Brief Life History of Merton
When Merton Burke was born on 14 September 1917, in New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Isaac Newton Burke, was 48 and his mother, Lillian May Rogers, was 41. He lived in Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States in 1920. He died on 22 June 1989, in New Castle, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Ellwood City, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Merton Burke in household of Isaac Burke, "United States Census, 1920"
- Merton J Burke, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Merton J Burke, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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World Events (8)
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
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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