William Erb Burke^[1]

1879 - 1948  (69 years)

• Name	William Erb Burke
  Born	6 Aug 1879	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Willie E. Burke
  Residence	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1901	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Laborer
  Eby ID Number	00032-2810.9
  Died	15 Nov 1948	Golden Valley, Pringle Twp., Parry Sound District, Ontario
  	Cause: Cause: Heart Attack
  Buried	18 Nov 1948	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I18433	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Frederick Burke,   b. 23 Aug 1836, , Germany ,   d. 13 Feb 1908, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Lydia Ann Hunsicker,   b. 12 Apr 1844, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Aug 1925, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	9 Jul 1874	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 7]
  Family ID	F653	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Prestonian Dies On Hunting Trip PRESTON, Nov. 16— Native and well-known resident of Preston, descendant of a pioneer family of the municipality, William Erb Burke, 70, died suddenly yesterday at Golden Valley, Northern Ontario, of a heart attack. In the northern district with a party of friends since Nov. 6, on a hunting vacation. Mr. Burke had been hunting and, returning to camp, was talking with companions when stricken. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 16 Nov 1948 pg 12

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 624. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, F-1 Family Number: 23 Page: 3. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. William Erb Berka Born: 6 Aug 1879 County: Waterloo Father: Frederick Berka Mother: Lodia Unsicker [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-1 Page 3. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 12. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 55. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. John Frederick Burke Born: Germany Age: 35 Father: John Burke Mother: Elizabeth Burke Born: abt 1839 Spouse: Lydian Hunsicker Age: 30 born: Woolwich Tp Father: Isaac Hunsicker Mother: Magdalena Hunsicker married 9 Jul 1874 married: Waterloo, Preston

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Aug 1879 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 18 Nov 1948 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth