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Margaret McDevitt Burns 1857–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 August 1857

Birth Location: Moville, County Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: 12 March 1913

Death Location: Merrill, Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States of America

Father: James McDevitt

Mother: Ann McDevitt

Spouse(s): Cornelius Burns

Children(s): Mary Patterson, John Burns, Henry Burns, Julia Frey, Anna Burns, Helen Burns, Francis Burns, Burns None

In 1857, Margaret McDevitt Burns entered the world in Moville, County Donegal, Ireland, born to James Henry Mcdevitt And Ann Mcdevitt. Margaret McDevitt Burns married C Burns, Cornelius Curly Burns, and had children including Anna E Burns, Burns, Francis Burns, Helen Margaret Burns, Henry Patrick Burns, John William Burns, Julia Catherine Katie Burns Frey, Mary Burns Patterson. Margaret McDevitt Burns passed away in 1913 in Merrill, Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1857, Margaret McDevitt Burns entered the world in Moville, County Donegal, Ireland, born to James Henry Mcdevitt And Ann Mcdevitt.
  • Margaret McDevitt Burns married C Burns, Cornelius Curly Burns, and had children including Anna E Burns, Burns, Francis Burns, Helen Margaret Burns, Henry Patrick Burns, John William Burns, Julia Catherine Katie Burns Frey, Mary Burns Patterson.
  • Margaret McDevitt Burns passed away in 1913 in Merrill, Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James McDevitt
1820–1911
Birth Location: Donegal, Ireland
JM
Ann McDevitt
1828–1863
Birth Location: County Donegal, Ireland
AM

Spouses(s)

Cornelius Burns
1824–1917
Birth Location: Ireland
CB

Children(s)

Mary Patterson
1876–1949
Birth Location: Merrill, Lincoln, Wisconsin, USA
MP
John Burns
1883–1947
Birth Location: Merrill, Wisconsin
JB
Henry Burns
1878–1937
Birth Location: Merrill, Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States of America
HB
Julia Frey
1880–1961
Birth Location: Wausau, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA
JF
Anna Burns
1874–1897
Birth Location: Pine River, Lincoln, Wisconsin
AB
Helen Burns
1892–1900
Birth Location: Pine River, Lincoln, WI
HB
Francis Burns
1887–1955
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
FB
Burns None
1893–
Birth Location: Pine River, Lincoln, Wisconsin
B

Margaret Burns's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Burns
1857–1913
Birth Place: Moville, County Donegal, Ireland
Parents
James Henry McDevitt
1820–1911
Donegal, Ireland
Ann McDevitt
1828–1863
County Donegal, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Burns's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (McDevitt) Burns (15 August 1857–12 March 1913) m. Cornelius (Curly) Burns (1 December 1824–6 July 1917)
  1. 1. Mary (Burns) Patterson 1876–1949 m. Morris (Dickson) Patterson 1885–1950 m. George (Winfield) Sheerin 1871–1907
    1. 1. Robert (Everett) Patterson 1916–1978 m. Francis (Ann) Patterson 1926–2000
      1. 1. Anthony Patterson –2024
    2. 2. Raymond (George) Sheerin 1903–1945
    3. 3. Frank (Winfield) Sheerin 1901–1953
    4. 4. Luella (M) Sheerin 1898–1973 m. John Nowak 1902– m. Charles (C) Dunn 1891–1960
    5. 5. Margaret (Mary) Sheerin 1906–
    6. 6. Hazel (Beatrice) Patterson 1914–1995
  2. 2. John (William) Burns 1883–1947
  3. 3. Henry (Patrick) Burns 1878–1937
  4. 4. Julia (Catherine Katie Burns) Frey 1880–1961
  5. 5. Anna (E.) Burns 1874–1897 m. Thomas Young 1869–
    1. 1. Leo (Thomas) Young 1897–1948 m. Mable (M) Young 1901–
      1. 1. Ruth (E) Young 1920–
  6. 6. Helen (Margaret) Burns 1892–1900
  7. 7. Francis Burns 1887–1955
  8. 8. Burns 1893–

Margaret Burns's Timeline

9 Records

1856
17 Aug 1856
Margaret McDevitt Burns was baptized in Donegal, Ireland
Donegal, Ireland
1857
15 August 1857
Birth of Margaret McDevitt Burns in Moville, County Donegal, Ireland
Moville, County Donegal, Ireland
1870
1870
Age 13
Margaret McDevitt Burns resided here in St Marie, Princeton, Green Lake, Wisconsin, USA
St Marie, Princeton, Green Lake, Wisconsin, USA
1880
1880
Age 23
Margaret McDevitt Burns resided here in Pine River, Lincoln, Wisconsin, USA
Pine River, Lincoln, Wisconsin, USA
1900
1900
Age 43
Margaret McDevitt Burns resided here in Pine River, Lincoln, Wisconsin, USA
Pine River, Lincoln, Wisconsin, USA
1905
1 Jun 1905
Age 48
Margaret McDevitt Burns resided here in Schley, Lincoln, Wisconsin, USA
Schley, Lincoln, Wisconsin, USA
1910
1910
Age 53
Margaret McDevitt Burns resided here in Schley, Lincoln, Wisconsin, USA
Schley, Lincoln, Wisconsin, USA
1913
12 March 1913
Age 56
Death of Margaret McDevitt Burns in Merrill, Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States of America
Merrill, Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States of America
1913
18 Mar 1913
Age 56
Margaret McDevitt Burns - Probate in Lincoln, Wisconsin, USA
Lincoln, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 August 1857
    Event Place: Moville, County Donegal, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Wisconsin, State Censuses, 1895 and 1905, Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, Wisconsin; Census Year: 1905
    [3] Wisconsin, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1801-1928
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pine River, Lincoln, Wisconsin; Roll: 1433; Page: 277a; Enumeration District: 059
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: St Marie, Green Lake, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1715; Page: 474A
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pine River, Lincoln, Wisconsin; Roll: 1796; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0064
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Schley, Lincoln, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1718; Page: 4b; Enumeration District: 0065; FHL microfilm: 1375731
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Irish Catholic Parish Registers; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 05466 03
    [10] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1856
    Event Place: Donegal, Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Irish Catholic Parish Registers; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 05466 03

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1858
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pine River, Lincoln, Wisconsin; Roll: 1796; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0064

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: St Marie, Princeton, Green Lake, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: St Marie, Green Lake, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1715; Page: 474A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Pine River, Lincoln, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pine River, Lincoln, Wisconsin; Roll: 1433; Page: 277a; Enumeration District: 059

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Pine River, Lincoln, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pine River, Lincoln, Wisconsin; Roll: 1796; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0064

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1905
    Event Place: Schley, Lincoln, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: Wisconsin, State Censuses, 1895 and 1905, Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, Wisconsin; Census Year: 1905

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Schley, Lincoln, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Schley, Lincoln, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1718; Page: 4b; Enumeration District: 0065; FHL microfilm: 1375731

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Terryrowen
    Record Source: Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Irish Catholic Parish Registers; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 05466 / 03

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 March 1913
    Event Place: Merrill, Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Wisconsin, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Lincoln County (Wisconsin) Probate Case Files, 1903-1917; Author: Wisconsin. County Court (Lincoln County)
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Merrill, Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1913
    Event Place: Lincoln, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: Wisconsin, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Lincoln County (Wisconsin) Probate Case Files, 1903-1917; Author: Wisconsin. County Court (Lincoln County)
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