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The Descendants of Peter Burke and Elizabeth Dobson
Generation No. 1
1. PETER1 BURKE was born in Ireland, and died Bef. 1852. He married ELIZABETH DOBSON Abt. 1833. She was born Abt. 1816 in New Brunswick, Canada.
Children of PETER BURKE and ELIZABETH DOBSON are:
2. i. JOHN2 BURKE, b. 22 May 1836; d. 09 February 1903, Alma, Lot 3, Prince Edward Island.
3. ii. ROBERT BURKE, b. Abt. 1837, Prince Edward Island.
4. iii. JAMES BURKE, b. 10 January 1840, Tignish, Prince Edward Island (Lot 1).
5. iv. EDWARD BURKE, b. 16 October 1842, Tignish, Prince Edward Island; d. January 1922.
6. v. MARY ANN BURKE, b. 26 March 1845, Prince Edward Island; d. 1922.
vi. ELIZABETH BURKE, b. 05 February 1848, Prince Edward Island.
7. vii. THOMAS BURKE, b. 04 October 1850, Prince Edward Island.
Generation No. 2
2. JOHN2 BURKE (PETER1) was born 22 May 1836, and died 09 February 1903 in Alma, Lot 3, Prince Edward Island. He married MARY ANN HAIRNE 31 January 1860 in St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, Prince Edward Island, daughter of NICHOLAS HAIRNE and BRIDGET FITZGERALD. She was born 08 December 1838 in Tignish, Prince Edward Island, and died 18 October 1921.
Children of JOHN BURKE and MARY HAIRNE are:
i. ELIZABETH3 BURKE, b. 02 February 1861, Alma, Lot 3, Prince Edward Island; m. JAMES CLARK, 03 March 1886, Church of the Immaculate Conception, Palmer Road, PEI.
ii. ROBERT BURKE, b. 25 March 1862, Alma, Lot 3, Prince Edward Island.
iii. CATHERINE BURKE, b. 01 June 1863, Alma, Lot 3, Prince Edward Island.
iv. NICHOLAS BURKE, b. 02 January 1866, Alma, Lot 3, Prince Edward Island.
v. PETER BURKE, b. 12 May 1868, Alma, Lot 3, Prince Edward Island.
vi. MARTIN BURKE, b. 12 October 1869, Alma, Lot 3, Prince Edward Island.
vii. SARAH ANN BURKE, b. 15 August 1872, Alma, Lot 3, Prince Edward Island.
viii. JOSEPH BURKE, b. 14 September 1873, Alma, Lot 3, Prince Edward Island.
ix. MARY REBECCA BURKE, b. 11 May 1874, Prince Edward Island; d. December 1943, Prince Edward Island; m. J.J. MACDONALD.
8. x. ROSE BURKE, b. 12 May 1876, Alma, Lot 3, Prince Edward Island; d. 25 February 1942, Alberton, Prince Edward Island.
xi. JOHN DOUGLAS BURKE, b. 12 October 1877, Prince Edward Island.
xii. MARY TERESSA BURKE, b. 13 October 1879, Alma, Lot 3, Prince Edward Island.
9. xiii. PETER A. BURKE, b. 27 May 1881, Alma, Lot 3, Prince Edward Island; d. 19 November 1954.
10. xiv. MARY GERTRUDE BURKE, b. 08 December 1882, Alma, Lot 3, Prince Edward Island; d. 1961.
3. ROBERT2 BURKE (PETER1) was born Abt. 1837 in Prince Edward Island. He married ANN MCCARTHY 10 February 1864 in St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, Prince Edward Island, daughter of FLORENCE MCCARTHY and FRANCES MCCARTHY. She was born 25 August 1838 in Prince Edward Island.
Children of ROBERT BURKE and ANN MCCARTHY are:
i. PETER IGNATIUS3 BURKE, b. 28 December 1864.
ii. FREDERICK JAMES BURKE, b. 24 July 1866.
iii. CHARLES ERNEST BURKE, b. 28 April 1868.
iv. FREDERICK JAMES BURKE, b. 16 October 1870.
v. THOMAS SCOTUS BURKE, b. 02 September 1873.
vi. LAWRENCE FLORENCE BURKE, b. 28 July 1876.
vii. MARY FRANCES IRENE BURKE, b. 02 January 1879.
