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Cecilia\Celia (Celie) Burke

Cecilia\Celia (Celie) Burke

Female 1882 - 1969  (86 years)

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  • Name Cecilia\Celia (Celie) Burke 
    Born 23 Oct 1882  Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Census 1891  subdistrict of River Hebert, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • In family #59, she appears aged 8 with her parents and six of her siblings. She is called 'Celia M' on the census.
    Misc From 1900 to 1920  St Denis RC Church, Minudie, Cumberland Co, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    was a choir member 
    Choir members at St Denis Church,Minudie 1900-1920
    Choir members at St Denis Church,Minudie 1900-1920
    Photo taken by Garth Fowler in St Denis Church, Minudie, Nova Scotia.
    Census 1901  the polling division of Minudie, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • In family #26, she is found, at age 18, with her parents, 4 of her siblings, and her oldest brother with his young family.
    1901Census-Cumbeland,Minudie,p.3,fam.19-28
    1901Census-Cumbeland,Minudie,p.3,fam.19-28
    Occupation 1901  Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    a dress maker 
    Died 29 Jun 1969  [1
    Funeral Home Card for Cecilia Bourgeois(1882-1969)
    Funeral Home Card for Cecilia Bourgeois(1882-1969)
    Buried St Denis Cemetery, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Headstone - Simon & Cecelia (Burke) Bourgeois
    Headstone - Simon & Cecelia (Burke) Bourgeois
    BOURGEOIS/Cecelia M Burke/1882 - 1969/wife of/Simon Bourgeois/1881 - 19__/
    Person ID I8843  Annette - Research
    Last Modified 11 Apr 2010 

    Father Anthony P Burke,   b. 22 Mar 1849, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Sep 1931, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Mary Jane Melanson,   b. 22 Sep 1846, Ragged Reef, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1930, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Family ID F3793  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Simon Bourgeois,   b. 12 May 1881, Upper Cove, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1975  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 26 Sep 1906  Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    • Witnesses at their marriage were Arthur Burke and Mary Belliveau.
    Children 
     1. Florence Margaret Bourgeois,   b. 29 Jul 1907,   bur. St Denis Cemetery, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Marion Bourgeois,   b. 28 Mar 1909, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 2002, Highland View Regional Hospital, Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     3. Louise Irene Bourgeois,   b. 8 Jun 1910,   d. 29 Jun 1968, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     4. Lawrence Joseph Bourgeois,   b. 24 May 1912,   d. 19 Jan 1913, Joggins Mines, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     5. Ruth Ethel Bourgeois,   b. 24 May 1912,   d. 22 Sep 2005, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     6. Harold Simon Bourgeois,   b. 25 May 1920, Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1920
    Family ID F3710  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    LtoR:Marion,Ruth,Celie,Louise & Florence Bourgeois
    LtoR:Marion,Ruth,Celie,Louise & Florence Bourgeois
    This photo is of the postcard variety. It was carried through World War I in Simie Bourgeois pocket. Simon, aka Simie, is the husband of Celie Burke and the girls are their daughters.
    Rufus LeBlanc & Celie (Burke) Bourgeois  Sept 1934
    Rufus LeBlanc & Celie (Burke) Bourgeois Sept 1934
    Father of the groom (Hance LeBlanc) and Mother of the bride (Louise Bourgeois).
    Taken in Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    Charlie LeBlanc & Celie (Burke) Bourgeois
    Charlie LeBlanc & Celie (Burke) Bourgeois
    (1882 - 1936) & (1882 - 1969)
    Celie (Burke) Bourgeois holding her grandson
    Celie (Burke) Bourgeois holding her grandson
    1882-1969
    Photo was taken in Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada about 1936.
    L to R: Annie, Charlie, Celie and Ida
    L to R: Annie, Charlie, Celie and Ida
    L to R: Annie (Burke) LeBlanc (1880-1974), Charlie LeBlanc (1882-1936), Celie (Burke) Bourgeois (1882-1969) and Ida (LeBlanc) White (1874-1938).
    Celie (Burke) Bourgeois & Charlie S LeBlanc
    Celie (Burke) Bourgeois & Charlie S LeBlanc
    (1882-1969) & (1879-1968)
    Photo taken at Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
    Celie Burke & husband, Simon Bourgeois
    Celie Burke & husband, Simon Bourgeois
    (1882-1969) & (1881-1975)
    Marion, Celie & Louise Bourgeois
    Marion, Celie & Louise Bourgeois
    Marion Bourgeois (1909-xxxx), their mother Celie (Burke) Bourgeois (1882-1969), Louise Bourgeois (1910-1968).
    Louise Bourgeois married Hance LeBlanc.
    LtoR:Marion,Ruth,Celie,Florence & Louise Bourgeois
    LtoR:Marion,Ruth,Celie,Florence & Louise Bourgeois
    L to R: Marion Bourgeois (1909-xxxx), Ruth Bourgeois (1912-xxxx), their mother Celie (Burke) Bourgeois (1882-1969), Florence Bourgeois (1907-xxxx) and Louise Bourgeois (1910-1968).

  • Sources 
    1. [S159] Holy Cards from funeral homes, Card for Cecilia Bourgeois owned by Garth Fowler -scanned image Nov2009 .

    2. [S144] VitalStats: NS,Cumberland Co.,Prov.Archives,Govt. Records, website;yr:1882;page:69901961-birth.

    3. [S313] Census: 1891 Census of Canada/Nova Scotia/Cumberland, mf Reel:T-6312,30Cumberland,Sub-dist:5A-RiverHebert,p13-14,fam.59-enn.dt.10Apr1891.
      mf Reel:T-6312,30Cumberland,Sub-dist:5A-RiverHebert,p13-14,fam.59:
      Burke, Anthony P M 43 M - NS RC Farmer
      Burke, Mary Jane F 44 M W NS RC
      Burke, William M 20 S NS RC Farmer
      Burke, Charles E M 18 S NS RC
      Burke, Mary E F 16 D NS RC
      Burke, Ella L F 14 D NS RC
      Burke, Annie C F 10 D NS RC
      Burke, Celia M F 8 D NS RC
      Burke, Nettie E F 6 D NS RC

    4. [S308] Info:Garth Fowler, Nov2009 - photo of list of choir members posted at back of St Denis Church.

    5. [S314] Census: 1901 Census of Canada/Nova Scotia/Cumberland, 30Cumberland;Sub-distZ;PollDiv30Minudie-p.3-fam.26.

    6. [S308] Info:Garth Fowler, photo of headstone.

    7. [S215] Parish:Minudie Registers,1895-1918 from CEA, p.215,B.31-daug's baptism.

    8. [S84] Parish:Joggins & Missions,NS 1849-1909 (P10) from LDS Reel 0857500, p.341 - marr.26Sep1906.


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