William Michael
BURKE
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Born: abt. 1792 in Little Lorraine, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
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William Michael married Elizabeth GROVES abt. 1827 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth GROVES was born abt. 1811 in Little Lorraine, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada (Little Lorain). Elizabeth died abt. 1876
William Michael BURKE died 6 August 1876 in Cow Bay, Cape Breton, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1831 Birth of ChildWilliam BURKE was born 20 October 1831, Little Lorraine, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada (Little Lorain)
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Death — 18766 August 1876
Cow Bay, Cape Breton, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Record added: 11/5/2025 4:51:35 PM
Last updated: 11/5/2025 4:52:22 PM
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