4. JAMES2 BURKE (PETER1) was born 10 January 1840 in Tignish, Prince Edward Island (Lot 1). He married HARRIET ATKINS. She was born 18 February 1842, and died 08 July 1925 in Alberton, Prince Edward Island.
Children of JAMES BURKE and HARRIET ATKINS are:
i. ALBERT JOHN3 BURKE, b. 05 November 1867, Alberton, Prince Edward Island.
ii. JAMES HENRY BURKE, b. 21 December 1868, Alberton, Prince Edward Island.
iii. BASIL FREDRICK BURKE, b. 01 October 1870, Alberton, Prince Edward Island.
iv. ELIZABETH ANN BURKE, b. 07 October 1872, Alberton, Prince Edward Island.
v. MARY ELIZABETH BURKE, b. 30 November 1874, Alberton, Prince Edward Island.
vi. KATEY BURKE, b. 17 October 1876; d. 12 December 1880, Alberton, Prince Edward Island.
11. vii. ANNA REBECCA BURKE, b. 12 December 1878, Alberton, Prince Edward Island.
viii. AMELIA BURKE, b. August 1881, Alberton, Prince Edward Island.
ix. SUSAN CLEMENTINE BURKE, b. Abt. 1884, Alberton, Prince Edward Island.
x. DANIEL S. BURKE, b. 01 May 1887, Alberton, Prince Edward Island.
xi. HONORA BURKE, b. January 1889.
xii. HENRIETTA BURKE, b. 18 January 1889.
5. EDWARD2 BURKE (PETER1) was born 16 October 1842 in Tignish, Prince Edward Island, and died January 1922. He married JANE MCCARTHY 27 February 1865 in St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI, daughter of FLORENCE MCCARTHY and FRANCES MCCARTHY. She was born 07 September 1844, and died 24 December 1914 in Portland, ME.
Children of EDWARD BURKE and JANE MCCARTHY are:
12. i. AMOS WILLIAM3 BURKE, b. 17 November 1865, Alberton, Prince Edward Island; d. 08 July 1942, Portland, ME.
ii. LAURA BURKE, b. 1867, Alberton, Prince Edward Island.
13. iii. THOMAS BERTRAM BURKE, b. 25 June 1868, Alberton, Prince Edward Island; d. 30 October 1934, Portland, ME.
14. iv. FRANCIS LAMONT BURKE, b. 01 June 1872, Alberton, Prince Edward Island; d. December 1936, Portland, ME.
v. CHARLES ADLARD BURKE, b. 16 October 1873, Alberton, Prince Edward Island; d. February 1936, Forest City Cemetery, S. Portland, ME, Section K, plot #109; m. JULIA.
vi. FREDERICKA N. BURKE, b. 18 April 1875, Alberton, Prince Edward Island.
vii. GEORGINA BURKE, b. 18 April 1875, Alberton, Prince Edward Island; d. Bef. 1881, Alberton, Prince Edward Island.
15. viii. FRANCES LAURA BURKE, b. 07 January 1877, Alberton, Prince Edward Island.
ix. PERCY JOSEPH BURKE, b. February 1880, Alberton, Prince Edward Island.
6. MARY ANN2 BURKE (PETER1) was born 26 March 1845 in Prince Edward Island, and died 1922. She married MAURICE O'CONNOR 26 November 1876 in St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, Prince Edward Island, son of JOHN O'CONNOR and REBECCA HOGAN. He was born 02 December 1843 in Bloomfield, PEI, and died 25 January 1929 in Kildare, PEI.
Children of MARY BURKE and MAURICE O'CONNOR are:
16. i. REBECCA ELIZABETH3 O'CONNOR, b. August 1868.
ii. GEORGE BRINTON O'CONNOR, b. 17 February 1871.
iii. CHARLES ARTHUR O'CONNOR, b. 17 July 1874.
iv. MARY ANN O'CONNOR, b. 14 August 1876; m. UNKNOWN O'ROURKE.
v. MATINIA O'CONNOR, b. 25 July 1879; m. THOMAS MCBRIDE.
vi. CECILIA O'CONNOR, b. 02 September 1884.
