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James Burns 1845 – 1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1845

Birth Location: Glenties, Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: 1905

Death Location: Freeland, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Patrick Burns

Mother: Catherine McNelis

Spouse(s): Winifred Furey

Children(s): James Burns, Patrick Burns, Mary Burns, Margaret Dugan, Catherine Burns, Winifred Phillips, Bridget Burns

James Burns was born in 1845 in Glenties, Donegal, Ireland, the child of Patrick Burns and Catherine McNelis. In 1880, James Burns resided in Jeddo, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA. James Burns married Winifred "Winnie" Furey, and had children including James Burns, Patrick Joseph Burns, Mary Ann "Mame" Burns, Margaret Burns Dugan, Catherine Katherine "Katie" Burns, Winifred A Burns Phillips, Bridget L. Burns. James Burns passed away in 1905 in Freeland, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • James Burns was born in 1845 in Glenties, Donegal, Ireland, the child of Patrick Burns and Catherine McNelis.
  • In 1880, James Burns resided in Jeddo, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • James Burns married Winifred "Winnie" Furey, and had children including James Burns, Patrick Joseph Burns, Mary Ann "Mame" Burns, Margaret Burns Dugan, Catherine Katherine "Katie" Burns, Winifred A Burns Phillips, Bridget L. Burns.
  • James Burns passed away in 1905 in Freeland, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

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)

Winifred Furey
1852 – 1895
Birth Location: Ireland
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Children(s)

James Burns
1871 – 1922
Birth Location: Jeddo, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
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Patrick Burns
1873 – 1922
Birth Location: Jeddo, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mary Burns
1875 – 1922
Birth Location: Jeddo, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Margaret Dugan
1878 – 1913
Birth Location: Jeddo, Pennsylvania
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Catherine Burns
1883 – 1957
Birth Location: Jeddo, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
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Winifred Phillips
1885 – 1951
Birth Location: Jeddo, Pennsylvania
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Bridget Burns
1885 – 1949
Birth Location: Jeddo, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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James Burns's Ancestors

Self
James Burns
1845 – 1905
Birth Place: Glenties, Donegal, Ireland
Parents
Patrick Burns
1820 – 1865
Donegal, Ireland
Catherine McNelis
1825 – 1865
Ardara, Donegal, Ireland
Grandparents
Patrick McNelis
1802 – 1882
Kilrean Upper, Killybegs, Donegal, Ireland
Bridget Hughes
1802 – 1888
Largybrack, Ardara, County Donegal, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Burns's Descendants

