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James Patten Burke

Male 1903 - 1978  (75 years)


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  1. 1.  James Patten Burke was born on 14 May 1903 in Amhurst, Hancock County, Maine (son of Thomas A. Burke and Gertrude B.); died on 29 Nov 1978 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1910, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1910 US Census he was recorded, age 7, living on 173 Crescent Street, Athol, Massachusetts with his parents.
    • Census: 1920, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1920 US Census he was recorded, age 16, living on 165 Silverlake Street, Athol, Massachusetts with his parents. he was a shoemaker in a shoe factory.
    • Residence: 1924, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts
    • Membership: 1926; In 1926 he joined the Star Lodge of Masons in Athol, Massachusetts.
    • Census: 1930, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1930 US Census he was recorded, age 26, living on 41 Wilson Avenue, Athol, Massachusetts. He was listed as a laborer in a shoe factory.
    • Residence: 1935, Hudson, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; The 1940 Census assumes his residence in 1935 was Hudson, Massachusetts.
    • Census: 1940, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1940 US Census he was recorded, age 37, living on 101 Summer Street, Athol, Massachusetts. He was an assembler in a tool factory.
    • Draft Registration: 15 Feb 1942, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; On 15 February 1942, he registered for the draft giving his age as 38, his address as 1040 Pleasant Street, Athol, Massachusetts, and his employer as L. S. Starrett Company.
    • Residence: 1986, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In 1986, he lived on 4 Estabrook Street, Athol, Massachusetts.
    • Last Full Review: 31 Mar 2022

    James married Flora Alice Hunt on 08 Nov 1924 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Flora (daughter of Alfred Sieven Hunt and Nellie Evelyn Pratt) was born on 26 Sep 1905 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 22 Jan 1996 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was buried in Highland Cemetery, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. James Alfred Burke was born on 30 May 1925 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 27 Aug 2012 in Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
    2. Dustin Mahlon "Dusty" Burke was born on 9 Nov 1927 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 16 Feb 2016 in Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
    3. Joanne Evelyn Burke
    4. Robert Alexander Burke
    5. Susan Estelle Burke

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Thomas A. Burke was born about 1862 in Chatham, Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Immigration: 1883; He came to the United States from Canada in 1883.
    • Census: 1910, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1910 US Census he was recorded, age 49, living on 173 Crescent Street, Athol, Massachusetts. He worked in a tool factory.
    • Census: 1920, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1920 US Census he was recorded, age 58, living on 165 Silverlake Street, Athol, Massachusetts. He was a machinist in a tool factory.

    Thomas married Gertrude B. on Yes, date unknown. Gertrude was born about 1871 in Amhurst, Hancock County, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Gertrude B. was born about 1871 in Amhurst, Hancock County, Maine.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1910, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1910 US Census she was recorded, age 39, living on 173 Crescent Street, Athol, Massachusetts.
    • Census: 1920, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts; In the 1920 US Census she was recorded, age 49, living on 165 Silverlake Street, Athol, Massachusetts.

    Children:
    1. 1. James Patten Burke was born on 14 May 1903 in Amhurst, Hancock County, Maine; died on 29 Nov 1978 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts.