Brief Life History of Esther
Esther Ferguson was born in 1806, in Ireland. She married Robert Burke in 1826, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Rural Township, Shelby, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. She died on 16 November 1881, in Shelby, Illinois, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Henton, Shelby, Illinois, United States.
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- Ester Bert, "United States Census, 1870"
- Esther Ferguson Burk, "Find A Grave Index"
- Esther ... in entry for Paul Burk, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1818
Illinois is the 21st state.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fergus ‘son of Fearghus’ (see Fergus ) by substituting -son for mac-.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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