William ROURKE

1824 - 1885  (~ 61 years)

• Name	William ROURKE  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	Jan 1824	Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada   [2, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Oct 1885	Currie Cemetery, Bath, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada   [2]
  Death	21 Oct 1885	New Brunswick, Canada   [2]
  Origins
  Person ID	I16120	Carleton

  
  

  Family	Frances Maria DEMERCHANT           b. Jun 1827, New Brunswick, Canada           d. 29 Apr 1913 (Age ~ 85 years)
  Children	1. Horace ROURKE           b. 1855, Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada           d. 1918, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Leonard ROURKE           b. Apr 1855, Bath, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada           d. 30 Jan 1924, Bath, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada (Age ~ 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Harriet Amelia ROURKE           b. 6 May 1856, Bath, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada           d. 28 Oct 1932, Bath, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] ▻ James DEMERCHANT  m. 1881   4. Stephen ROURKE           b. 20 Jun 1859, Bath, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada           d. 20 May 1936, Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Ransford 'Rainsford' William ROURKE           b. 2 Jan 1861, Bath, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada           d. 17 Nov 1939, Upper Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] ▻ Alberta 'Bertha' E. GRAY  m. 11 Mar 1891   6. Martha 'Annie' ROURKE           b. 14 May 1862, Bath, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada           d. 2 Apr 1942, Bath, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] ▻ Ezekiel S. SECORD  m. 15 Dec 1891   7. Frances Maria 'Minnie' ROURKE           b. 12 Oct 1865, Bath, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada           d. 14 Aug 1943, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] ▻ Stephen Everett GIBERSON  m. 14 Apr 1904;   Henry Allen Baker RIDEOUT  m. 19 Sep 1933   8. John Wesley ROURKE           b. 28 Jan 1867, Holmesville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada           d. 27 Nov 1956, Bath, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Esther Jane ROURKE           b. 1869, Bath, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada           d. 1933, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] ▻ Alpheus GRAY  m. 16 Dec 1891
  Family ID	F9255	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Jan 1824 - Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada Death - 21 Oct 1885 - New Brunswick, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Rourke.William_1824-1885 Photo: Norman DeMerchant ©2016

  
  

• Sources

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