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Richard Diggins Burke 1899–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 DEC 1899

Birth Location: North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 23 AUG 1981

Death Location: Worchester, Mass, USA

Father: Thomas Burke

Mother: Margaret Tobin

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Norton, Winifred Flynn

Children(s): Richard Burke

Richard Diggins Burke was born in 1899 in North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Thomas Frederick Burke And Margaret Ellen Tobin. Richard Diggins Burke married Elizabeth A Tyler Norton, Winifred Wood Flynn, and had children including Richard D Burke. Richard Diggins Burke passed away in 1981 in Worchester, Mass, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Diggins Burke was born in 1899 in North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Thomas Frederick Burke And Margaret Ellen Tobin.
  • Richard Diggins Burke married Elizabeth A Tyler Norton, Winifred Wood Flynn, and had children including Richard D Burke.
  • Richard Diggins Burke passed away in 1981 in Worchester, Mass, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Burke
1877–
Birth Location: North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
TB
Margaret Tobin
1874–1911
Birth Location: North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
MT

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Norton
1900–1964
Birth Location: –
EN
Winifred Flynn
1900–1979
Birth Location: –
WF

Children(s)

Richard Burke
1926–2006
Birth Location: Worchester, Mass, USA
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Richard Burke's Ancestors

Self
Richard Burke
1899–1981
Birth Place: North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Thomas Frederick Burke
1877–
North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Margaret (Ellen) Tobin
1874–1911
North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Richard (Francis) Tobin
1840–
Northern Bay, C B, Nf, Can.
Honora (Catherine) Dooley
1852–1932
North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Richard Tobin
1800–1855
Mary Hogan
1800–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Patrick Tobin
1770–
Judith Keefe
1770–
William Hogan
1761–
Elizabeth Hogan
1750–

Richard Burke's Descendants

1.
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Richard (Diggins) Burke (01 DEC 1899–23 AUG 1981) m. Elizabeth (A. Tyler) Norton (1900–14 FEB 1964) m. Winifred (Wood) Flynn (1900–15 JUL 1979)
  1. 1. Richard (D.) Burke 1926–2006

Richard Burke's Timeline

2 Records

1899
01 DEC 1899
Birth of Richard Diggins Burke in North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
1981
23 AUG 1981
Age 82
Death of Richard Diggins Burke in Worchester, Mass, USA
Worchester, Mass, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 DEC 1899
    Event Place: North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Hogan - from Joe Petrie.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 AUG 1981
    Event Place: Worchester, Mass, USA
    Record Source: Hogan - from Joe Petrie.FTW
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