Edmund Edward Burke (1791 - 1866)

Born 17 Feb 1791 in Prince Edward Island

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Died 23 Jun 1866 at age 75 in Lot 49, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Biography

Edmund was born in 1791, and baptized in Charlottetown in 1792, the son of William and Catherine. ^[1]He passed away in 1866.

He was in Lot 49 by 1816. Edward Burke signed a lease for 999 years for 50 acres in Lot 49 with Mary Stewart in 1818. ^[2] His first wife died, and in 1828, he married Mary Acorn, also from Lot 49. ^[3]

Died. At Lot 49 on the 23d June, after a lingering illness, Mr. Edward Burke, in the 76th year of his age, leaving a wife and numerous family to mourn their loss. ^{[4] [5]}

Edward named his wife Mary Ann, sons Richard and David and daughter Emily in his will. ^[6]

Research Notes

How likely is it that Edmund/Edward was born in Alberton in 1791? There were no residents in Lot 2 in the 1798 Census of Prince Edward Island. His parents had him baptized in Charlottetown, and they were in Charlottetown in 1798.

A William Burke signed a land conveyance in 1780 for pasture lots in Charlottetown with Thomas Desbrisay, and for 100 acres in Lot 65 in 1794, and 134 Acres in Lot 22 in 1808.

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada, Prince Edward Island Baptism Card Index, 1721-1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCXZ-P9V : 8 March 2021), Edmund Burke, 23 Nov 1792; citing p. 16, volume 3, , Prince Edward Island, Public Archives, Charlottetown; FHL microfilm 1,487,751.
2. ↑ PEI Land Conveyance Records, vol 25 pg 31
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Prince Edward Island, Canada, Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, 1780-1983 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. St. Paul's marriage records
4. ↑ The Islander – Jul 13, 1866
5. ↑ Examiner -- 18660716 -- Page 03
6. ↑ Prince Edward Island Probate Records, Will of Edward Burke of Lot 49, Will-B-83, filed 1866.

• "Canada, Prince Edward Island Death Card Index, 1721-1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6V-JGDV : 18 February 2021), Edward Burke, 1866; citing 1866, Lot 49, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Division of Vital Statistics. Public Archives, Charlottetown; FHL microfilm 1,487,741.
• "Canada, Prince Edward Island Baptism Card Index, 1721-1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCX8-SYN : 8 March 2021), E Burke in entry for Ann Burke, 12 Aug 1816; citing p. 161, volume 3, , Prince Edward Island, Public Archives, Charlottetown; FHL microfilm 1,487,751.
• "Canada, Prince Edward Island Baptism Card Index, 1721-1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCXZ-PSQ : 8 March 2021), Edmund Burke in entry for Ellen Burke, 07 Nov 1818; citing p. 174, volume 5, , Prince Edward Island, Public Archives, Charlottetown; FHL microfilm 1,487,751. mother Ellen Jutson
• "Canada, Prince Edward Island Baptism Card Index, 1721-1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCXZ-GR2 : 8 March 2021), Edward Burke in entry for Walter Burke, 25 Jul 1840; citing p. 19, volume 2, , Prince Edward Island, Public Archives, Charlottetown; FHL microfilm 1,487,751. Son of Edmund and Mary Ann
• "Canada, Prince Edward Island Baptism Card Index, 1721-1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCX8-SYQ : 8 March 2021), Edward Burke in entry for Amelia Burke, 09 Feb 1845; citing p. 37, volume 2, , Prince Edward Island, Public Archives, Charlottetown; FHL microfilm 1,487,751.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPS-754D : 13 September 2020), Edward Burk, ; Burial, Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Old Protestant Burying Ground; citing record ID 136426920, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.