17. vii. ROBERT EMMET O'CONNOR, b. 25 April 1886; d. 23 December 1970.
viii. HARRIET O'CONNOR, b. 24 January 1888; m. UNKNOWN O'BRIEN.
7. THOMAS2 BURKE (PETER1) was born 04 October 1850 in Prince Edward Island. He married BRIDGET MORRISON 22 November 1881 in Sacred Heart, Alberton, PEI.
Children of THOMAS BURKE and BRIDGET MORRISON are:
i. MARY ELIZABETH3 O'BRIEN, b. March 1883.
ii. ANN GERTRUDE O'BRIEN, b. 06 May 1884.
iii. PETER JOSEPH O'BRIEN, b. 30 June 1885.
iv. CORNELIUS O'BRIEN, b. 12 March 1887.
v. WILFRED PARNELL O'BRIEN, b. 17 January 1890.
vi. MARGARET O'BRIEN, b. 28 August 1891.
vii. AUSTIN O'BRIEN, b. 22 April 1896.
Generation No. 3
8. ROSE3 BURKE (JOHN2, PETER1) was born 12 May 1876 in Alma, Lot 3, Prince Edward Island, and died 25 February 1942 in Alberton, Prince Edward Island. She married JOHN AMBROSE AHERN 25 January 1906 in Lowell, Ma, son of MICHAEL AHEARN and ANN MCNEIL. He was born 06 March 1870 in Prince Edward Island.
Children of ROSE BURKE and JOHN AHERN are:
i. ?4 AHERN.
ii. ? AHERN.
iii. ? AHERN.
iv. ? AHERN.
v. ? AHERN.
vi. ? AHERN.
9. PETER A.3 BURKE (JOHN2, PETER1) was born 27 May 1881 in Alma, Lot 3, Prince Edward Island, and died 19 November 1954. He married MARY GERTRUDE ALYWARD. She was born 29 May 1890 in Prince Edward Island, and died 10 November 1966.
Children of PETER BURKE and MARY ALYWARD are:
i. MARY IRENE4 BURKE, b. April 1912; d. 14 March 2003, Wedgewood Manor, Summerside, Prince Edward Island; m. JOHN E. CAMERON.
ii. BERNICE BURKE, m. DONALD DAVIS.
iii. FLORENCE BURKE.
iv. MYRTLE BURKE, m. ? FOLEY.
v. LEONARD JOSEPH BURKE, b. 1918, Prince Edward Island; d. 23 November 1941.
10. MARY GERTRUDE3 BURKE (JOHN2, PETER1) was born 08 December 1882 in Alma, Lot 3, Prince Edward Island, and died 1961. She married SHIRLEY R. BROWN Abt. 1924. He was born 27 August 1874 in Sweeden, ME, and died 12 September 1974 in Faulkner Hospital, Jamaca Plain, Ma.
Children of MARY BURKE and SHIRLEY BROWN are:
i. EVA4 BROWN, b. Bef. 1905; m. ? PITMAN.
ii. ETHAN W. BROWN, b. 05 December 1904; d. 03 February 1984, Norway Hospital, Norway, ME; m. JANNETTTE ?.
iii. SHIRLEY R. BROWN, b. Abt. 1908; d. 1990, ME; m. MARY MELVINA KINCH, 1972; b. 23 February 1908, PEI, Canada; d. 11 December 2001, franklin, New Hampshire.
iv. ARTHUR E. BROWN, b. Abt. 1915.
v. BERNICE BROWN, b. Abt. 1918; m. ? CODY.
11. ANNA REBECCA3 BURKE (JAMES2, PETER1) was born 12 December 1878 in Alberton, Prince Edward Island. She married JOHN IRELAND, son of JAMES IRELAND and ANNE MCLEOD. He was born 27 July 1858.
Child of ANNA BURKE and JOHN IRELAND is:
i. MARY AGNES4 IRELAND, b. 19 October 1907; m. DENTZIL BLAKELY SMITH, 18 October 1926.
12. AMOS WILLIAM3 BURKE (EDWARD2, PETER1) was born 17 November 1865 in Alberton, Prince Edward Island, and died 08 July 1942 in Portland, ME. He married MARGARET T. GREELEY 12 January 1898 in Portland, ME, daughter of PATRICK GRULEY and JULIA HESSION. She was born 14 July 1865 in Portland, ME, and died 08 October 1942 in Portland, ME.
