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Richard Burke

Richard Burke

Born
1835-03-31 12:00:00
Died
1900-10-13 12:00:00
Gender
Male
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in USA

Parents were Patrick Burke and Mary Glenney Burke.  Listed with family on ship's list arriving in the United States on 12 November 1847.  He had 5 or 6 siblings born in County Limerick, Ireland and 1 or 2 born in the United States.  The family settled in Will Co., Illinois, USA but in about 1861 Richard went to Mississippi to find work building a bridge with 2 of his brothers.  He joined the Confederate Army and at the end of the Civil War in 1865 he went back to Will County, Illinois.  He married Eleanor Keigher in 1867 in Wilmingon, Will County, Illinois.  They had 7 children.  About 1882 the family moved to Grand Juction, Iowa and farmed.  Eleanor died in 1888 in Grand Junction.  Richard died 13 October 1900 in Grand Junction, Greene Co., Iowa, USA

Associated communities

Limerick

County Limerick, or Luimneach in Irish, is located in the med-west region of Ireland.  Limerick became Ireland’s inaugural National City of Culture in 2014 with a wide variety of events happening around the city.  We have a population of approximately 195,175.  We look forward to  helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.   

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Buildings in this community

  • Old Abbey House, Shanagolden, Co Limerick

    Location: Limerick

  • Treanmanagh TOWNLAND

    Location: Limerick

    Treanmanagh, Pallasgreen, Co. Limerick

  • Kilpeacon House in 1850

    Location: Limerick

    Kilpeacon

  • Bunratty Castle

    Location: Limerick

Timeline events in this community

  • 1860s

    St. Patrick's Graveyard

    <p>Parish Priest</p>

    1861-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1880s

    Foundation of South Liberties GAA Club

    1884-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1840s

    Irish press warns against Jamaican Indentured Servitude

    <p>The theme was always the same: the pestilential climate of the island, the reduction of poor emigrants to slaves, the severity and cruelty of the planters (and planter-dominated Assembly clinging to every vestige of oppression) and, of course, the absence of priests and chapels.</p>

    1840-12-01 12:00:00

  • 1880s

    1887 All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football Final

    1888-04-29 12:00:00