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Bridget "Bessie" Burke 1898–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1898

Birth Location: Westport, Ireland

Death Date: 4 March 1979

Death Location: Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Thomas Burke

Mother: Bridget Gibbons

Spouse(s): John Senior

Children(s): Mary McNamara, Thomas McNamara, Austin McNamara, William McNamara

Bridget "Bessie" Burke was born in 1898 in Westport, Ireland, the child of Thomas Francis Burke And Bridget Gibbons. In 1901, Bridget "Bessie" Burke resided in Aillemone, Mayo, Ireland. In 1911, Bridget "Bessie" Burke resided in Aillemore, Mayo, Ireland. Bridget "Bessie" Burke married John Joseph Mcnamara Senior, and had children including Austin Jerome Mcnamara, Mary Josephine Mcnamara, Thomas Edward Mcnamara, William Mcnamara. Bridget "Bessie" Burke passed away in 1979 in Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bridget "Bessie" Burke was born in 1898 in Westport, Ireland, the child of Thomas Francis Burke And Bridget Gibbons.
  • In 1901, Bridget "Bessie" Burke resided in Aillemone, Mayo, Ireland.
  • In 1911, Bridget "Bessie" Burke resided in Aillemore, Mayo, Ireland.
  • Bridget "Bessie" Burke married John Joseph Mcnamara Senior, and had children including Austin Jerome Mcnamara, Mary Josephine Mcnamara, Thomas Edward Mcnamara, William Mcnamara.
  • Bridget "Bessie" Burke passed away in 1979 in Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bridget Burke's Ancestors

Self
Bridget Burke
1898–1979
Birth Place: Westport, Ireland
Parents
Thomas Francis Burke
1857–1937
Devlin, Mayo, Leitrim, Ireland
Bridget Gibbons
1861–1911
Roonah, Aillemone, Louisburgh, Mayo, Ireland
Grandparents
Austin Burke
1815–1868
Devlin South, Louisburgh, Mayo, Ireland
Mary Scanlon
1823–1865
Doughmakeon, Mayo, Ireland
Edward ("Ned") Gibbons
1823–1882
Louisburgh, County Mayo, Ireland
Catherine O'Toole
1839–1901
Dooghmakeon, Louisburgh, Mayo, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Affey Burke
1791–1879
Mary Gibbons
1796–1870
Thomas Malley
1796–1850
Bridget Hester
1800–1886
William O'Toole
1785–1834
Winifred O'Malley
1790–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John O'Toole
1768–1801
Mary O'Malley
1761–1805
Mary Stanton
1767–1856

Bridget Burke's Descendants

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Bridget ("Bessie") Burke (28 Feb 1898–4 March 1979) m. John (Joseph McNamara) Senior (20 Nov 1898–12 Mar 1981)
  1. 1. Mary (Josephine) McNamara 1926–2013
  2. 2. Thomas (Edward) McNamara 1927–2021
  3. 3. Austin (Jerome) McNamara 1923–1976 m. Alice (K) Harrington 1923–2005
    1. 1. John (Joseph) McNamara 1949–2003
  4. 4. William McNamara 1929–1946

Bridget Burke's Timeline

7 Records

1898
28 Feb 1898
Birth of Bridget "Bessie" Burke in Westport, Ireland
Westport, Ireland
1901
31 Mar 1901
Age 3
Bridget "Bessie" Burke resided here in Aillemone, Mayo, Ireland
Aillemone, Mayo, Ireland
1911
2 Apr 1911
Age 13
Bridget "Bessie" Burke resided here in Aillemore, Mayo, Ireland
Aillemore, Mayo, Ireland
1930
1930
Age 32
Bridget "Bessie" Burke resided here in Chicago (Districts 0501-0750), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago (Districts 0501-0750), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 52
Bridget "Bessie" Burke resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 53
Bridget "Bessie" Burke resided here in Illinois
Illinois
1979
4 March 1979
Age 81
Death of Bridget "Bessie" Burke in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, United States of America
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1898
    Event Place: Westport, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census
    [6] Web: Ireland, Census, 1911
    [7] Ireland, Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1901
    Event Place: Aillemone, Mayo, Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Aillemore, Mayo, Ireland
    Record Source: Web: Ireland, Census, 1911

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1920
    Event Place: Liverpool, England
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1920
    Event Place: New York
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1927
    Event Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chicago (Districts 0501-0750), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Naturalization
    Event Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 March 1979
    Event Place: Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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