William Burke

Brief Life History of William

William Burke was born in 1752, in Galway, County Galway, Ireland. He married Lettice Minard Or Maynard on 11 April 1778, in Colchester, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 24 May 1836, in Millington, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Millington, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.

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William Burke
1752–1836
Lettice Minard Or Maynard
1758–1818
Marriage: 11 April 1778
John Burke
1780–1821
William Burke Jr
1782–1862
Mary Jane Burke
1784–1853
Sarah Burke
1787–1863
Thomas Burke
1790–1842
Joseph Chester Burke
1792–1869
Lydia Burke
1794–1874
Lyman Burke
1796–1858
Edward Griffin Burke
1798–1881
Lucinda Burke
1800–1887
Samuel W Burke
1802–1886

Sources (22)

  • William Burke, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
  • William Burke, "Find A Grave Index"
  • William Burke, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"

World Events (6)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1785

DLESEX COUNTY was incorporated by an act of the Legislature passed at the May session, 1785, and at that time consisted of six towns. Of these, Mifldletown, Chatham, Haddam, and East Haddam were taken from the county of Hartford, and Saybrook and Killingworth from New London coun

1798

Battle of Antrim.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Kieran, Siobhan, Aileen, Brennan, Brigid, Donovan, Liam, Murphy, Ulick, Aidan, Dermot.

English and Irish (of Anglo-Norman origin): habitational name from Burgh (Castle) in Suffolk, England. Burk represents an Anglo-Norman pronunciation of Old English burg, Middle English burgh ‘fortification’ (see Burgh ).

German: variant of Burk .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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"Mr. Burke was born January 11, 1841, in the Millington Society, East Haddam, Conn., and comes of a stalwart Scotch-Irish stock, William Burke, his grandfather, having been a native of the North of I …

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