Children of AMOS BURKE and MARGARET GREELEY are:
i. MARY IRENE4 CRONIN, b. 15 October 1889, Portland, ME; Stepchild; m. CHARLES J. LORING, 30 October 1917, Portland, ME; b. Abt. 1890, Portland, ME.
ii. JOHN EDWARD CRONIN, b. 15 August 1890, Portland, ME; Stepchild.
iii. MADELINE MARGARET CRONIN, b. Abt. 1892, Portland, ME; Stepchild; m. JOSEPH G. MALONEY, 29 July 1918, Portland, ME; b. 08 March 1894; d. 22 March 1981.
iv. RUTH G. BURKE, b. Abt. 1906, Portland, ME; d. 24 February 1934, Portland, Maine.
v. HELEN CECELIA BURKE, b. 14 November 1905, Portland, ME; d. 23 July 1984, Portland, Maine; m. EDWARD LEO FLAHERTY, 05 September 1927, Portland, ME; b. 26 November 1905, Portland, ME; d. 13 July 1992, Portland, Maine.
13. THOMAS BERTRAM3 BURKE (EDWARD2, PETER1) was born 25 June 1868 in Alberton, Prince Edward Island, and died 30 October 1934 in Portland, ME. He married MARGUERITE VERONICA COOK 24 April 1895 in Portland, ME, daughter of THOMAS COOK and MARGARET FLAHERTY. She was born 21 July 1872 in Waltham, MA, and died 06 September 1944 in South Portland, ME.
Children of THOMAS BURKE and MARGUERITE COOK are:
i. HAROLD THOMAS4 BOURKE, b. 05 March 1895, Portland, ME; d. 25 May 1965, South Portland, ME; m. MAUDE M. DOWLING; b. 25 July 1899, Sheepscot, ME; d. 16 April 1984, South Portland, ME.
ii. BERTRAM E. BOURKE, b. 04 July 1896, Portland, ME; d. 05 December 1907, Portland, ME.
iii. DELLA VERONICA BOURKE, b. 06 December 1897, Portland, ME; d. 11 January 1998, Portland, ME; m. JOHN PATRICK GALLAGHER, 03 December 1931, Charlestown, MA; d. 17 January 1967, Portland, ME.
iv. LAWRENCE COOK BOURKE, b. 17 March 1899, Portland, ME; d. 03 August 1966, Portland, ME; m. MURIEL PRISCILLA BARRETT, 19 April 1929, Catherdral of the Immaculate Conception, S. Portland, Me; b. 04 July 1908, Reading, MA; d. January 1983.
v. MARGUERITE MAE BOURKE, b. 01 May 1901, Portland, ME; d. 14 May 1958.
vi. CATHERINE A. BOURKE, b. 23 November 1908, Portland, ME; d. 05 November 1980, S. Portland, ME; m. (1) CLIFFORD MOTHERSELL; m. (2) JAMES A. VAUGHN, 19 August 1950, ME.
vii. WILLIAM STANLEY BOURKE, b. 11 March 1905, Portland, ME; d. 31 January 1969, Portland, ME; m. (1) HAZEL GLADYS TUXSBURY; b. 16 January 1910, Portland, ME; m. (2) GWENDOLN EDITHA WING, 31 March 1943, Westbrook, ME; b. 02 September 1904, Flagstaff, ME; d. 03 August 1998, Portland, ME.
viii. THEODORE GEORGE BOURKE, b. 25 February 1907, Portland, ME; d. 04 October 1980, Boston, Ma.
ix. JOHN MAURICE BOURKE, b. 30 March 1908, Portland, ME; d. 05 March 1996, 41 Bartholomew Street, Peabody, Massachusetts; m. (1) LELA BELLE MCLAUGHLIN, 07 September 1931, St. John the Evangelist, South Portland, ME; b. 11 March 1911, Portland, ME; d. 23 June 1966, Enfield, Conn.; m. (2) CATHERINE ZACHKO, 17 May 1969; b. 31 December 1914; d. 06 May 2001, Palm Beach, Flordia.
x. BABY BOURKE, b. 1910.
xi. CHARLES REDLON BOURKE, b. 03 January 1912, Portland, ME; d. 18 December 1963, South Portland, ME; m. FRANCIS E. FORD, 24 August 1940, St. Dominic's, Portland, ME; b. 06 November 1912, East Waterboro, ME; d. 26 December 2004, Portland, ME.
