Harry Ernest Burket

Brief Life History of Harry Ernest

When Harry Ernest Burket was born on 8 October 1870, in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Franklin Benjamin Burket, was 23 and his mother, Amy Emma Lape, was 24. He married Emma J. Clark on 24 October 1889, in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Shade Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880 and United States in 1949. He died on 6 September 1950, in Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Gable Homestead Cemetery, Ulster, Ulster Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Harry Ernest Burket
1870–1950
Margaret Burket
1883–1966
Hazel T Burket
1903–1997
James Burket
1905–1915
Rupert Charles Burket
1907–1969
Joseph Cornelius Burket
1910–1977
Manda Burket
1914–
Evelyn Frances Burkett
1916–1987
Evelyn Burket
1917–
Thelma Burket
1919–2003
Mabel May Burket
1921–1992
Martha Burket
1925–

Sources (27)

  • Harry Burket, "United States Census, 1950"
  • Joseph Kenneila Berket in the Pennsylvania, Birth Certificate- 21 Feb 1910
  • Harry E. Burket, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"

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Name Meaning

English: variant of Burkett . This surname is now rare in Britain.

German: variant of Burkhart .

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

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