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$Cecilia\Celia (Celie) Burke$

1882 - 1969 (86 years)

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Name	Cecilia\Celia (Celie) Burke
Born	23 Oct 1882	Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada [1, 2]
Gender	Female
Census	1891	subdistrict of River Hebert, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada [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 [4]
	was a choir member
		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 [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
Occupation	1901	Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada [5]
	a dress maker
Died	29 Jun 1969 [1]
		Funeral Home Card for Cecilia Bourgeois(1882-1969)
Buried	St Denis Cemetery, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada [6]
		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 , d. 1 Sep 1931, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 82 years)
Mother	Mary Jane Melanson, b. 22 Sep 1846, Ragged Reef, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 20 Nov 1930, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 84 years)
Family ID	F3793	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Simon Bourgeois, b. 12 May 1881, Upper Cove, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 1975 (Age 93 years)

Married 26 Sep 1906 Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada [7, 8]

Children

	1. Florence Margaret Bourgeois, b. 29 Jul 1907, bur. St Denis Cemetery, Minudie, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
	2. Marion Bourgeois, b. 28 Mar 1909, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 20 Aug 2002, Highland View Regional Hospital, Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 93 years)
	3. Louise Irene Bourgeois, b. 8 Jun 1910, d. 29 Jun 1968, Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 58 years)
	4. Lawrence Joseph Bourgeois, b. 24 May 1912, d. 19 Jan 1913, Joggins Mines, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 0 years)
	5. Ruth Ethel Bourgeois, b. 24 May 1912, d. 22 Sep 2005, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada (Age 93 years)
	6. Harold Simon Bourgeois, b. 25 May 1920, Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 1920

Family ID F3710 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Photos » Slide Show		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 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 (1882 - 1936) & (1882 - 1969)
		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 (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 (1882-1969) & (1879-1968) Photo taken at Joggins, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
		Celie Burke & husband, Simon Bourgeois (1882-1969) & (1881-1975)
		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 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).

[S159] Holy Cards from funeral homes, Card for Cecilia Bourgeois owned by Garth Fowler -scanned image Nov2009 .
[S144] VitalStats: NS,Cumberland Co.,Prov.Archives,Govt. Records, website;yr:1882;page:69901961-birth.
[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
[S308] Info:Garth Fowler, Nov2009 - photo of list of choir members posted at back of St Denis Church.
[S314] Census: 1901 Census of Canada/Nova Scotia/Cumberland, 30Cumberland;Sub-distZ;PollDiv30Minudie-p.3-fam.26.
[S308] Info:Garth Fowler, photo of headstone.
[S215] Parish:Minudie Registers,1895-1918 from CEA, p.215,B.31-daug's baptism.
[S84] Parish:Joggins & Missions,NS 1849-1909 (P10) from LDS Reel 0857500, p.341 - marr.26Sep1906.