Wallace Eugene Burch

Brief Life History of Wallace Eugene

When Wallace Eugene Burch was born in 1871, in Massachusetts, United States, his father, John Champlin Burch, was 43 and his mother, Phebe Clementine Williams, was 34. He died on 1 April 1891, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 20.

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Family Time Line

John Champlin Burch
1828–
Phebe Clementine Williams
1837–1897
Byron Diamond Burch
1857–
Cora Belle Burch
1859–1870
Orion Walter Burch
1863–1942
Wallace Eugene Burch
1871–1891

Sources (3)

  • Wallace E Burch in household of John C Burch, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Wallace Eugene Burch, "Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950"
  • Wallace Eugene Burch, "Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950"

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Name Meaning

English: variant of Birch .

German; Dutch (Van der Burch): variant of Burg .

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

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