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- 7. WALTER BURKE, son of William and Ludivine (McDonald) Burke, was born 1820/1, and died between 1891 and 1901. He married at Arichat, 7 Jan. 1845 RUFINE PETITPAS, daughter of Pierre and Catherine (Poirier) Petitpas, who was born 6 Feb.1820 [1901 CR].
Walter was not listed as a head of a household in the 1838 census, nor was a male of his age listed with any of his married brothers. There was however a male over age 14 listed with his sister Elizabeth Samson in the census.
Walter and Rufine were not listed in the 1861 D'Escousse census, but were living there in 1871. Walter was a house servant, Irish, in 1871, a laborer in 1881 and 1891. In 1901, Rufine, widowed, was living with her daughter Catherine Landry in Poulamon.
Children:
23. i. WILLIAM, b. 1845/6
ii. VIRGINIA, b. 1848/9.
24. iii. CAROLINE, b. 1850/1; m. Jeffrey Josse.
25. iv. CATHERINE, b. 1855/6; m. Zepherin [Jeffrey] Landry.
v. JAMES HENRY, b. 20 June 1860; bur. at D'Escousse 24 Feb. 1861 [PR].
26. vi. JANE, bp. at D'Escousse, 18 Aug. 1861 [PR]; m. Pierre Samson.
27. vii. VITAL, b. 20 Mar. 1864 [1901 CR], bp. at D'Escousse, 15 May 1864 [PR].
viii.
MARGUERITE-ELIZABETH, b. at D'Escousse as ELIZABETH 20 July 1867 [VR]; bp. 22 July 1867 [PR]; m. Basile-Antoine Arsenault, b. 1866/7. In 1891 Elizabeth and her husband were living with her parents in D'Escousse in 1891. Basil was a farm laborer.
ix. SOPHIE-DELVINA, bp. 20 Aug. 1871; not listed with parents in 1881.
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ROBERT (adopted), b. 26 Mar. 1878 [1901 CR]; m. at D'Escousse, 10 Aug. 1904 [SW]Marie Boudrot, dau. of Pascal and Anne (Marchand) Boudrot, and widow of Simon Langlois; living with Walter and Rufine as early as age 3, but may actually be a grandson as he is listed as a nephew, not a brother, of Catherine Burke Landry in the 1901 census; general laborer in 1901.
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1867 - Yes, date unknown
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