Brief Life History of Burke
When Burke McArthur was born on 2 March 1884, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States, his father, Perry Melvin McArthur, was 31 and his mother, Caroline Jorgensen, was 31. He married Helen Elizabeth Frank on 19 March 1919, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Mount Pleasant Election Precinct, Sanpete, Utah, United States for about 40 years. He died on 15 March 1959, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Burke Mcarthur, "United States Census, 1940"
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- Burke Mcarthur, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1899
Germany annexes Western Samoa, the U.S. takes over eastern Samoa and Britain withdraws its claim to the islands in accordance with treaty between Germany, Britain and the U.S.
1904
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
Name Meaning
Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Artair, ‘son of Arthur’ (see Arthur ).
History: Clan Arthur is a Highland Scottish clan traditionally associated with lands on the northern shores of Loch Awe. In 1427 the chief of the clan was one of several Highland chiefs executed for treason by King James I; it is said that the clan never recovered. As a matter of fact, there were several different Highland families and septs of other clans bearing the name Mac Artair.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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