14. FRANCIS LAMONT3 BURKE (EDWARD2, PETER1) was born 01 June 1872 in Alberton, Prince Edward Island, and died December 1936 in Portland, ME. He married IDA BELL STEBBINS Abt. 1894.
Children of FRANCIS BURKE and IDA STEBBINS are:
i. MILDRED BEULAH4 BURKE, b. Abt. 1896; m. STEWART SHAW, 30 October 1919, Portland, ME.
ii. LAURA G. BURKE, b. 03 July 1902; d. 13 October 1902.
iii. FRANK L. BURKE JR., b. 1904; d. 21 January 1975, Portland, ME; m. ELIZABETH ROLFE, 25 August 1952, Portland, ME; b. 30 June 1908, Portland, ME; d. 02 January 2005, S. Portland, ME.
iv. CHARLES ERNEST BOURKE, b. 11 May 1910, Portland, ME; d. 20 April 1997, Portland, ME; m. (1) DORIS MARGARET IRONS, 11 May 1929, Portland, ME; b. 1909, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada; m. (2) BEULAH H TEBBETTS, 21 June 1953, Portland, ME; b. 1910, Augusta, ME; d. 02 December 2001, Portland, ME.
v. HAZEL INEZ BURKE, b. 25 August 1913.
15. FRANCES LAURA3 BURKE (EDWARD2, PETER1) was born 07 January 1877 in Alberton, Prince Edward Island. She married JOHN HENRY HAMEL 23 June 1891 in Portland, ME.
Child of FRANCES BURKE and JOHN HAMEL is:
i. JOHN RALPH4 HAMEL, b. 12 April 1892, Portland, ME; d. 02 January 1963, Portland, ME; m. BELLE MCINTOSH, 21 June 1920, Portland, ME; b. Portland, ME; d. 27 January 1973, Greensboro, NC.
16. REBECCA ELIZABETH3 O'CONNOR (MARY ANN2 BURKE, PETER1) was born August 1868. She married JOHN ALBERT O'BRIEN 02 May 1888 in Sacred Heart, Alberton, PEI.
Children of REBECCA O'CONNOR and JOHN O'BRIEN are:
i. EDWARD4 O'BRIEN, b. 23 April 1888.
ii. JOHN SCOTT O'BRIEN, b. 30 November 1889.
iii. ELLEN O'BRIEN, b. 03 October 1891.
iv. ROLAND O'BRIEN, b. 12 August 1894.
v. MARY OLIVE O'BRIEN, b. 03 August 1896.
vi. ALICE O'BRIEN, b. 07 May 1898.
vii. ROBERT E. O'BRIEN, b. 12 July 1899.
viii. EILEEN O'BRIEN, b. May 1904.
ix. BASIL S O'BRIEN, b. February 1906.
x. ALBERT M O'BRIEN, b. July 1908.
xi. FRANCIS B O'BRIEN, b. April 1910.
17. ROBERT EMMET3 O'CONNOR (MARY ANN2 BURKE, PETER1) was born 25 April 1886, and died 23 December 1970. He married RUTH MC INTYRE 27 October 1914. She was born 1894, and died 1952.
Children of ROBERT O'CONNOR and RUTH MC INTYRE are:
i. AGNES4 O'CONNOR, m. UNKONWN LAUGHLIN.
ii. CYRIL O'CONNOR.
iii. GERTRUDE O'CONNOR, m. UNKONWN GIRARD.
iv. HELEN O'CONNOR.
v. LEO O'CONNOR.
vi. MARY O'CONNOR, m. JOSEPH FOLEY.
vii. ROLAND O'CONNOR.
viii. GEORGE O'CONNOR, b. Abt. 1910.
ix. ALICE EMILY O'CONNOR, b. 1919; m. HOWARD WILLIAM FOLEY; b. 1914; d. 1972.
x. FRANCIS O'CONNOR, b. Abt. 1924; d. 1963.