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John Mathias Burk



Birth3 February 1793Fairfield, Herkimer, New York, United States
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    Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for John Mathias Burk (1793-1853), memorial #46087847.

    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for John Mathias Burk, ID: KWJ1-FDD.

    Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Church History Library), entry for John Mathias Burk, Folder "Amasa M. Lyman's company schedules, circa 1847 February-April" (#28), Image 2, Line 52.

    FamilySearch, New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah), database with images, FamilySearch, entry for Johan Theis Burk (03 February 1793); citing Reformed Church, Fort Herkimer, German Flatts, New York, “Records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of German Flatts in Fort Herkimer, town of German Flats (New York) 1753-1848,” image 184, vol. 1, p. 168, entry no. 7.

    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sealings and adoptions of the living, 1846-1857; index, 1846-1857 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958), p. 177-178; FHL microfilm 183374.

Death8 June 1853Ogden, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
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BurialJune 1853Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
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FatherCharles Burk
MotherEsther Bohannon

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   • Abigail Fellows
Married15 March 1821Geauga County, Ohio, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for John Mathias Burk and Abigail Fellows, ID: KWJ1-FDD and ID: LWY2-RW7.

    Endowment House (LDS Church), Sealings of couples, living and by proxy, 1851-1889 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1958, 1978), p. 185-186.

    Ohio County Clerks, Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016 (Ohio: County courthouses), database with images, FamilySearch, entry for John M. Burke and Abigail Fellow (15 Mar 1821); citing Geauga, Ohio, County Courthouses, "Records v. A-C 1806-1842," image 80 of 270; FHL microfilm 873461..

          Children:
               Charles Allen Burk Sr
               Abi Salina Burk


   • Keziah Keturah Van Benthuysen
Married22 January 1835Clay County, Missouri, United States
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    FamilySearch, Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah), database, FamilySearch.org, entry for John M. Burk and Keziah Bunnell (22 Jan 1835); citing Clay County, Missouri, Recorder of Deeds, "Marriage records, vol. A-D, 1822-1878," p. 142, entry 1, image 93 of 753; FHL microfilm 955303..

    James Henry Rollins, The life history of James Henry Rollins (Provo, Utah: J. Grant Stevenson, 1960), Chapter 3: What Ever Happened to James Henry Relatives.

          Children:
               Phoebe Jane Burk
               Kezia Burke


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• 1840Lee County, Iowa Territory, United States
• 1842Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
• 1850Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, United States

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• 1840 Population CensusTownship 67, Range 6 West, Lee, Iowa TerritoryExtractImage
• 1842 Population CensusNauvoo, Hancock, IllinoisExtractImage
• 1850 Population CensusGreat Salt Lake County County, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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Crossing the Plains

Willard Richards CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Data," database, part of "Church History Biographical Database" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

       Departure3 Jul 1848
       Arrival10 Oct 1848


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