Vida Margaret Burks

Brief Life History of Vida Margaret

When Vida Margaret Burks was born on 7 July 1897, in Ontario, Canada, her father, John Burks, was 47 and her mother, Cynthia Ann Potter, was 42. She lived in Norfolk, Ontario, Canada in 1901.

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Family Time Line

John Burks
1850–
Cynthia Ann Potter
1855–1907
Mary A Burke
1877–
William Bourks or Burks
1878–1883
Etta May Burks
1881–1958
John H. Burke
1884–
Edith Burks
1886–
Charles E Burks
1888–
Clara Eliza Burks
1890–1977
Wilbert Francis Burks
1893–1975
Vida Margaret Burks
1897–

Sources (3)

  • Vida M Burks in household of John Burke, "Canada Census, 1901"
  • Vida Margaret Burks, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
  • Vida Margaret Burks, "Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899"

World Events (7)

1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario

Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.

1934 · Dionne Quintuplets Born

Born on May 28, 1934, the Dionne quintuplets were the first set of quintuplets to survive infancy. The five girls were born two months prematuare and months later were taken from their parents by the Red Cross. In the 1940s they were returned to their family.

1943 · Conservative Party Wins Ontario Election

George A. Drew was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party. In 1943, they won the Ontario election.

Name Meaning

English (Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire): habitational name from Birks in Cumberworth (Yorkshire) or from a minor place of this name in another county, named from Middle English birkes, berkes ‘the birches’. If from Staffordshire, the name may be a variant of Birch .

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

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