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Christopher Aloysius Burns 1854 – 1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1854

Birth Location: County Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: 27 Oct 1919

Death Location: Freeland, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Patrick Burns

Mother: Catherine McNelis

Spouse(s): Catherine McGinley

Children(s): Mary Burns, Anna Burns, John Burns, Josephine Burns, Catherine Burns, Joseph Burns, Cecelia Burns, James Burns, Rose Burns, Margaret Burns, Christopher Burns

According to available records, Christopher Aloysius Burns was born in 1854 in County Donegal, Ireland, the child of Patrick Burns and Catherine McNelis. Following those early years, Christopher Aloysius Burns married Catherine McGinley, and their family grew to include Mary Agnes Burns, Anna Burns, John Bernard Burns, Josephine Olivia Burns, Catherine Rita (DNA) Burns, Joseph Jerome Burns, Cecelia A Burns, James Edward Burns, Rose Burns, Margaret Burns and Christopher Wallace Burns. In the later years of life, Christopher Aloysius Burns died in 1919 in Freeland, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Parents

Patrick Burns
1820 – 1865
Birth Location: Donegal, Ireland
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Catherine McNelis
1825 – 1865
Birth Location: Ardara, Donegal, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Catherine McGinley
1873 – 1945
Birth Location: Eckley, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Burns
1893 – 1972
Birth Location: Drifton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
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Anna Burns
1894 – 1961
Birth Location: Highland, Pennsylvania
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John Burns
1896 – 1978
Birth Location: Drifton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
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Josephine Burns
1899 – 1973
Birth Location: Drifton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
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Catherine Burns
1901 – 1984
Birth Location: Freeland, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
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Joseph Burns
1903 – 1949
Birth Location: Freeland, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
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Cecelia Burns
1905 – 1963
Birth Location: Drifton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
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James Burns
1907 – 1962
Birth Location: Freeland, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
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Rose Burns
1909 – 1977
Birth Location: Freeland, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
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Margaret Burns
1912 – 1968
Birth Location: Freeland, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
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Christopher Burns
1915 – 1967
Birth Location: Freeland, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 17 Mar 1854
    Event Place: County Donegal, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 Oct 1919
    Event Place: Freeland, Pennsylvania, USA

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