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JAMES BURKE 1774–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1774

Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1 Feb 1856

Death Location: Jewell Ridge, Tazewell, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Sr.

Mother: Anne George

Spouse(s): Anna Robinson

Children(s): John Burke, William Burke

The story of JAMES BURKE began in 1774 in Russell County, Virginia, USA. JAMES BURKE married Anna Robinson, and had children including John Burke, William Washington Burke. JAMES BURKE passed away in 1856 in Jewell Ridge, Tazewell, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of JAMES BURKE began in 1774 in Russell County, Virginia, USA.
  • JAMES BURKE married Anna Robinson, and had children including John Burke, William Washington Burke.
  • JAMES BURKE passed away in 1856 in Jewell Ridge, Tazewell, Virginia, USA.

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JAMES BURKE's Ancestors

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JAMES BURKE
1774–1856
Birth Place: Russell County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Burk Sr.
1735–1822
Caroline County, Virginia, USA
Anne (Martha) George
1735–1837
Caroline County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Henry Burk
1697–1777
Middlesex County, Virginia, USA
Judith Trigg
1687–1723
Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

JAMES BURKE's Descendants

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JAMES BURKE (1 Jan 1774–1 Feb 1856) m. Anna Robinson (22 December 1789–10 September 1861)
  1. 1. John Burke 1830–1874
  2. 2. William (Washington) Burke 1805–

JAMES BURKE's Timeline

2 Records

1774
1 Jan 1774
Birth of JAMES BURKE in Russell County, Virginia, USA
Russell County, Virginia, USA
1856
1 Feb 1856
Age 82
Death of JAMES BURKE in Jewell Ridge, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Jewell Ridge, Tazewell, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1774
    Event Place: Russell County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1856
    Event Place: Jewell Ridge, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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