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David Francis Burke 1787–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 October 1787

Birth Location: Northumberland, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA,

Death Date: 6 August 1866

Death Location: Bowmanville, Darlington Twp., Durham Co., ON., Canada

Father: John *

Mother: Sarah Williams

Spouse(s): Sarah Knowles

Children(s): Mary Burke, Annie Burk, Charles Burk, Jefferson Burk, Eunice Burk, Amanda Burk, John Burk, David Burk, William Burk

David Francis Burke was born in 1787 in Northumberland, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA,, the child of John Burk Sr And Sarah Williams. David Francis Burke married Sarah Dorothy Knowles, and had children including Amanda Burk, Annie Knowles Burk, Benjamin Burk, Charles Burk, David Francis Burk, Eunice Burk, Jefferson Burk, John Burk, Mary E Burke, William Knowles Burk. David Francis Burke passed away in 1866 in Bowmanville, Darlington Twp., Durham Co., ON., Canada.

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Biography

  • David Francis Burke was born in 1787 in Northumberland, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA,, the child of John Burk Sr And Sarah Williams.
  • David Francis Burke married Sarah Dorothy Knowles, and had children including Amanda Burk, Annie Knowles Burk, Benjamin Burk, Charles Burk, David Francis Burk, Eunice Burk, Jefferson Burk, John Burk, Mary E Burke, William Knowles Burk.
  • David Francis Burke passed away in 1866 in Bowmanville, Darlington Twp., Durham Co., ON., Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

John *
1754–1826
Birth Location: Orange, New York, United States
J*
Sarah Williams
1762–
Birth Location: Orange County, New York, USA
SW

Spouses(s)

Sarah Knowles
1788–1846
Birth Location: New Jersey, United States
SK

Children(s)

Mary Burke
1811–1883
Birth Location: Port Hope, 22, Ontario, Canada
MB
Annie Burk
1824–1846
Birth Location: Lot 13 Broken Front, Darlington Township, Durham County West, Province of Upper Canada
AB
Charles Burk
1832–1898
Birth Location: Bowmanville, Durham, Ontario, Canada
CB
Jefferson Burk
1826–1871
Birth Location: Lot 13 Broken Front, Darlington Township, Durham County West, Province of Upper Canada
JB
Eunice Burk
1825–1891
Birth Location: Lot 13 Broken Front, Darlington Township, Durham County West, Province of Upper Canada
EB
Amanda Burk
1813–1819
Birth Location: Lot 13 Broken Front, Darlington Township, Durham County West, Province of Upper Canada
AB
John Burk
1811–1859
Birth Location: Whitby, Ontario, Canada
JB
David Burk
1822–1880
Birth Location: Lot 13 Broken Front, Darlington Township, Durham County West, Province of Upper Canada
DB
William Burk
1817–1881
Birth Location: Lot 13 Broken Front, Darlington Township, Durham County West, Province of Upper Canada
WB

David Burke's Ancestors

Self
David Burke
1787–1866
Birth Place: Northumberland, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA,
Parents
John Burk Sr. *
1754–1826
Orange, New York, United States
Sarah Williams
1762–
Orange County, New York, USA
Grandparents
Francis Burk
1725–1768
County Limerick, Ireland
Eunice Merck
1720–1769
New Jersey, USA
Amey (Packer) Wightman
1729–1763
Groton, New London, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Rev. Wightman
1681–1747
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Wightman
1644–1716

David Burke's Descendants

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David (Francis) Burke (20 October 1787–6 August 1866) m. Sarah (Dorothy?) Knowles (15 Feb 1788–27 Oct 1846)
  1. 1. Mary (E) Burke 1811–1883 m. Joseph Every 1809–1885
    1. 1. John (Emory) Every 1832–1903
    2. 2. Mary (Etta) Every 1835–1921
    3. 3. David (Francis) Every 1837–1910
    4. 4. Hannah (Catherine) Every 1839–1878
    5. 5. William (Joseph) Every 1841–1842
    6. 6. Sarah (Burke Every) (Avery) 1844–1902
    7. 7. Margaret (Jane) Every 1850–1888
    8. 8. William (Joseph) Every 1854–1931 m. Jessie (Eunice) Heath 1856–1940
      1. 1. Joseph (Walter) Every 1883–1947
      2. 2. Eva (Gertrude) Every 1884–1962
      3. 3. Margaret Every 1883–1884
    9. 9. Richard (Philip) Every 1847–1924 m. Sarah (Ann) Bickley 1855–1901 m. Nellie (E) Hilborn 1869–1934
      1. 1. Charles (Arthur) Every 1905–1958
      2. 2. Richard (Phillip) Every 1877–1969
        1. 1. Willard (Vail) Every 1905–1982 m. Hattie Simpson 1907–1975
        2. 2. Lewis (Allen) Every 1909–
        3. 3. Sarah (Catherine) Every 1915–
        4. 4. John (Edgar) Every 1924–
      3. 3. Mary (Louise) Every 1883–1964
        1. 1. Virginia (Lenore) Godfrey 1909–
        2. 2. Jesse (Nile Godfrey) Jr 1912–
        3. 3. Richard (Henry) Godfrey 1914–
        4. 4. Mary (Maude) Godfrey 1917–
        5. 5. James (Halsel) Godfrey 1921–
      4. 4. Hannah (Catherine) Every 1888–1979
        1. 1. Merrill (Loraine) Marsh 1916–
        2. 2. Robert (William) Marsh 1917–
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Jane) Every 1889–1960
        1. 1. Vivien (Louise) Hoyt 1910–
        2. 2. Frederick (J) Hoyt 1913– m. Jeanne (Frances) Ball 1922–
      6. 6. Sarah (Olive) Every 1892–1976
        1. 1. Elsie (Pauline) Smith 1912–
        2. 2. Donald (Watts) Smith 1915– m. Mildred Snethen 1915–
        3. 3. Wayne (Bickley) Smith 1918–
        4. 4. Mary (Ruth) Smith 1921–
      7. 7. John (David) Every 1897–1970
      8. 8. Joseph Every 1879–1884
      9. 9. Louis (E) Every 1879–1884
      10. 10. Margaret Every 1885–1901
      11. 11. William Every 1876–1878
      12. 12. Maude (Rebecca) Every 1894–1954 m. Pvt. (William Floyd) Porter 1891–1954
        1. 1. James (Keith) Porter 1920–1999
        2. 2. Mary (Louise) Porter 1928–2000 m. John (Lee) Smith –1963
        3. 3. Margaret (Floy) Porter 1918–1998 m. Tom Kennedy 1919–
        4. 4. Philip (Paul) Porter 1923–2006
  2. 2. Annie (Knowles) Burk 1824–1846
  3. 3. Charles Burk 1832–1898
  4. 4. Jefferson Burk 1826–1871
  5. 5. Eunice Burk 1825–1891
  6. 6. Amanda Burk 1813–1819
  7. 7. John Burk 1811–1859
  8. 8. David (Francis) Burk 1822–1880
  9. 9. William (Knowles) Burk 1817–1881

David Burke's Timeline

3 Records

1787
20 October 1787
Birth of David Francis Burke in Northumberland, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA,
Northumberland, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA,
1809
1809
Age 22
David Francis Burke was married
None
1866
6 August 1866
Age 79
Death of David Francis Burke in Bowmanville, Darlington Twp., Durham Co., ON., Canada
Bowmanville, Darlington Twp., Durham Co., ON., Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 October 1787
    Event Place: Northumberland, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA,

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1809
    Record Source: Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 August 1866
    Event Place: Bowmanville, Darlington Twp., Durham Co., ON., Canada
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