 1862 - 1924 (61 years)
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| Name |
Frederic Lister Burk [2, 3, 4] |
| Born |
1 Sep 1862 |
Blenheim, Kent County, Ontario, Canada  [3] |
| Gender |
Male |
| FamilySearch ID |
KH8F-W1Q |
| Died |
12 Jun 1924 [3] |
| Person ID |
I6951 |
Main |
| Last Modified |
18 Jul 2017 |
| Father |
Erastus J. Burk, b. 29 Feb 1816, Darlington Township, Durham County, Ontario, Canada , d. 25 May 1897, Coloma, El Dorado County, CA (Age 81 years) |
| Mother |
Matilda Turner, b. Abt Jul 1822, Tavistock, Devon, England , d. 21 Sep 1905, Mountain View, Santa Clara Co., CA (Age ~ 83 years) |
| Married |
Abt 1840 |
Darlington Township, Durham County, Ontario, Canada [5, 6] |
| Notes |
Married:
- Possibly married in Leeds, ON abt 1842 [7]
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| Family ID |
F111 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 1 Sep 1862 - Blenheim, Kent County, Ontario, Canada |
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| Photos |
 | Fred Burk
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 | Erastus Burk and Family
(Judi Wallbridge McCrae collection) Notation on back: Fred Burk married Miss Freer, Bell Burk Foster, Julia Burk Gates, Mirrette Burk Campbell, Ada Burk Stevens, Grandma Burk (Mathilda Turner), Grandpa Burk. (from left to right but it doesn't say)
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| Sources |
- [SAuth] John Spencer Howell, Jr., John Spencer Howell, Jr., (http://www.jhowell.com/ jhowell@jhowell.com).
- [S1291] Erastus Burk Family Photo, Judy Wallbridge McRae collection, (The notation on the back is: Fred Burk married Miss Freer, Bell Burk Foster, Julia Burk Gates
Mirrette Burk Campbell, Ada Burk Stevens, Grandma Burk (Mathilda Turner), Grandpa Burk. (probably from left to right but it doesn't say.)), Notation on back: "Fred Burk married Miss Freer" (Reliability: 0).
- [S672] IGI Index v5.0, (http://www.familysearch.org), "Frederic Lister Burk, b. 1 Sep 1862, Blenheim, Kent, Ontario, d. 12 Jun 1924, parents: Erastus Burk, Matilda Turner, Batch 8828602, Sheet 29, Call no. 1553285, Film" (Reliability: 0).
- [S671] 1880 U.S. Census, California, Alameda, Oakland, District 20 "Burke F., White, Male, age 17, son, single, b. Canada, father b. Canada, mother b. England. (Reliability: 0).
- [S860] Janice McEachran, Janice McEachran, 6 Nov 2003 (Reliability: 0).
- [S860] Janice McEachran, Janice McEachran, email 19 Nov 2004 (Reliability: 0).
-----Original Message----- From: shawjan@sympatico.ca [mailto:shawjan@sympatico.ca] Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 11:59 AM To: jhowell@jhowell.com Subject: Re: Children of Fred J. Thatcher and Mabel Irene McKinlay
John I have a marriage date of about 1842 for Erastus and Mathilda. They possibly were married in Leeds Ontario. but no proof as of yet. Now there is also an Erasuts Burk son of Jessiah (Josiah)Jessie Burk who married Mary Brady. Jessie and Mary were married about 1839 probably in the Darlington area. This Erastus is buried in the Bowmanville cemetery. This Erastus was born betwwen 1849-1855 and died on the 24 August 1921 or 1927. Below is what was sent to me from Graham Stewart: I hope some of this info helps out. ERASWS AND MAGGIE BURK
by Harry Douglas Stewart
Hardly could I close this little account of our Burk forebears without some reference to a delightful old couple with whom, I think, all of "them kids of Harry" were familiar. Maggie Metcalf, who lived brightly for 88 years, was, I suspect, a daughter of another pioneer family whose farm was adjacent to the Burk holdings (see Tremain's Map with the spelling Medcalf). Erastus Burk was the older brother to our grandmother Sarah Burk. Maggie Metcalf (or Medcalf) was 13 years younger than Erastus but she was just about the same age as grandmother. Could it be that she was a close friend of Sarah Burk when Erastus began to take note of her?
Erastus and Maggie inherited what came to be known as the east farm. On this farm there was an extended frame house on which there was a long verandah. During the War of 1812, this house was a resting place for the troops of the Upper Canada Militia that patrolled the shore of the lake as a vigilante lest an invasion by the Americans should be attempted. During the tenure of Maggie and Erastus, this house became the lounge and dining centre of a successful tourist operation that they managed with the renowned cuisine that was provided by their daughters Florence (Flo) and Mary Anne (Birdie). I have met people from disparate parts of Ontario who have spoken of wonderful vacations they had experienced frequently at the Lakeside Summer Resort.
The James Burk homestead has been farmed by the descendants of James for 193 years now. Erastus, son of Jesse and grandson of James died in 1921, leaving no living son. His two daughters, Mrs. Blake Short earlier and Mrs. Garnet Symons later, occupied the farm until it was sold to the St. Maryts Cement Company in 1969. An agreement with this firm was drawn up to grant permission to the present occupant, Mr. Frank Symons, to remain on the farm with his family so long as he may live. Last fall I visited this west farm under the guidance of Mr. Leroy Short (a grandson of "Maggie and Ras") from which we looked off toward the old east farm where all of the old buildings have been razed.
The tombstones of our forebears that could be found and were decipherable were carefully removed from the old farms by the St. Maryts Cement people to the Bowmanville-Newcastle Cemetery. Ontario Hydro has fenced a small burial plot on the Darlington Site and visitors to the site can obtain permission to visit these few historic graves if they wish to see them. John Burk, his wife Jane, and all their 13 children are buried in this plot.
- [S860] Janice McEachran, Janice McEachran, "marriage date of about 1842 for Erastus and Mathilda. They possibly were married in Leeds Ontario. but no proof as of yet." email to JSH 19 Nov 2004 (Reliability: 0).
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shawjan@sympatico.ca [mailto:shawjan@sympatico.ca]
> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 11:59 AM
> To: jhowell@jhowell.com
> Subject: Re: Children of Fred J. Thatcher and Mabel Irene McKinlay
>
> John I have a marriage date of about 1842 for Erastus and Mathilda. They
> possibly were married in Leeds Ontario. but no proof as of yet. Now there
> is also an Erasuts Burk son of Jessiah (Josiah)Jessie Burk who married Mary
> Brady. Jessie and Mary were married about 1839 probably in the Darlington
> area. This Erastus is buried in the Bowmanville cemetery. This Erastus was
> born betwwen 1849-1855 and died on the 24 August 1921 or 1927. Below is what
> was sent to me from Graham Stewart: I hope some of this info helps out.
> ERASWS AND MAGGIE BURK
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