]. Daughter of [3] ???? Murphy and Anastasia ???. Died between 1901 [9] and 1906 [1].
Children of Thomas and Ann were [3] [9] :
- Martin Burke, born 1876, Québec, married Jennie.
- Anastasia Burke, born March 8, 1878, Québec.
- Lisa Burke, born circa 1879, Québec.
- Mary Burke, born December 5, 1880, Québec.
- Bridget Burke, born August 9, 1882, Québec.
- Patrick S. Burke, born 1883, Québec.
- Thomas Burke Jr., born August 31, 1886, in Old Chelsea, Hull, Québec, Canada [1], married Mary Ellen O'Brien.
- John J. Burke, born July 22, 1888, Québec.
- William M. Burke, born November 7, 1890, Québec.
Family History Details
This family lived at Old Chelsea, Hull, Québec by 1881 and were still there in 1901 (census; [1]). Ann's widowed mother Anastasia Murphy was living with the family at the time of the 1881 census. Thomas Sr. was a farmer [3].
Ann immigrated to Canada from Ireland in 1869 [3].
Thomas and Ann died when Thomas Jr. was still in his teens [1].
Patrick Burke and one of the other Burke brothers relocated to Calgary, Alberta.
One of the Burke girls married a building contractor who built William Lyon MacKenzie King's summer residence (Kingsmuir) at Gatineau [1].