William Lee ROURKE

1892 - 1961  (68 years)

• Name	William Lee ROURKE  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]
  Birth	9 Mar 1892	Bath, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Jan 1961	East Readfield Cemetery, Readfield, Kennebec, Maine, USA
  Death	8 Jan 1961	Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, USA   [20]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William ROURKE           b. Jan 1824, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada           d. 21 Oct 1885, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age ~ 61 years)  (Grandfather)  Elizabeth WATTERS           b. 1836, New Brunswick, Canada           d. 1919  (Age 83 years)  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I21350	Carleton

  
  

  Father	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)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Alberta 'Bertha' E. GRAY           b. 14 Jun 1866, Good Corner, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada           d. 22 Sep 1948, Hartland, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	11 Mar 1891	Good Corner, Wilmot, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
  Family ID	F11146	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Iva May PALMER           b. 3 Sep 1899, Avondale, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada           d. 24 Feb 1964, Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, USA (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1914	Victoria Corner, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
  Children	1. Merrill Reginald ROURKE           b. 21 Aug 1919, Hartland, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada           d. 5 Dec 1989 (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Glenna Marguerite ROURKE           b. 30 Apr 1921, Upper Brighton, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada           d. 26 Mar 1993, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Graydon Palmer ROURKE           b. 6 Sep 1926, Upper Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada           d. 1 Mar 1955 (Age 28 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F11156	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 22 Dec 1914 - Victoria Corner, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada Burial - Jan 1961 - East Readfield Cemetery, Readfield, Kennebec, Maine, USA Death - 8 Jan 1961 - Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Headstones

  Rourke.William.L_Palmer.Iva.M Photo: David Pridham ©2016

  
  

  Histories

  h_Rourke.William.L_Cemetery Record

  
  

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