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James Burns (Abt. 1845 – 1905) m. Winifred ("Winnie") Furey (Abt. 1852 – 12 Jan 1895)
  1. 1. James Burns (1871 – Bef. 1922)
  2. 2. Patrick (Joseph) Burns (3 Feb 1873 – Bef. 1922) m. Eunice (A) Meehan (17 Nov 1877 – 7 Oct 1917)
    1. 1. Patrick Burns (12 Jan 1906 – 19 Jan 1906)
    2. 2. Joseph (John) Burns (25 Jul 1907 – )
    3. 3. Helen (Marie) Burns (14 Nov 1908 – 20 Nov 1908)
    4. 4. Winifred Burns (7 May 1910 – )
  3. 3. Mary (Ann "Mame") Burns (7 January 1875 – 11 November 1922) m. William (Francis Willy) Brogan (28 Mar 1866 – 30 June 1932)
    1. 1. Edward (Aloysius) Brogan (2 Mar 1897 – 26 April 1958) m. Mary (Genevieve T. Godwin) Mulhearn (31 Mar 1910 – 30 November 1960)
      1. 1. William (Francis) Brogan (28 Sep 1925 – 8 Nov 2005)
      2. 2. Edward (John) Brogan (14 Feb 1927 – 19 Nov 1990)
      3. 3. Alice (Theresa) Brogan (24 November 1927 – 24 Nov 1927)
    2. 2. James (Joseph) Brogan (26 Aug 1898 – 27 Sep 1987)
    3. 3. William (Francis) Brogan (5 Feb 1900 – 6 June 1927)
    4. 4. Winifred (Delores) Brogan (22 Feb 1902 – 21 Jan 1979)
    5. 5. Mary (Catherine Gertrude) Brogan (2 Sep 1905 – 3 February 1930)
    6. 6. John (Augustine) Brogan (23 Nov 1907 – 13 Nov 1930)
    7. 7. Joseph (Patrick) Brogan (5 Aug 1903 – 25 January 1931)
    8. 8. Sarah (Agnes) Brogan (15 May 1910 – 30 Oct 1998) m. Neal (Joe) Lynott (26 August 1900 – 9 April 1968)
      1. 1. Neal Lynott (8 Oct 1947 – 9 Jan 1994)
    9. 9. Anna (Marie) Brogan (20 Feb 1912 – 26 April 1971) m. Harold (Charles) Rarich (30 May 1909 – 1985)
      1. 1. Isabelle (M) Rarich (20 December 1932 – 21 March 2009)
      2. 2. Sally (May) Rarich (31 August 1934 – 25 Jun 2021) m. Son Cardaci (abt 1935 – )
    10. 10. Aloysius (Gonzaga) Brogan (24 June 1914 – 5 Jul 1988) m. Suzanne (Margaret) Carr (11 July 1919 – 8 February 2000)
      1. 1. Joseph (A. (Tracker)) Brogan (31 Dec 1945 – Abt 2012)
      2. 2. Mary Brogan (Abt. 1948 – )
      3. 3. Son Brogan (abt 1950 – )
      4. 4. Daughter Brogan (Abt. 1952 – )
      5. 5. Son Brogan (Abt. 1955 – )
      6. 6. Son Brogan (abt 1955 – )
    11. 11. Margaret (S) Jones (3 Dec 1915 – 6 Aug 1996) m. David (Leroy) Jones (15 Aug 1910 – 27 Dec 1975)
      1. 1. David (Cornelius) Jones (30 Jan 1939 – 16 Apr 2006)
      2. 2. Robert (E) Jones (abt 1943 – )
      3. 3. Son Jones (abt 1945 – )
      4. 4. Lawrence Jones (abt 1947 – )
      5. 5. Daughter Jones (abt 1952 – )
      6. 6. Daughter Jones (abt 1952 – )
      7. 7. Son Jones (abt 1955 – )
    12. 12. Robert (Michael) Brogan (24 Sep 1917 – 14 Nov 1997) m. Lois Bartlett (12 February 1924 – 25 December 1989)
      1. 1. Daughter Brogan
  4. 4. Margaret (Burns) Dugan (7 Sep 1878 – 28 May 1913)
  5. 5. Catherine (Katherine "Katie") Burns (22 Feb 1883 – 2 February 1957) m. John (Aloysius) Gallagher (1879 – 6 Oct 1959)
    1. 1. Margaret (L) Gallagher (12 Sep 1907 – 8 Mar 1994)
    2. 2. James (R) Gallagher (14 Feb 1910 – 2 Feb 1927)
    3. 3. Joseph (John) Gallagher (6 Mar 1912 – 11 May 1974) m. Margaret (abt 1915 – )
      1. 1. Joseph (John) Gallagher (abt 1940 – )
      2. 2. Daughter Gallagher (abt 1940 – )
  6. 6. Winifred (A Burns) Phillips (16 Apr 1885 – 1 Nov 1951) m. Patrick (Francis) Phillips (25 Jan 1882 – 14 May 1947)
    1. 1. Yennise Phillips (1905 – )
    2. 2. Genevieve Phillips (2 Jul 1905 – 7 Dec 1936)
    3. 3. Joseph (Gerard) Phillips (11 Oct 1906 – 12 May 1944)
    4. 4. Winifred (Ann) Phillips (24 Jan 1910 – 25 Sep 1991)
    5. 5. James (Edmund) Phillips (7 May 1914 – 29 Oct 1983)
    6. 6. Gerard (Joseph) Phillips (6 Jul 1916 – Bef. 2013)
  7. 7. Bridget (L.) Burns (8 April 1885 – 31 May 1949) m. Patrick (Joseph) Sweeney (16 August 1888 – 29 May 1960)
    1. 1. Catherine (D) Sweeney (29 Sep 1912 – Mar 1978)
    2. 2. Winifred Sweeney (1914 – 15 Oct 1914)
    3. 3. Joseph Sweeney (1915 – 9 December 1919)
    4. 4. James Sweeney (1916 – )
    5. 5. Hubert Sweeney (1922 – )

James Burns's Timeline

4 Records

1845
Abt. 1845
Birth of James Burns in Glenties, Donegal, Ireland
Glenties, Donegal, Ireland
1845
Abt. 1845
Birth of James Burns in Glenties, Donegal, Ireland
Glenties, Donegal, Ireland
1880
1880
Age 35
James Burns resided here in Jeddo, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Jeddo, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
1905
1905
Age 60
Death of James Burns in Freeland, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Freeland, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1845
    Event Place: Glenties, Donegal, Ireland
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jeddo, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1151; Page: 668a; Enumeration District: 160

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1845
    Event Place: Glenties, Donegal, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Jeddo, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jeddo, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1151; Page: 668a; Enumeration District: 160

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1905
    Event Place: Freeland, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
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