Thomas Burke

1856 - 1941

• Name	Thomas Burke
  Nickname	Tommy
  Born	20 Feb 1856	March Township, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Religion	Roman Catholic
  Address	1884	South March, March township, Carleton Co., Ontario   [1]
  	Con 4, Lot 8: Burk, Thos., f.s. [farmer's son], S. March; Burk, Patrick, S. March
  Died	4 Sep 1941	Fitzroy Harbour, Carleton Co., Ontario
  	Received last rites from Rev. E.F. Bambrick, p.p. St. Michael's, Fitzroy Harbour [2]
  Burial Witnesses	6 Sep 1941
  	Dan O'Neill, Dom. [Dominic] Stanton, Ant. Scissons, Jos. Scissons "and many others"
  Buried	6 Sep 1941	St. Isidore, South March, March township, Carleton Co. Ontario   [2]
  Association	Margaret Hilda Lahey (Relationship: Godfather/goddaughter)
  Association	Hannah O'Malley (Relationship: Burial witness)
  Notes	Dad remembers Thomas Burke from when he was said to be "dotey" (i.e., in his dotage); he would have been into his 80s at this time. He recounts a story (which he might have got from Mildred Stanton?) of Tommy Burke arguing with another farmer about the sale of something, just outside of St. Isidore's on their way into Mass. Apparently the two men kept bargaining as they walked into the church, and then Tommy dipped his fingers into the holy water and said, even as he was crossing himself, "Fifty dollars is my final offer, and not a goddamn cent more."
  Person ID	I680	Moran
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2012

  
  

  Father	Patrick Burke,   b. About 1822, Ireland ,   d. 18 Apr 1897, South March, March township, Carleton Co., Ontario
  Mother	Bridget Gallagher,   b. About 1827, Co. Donegal, Ireland ,   d. 27 Mar 1890
  Married	16 Jan 1844	Notre Dame Bytown
  Family ID	F247	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Lahey,   b. 5 Jul 1862, South March, March township, Carleton Co., Ontario ,   d. 27 Oct 1940, Almonte, Lanark Co., Ontario
  Married	13 Oct 1891	St. Isidore, South March, March township, Carleton Co. Ontario   [2]
  Witnesses	James Burke and Bridget Killeen
  Children	1. Mildred Estella Burke,   b. 27 Jul 1893,   d. 1994   2. Mary Margaret Alvira Burke,   b. 2 September 1902, South March, March township, Carleton Co., Ontario ,   d. 2002
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2012
  Family ID	F201	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S311] Counties of Carleton, Lanark, Prescott, Russell and Ottawa Directory, 1884 , (John Lovell & Son), p. 56. [S89] St. Isidore.