Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

John Frederick Burke[1]

Male 1878 - 1957  (79 years)


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  • Name John Frederick Burke 
    Born 20 Jan 1878  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1891  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Methodist 
    Eby ID Number 00032-2810.8 
    Died 5 Dec 1957  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 8 Dec 1957  Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I18435  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father John Frederick Burke,   b. 23 Aug 1836, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1908, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Lydia Ann Hunsicker,   b. 12 Apr 1844, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 1925, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 9 Jul 1874  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    Family ID F653  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • John F. Burke

      PRESTON— John Frederick Burke, 79, died in Preston Thursday. A native of Preston, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs, Fred Burke. Except for 15 years in Montreal, where he was a representative for a wholesale dry goods firm, he lived all his life in Preston. Surviving are one brother, Harold, and one sister, Mrs. Charlotte Robertson, both of Preston. The body is at the H. K. Stager Funeral Home, Preston, where the funeral will be conducted at 2: 30 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Preston Cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 6 Dec 1957 pg 7

  • Sources 
    1. [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.

    2. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 12.

    3. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 55.

    4. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name:John Frederick Berka Date of Birth:20 Jan 1878 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Frederick Berka Mother's name:Lydia Ann Unsicker

    5. [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
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Jan 1878 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Dec 1957 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 8 Dec 1957 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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