William BERK

Birth:
21 Jun 1788
Mt. Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania
Chr:
25 Jun 1788
Mt. Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania
Burial:
18 Oct 1858
Doty Hill, Bradford, Pennsylvania
Marriage:
15 Aug 1817
of New York
Sources:
Family Bible owned by Harold Copeland, son of Mary A. Berk Copeland, who is the daughter of Lyman M. Burke
1850 U.S. Census S. Creek Township,Bradford,Pennsylvania (FHL#020,607), pg 391
1860 U.S. Census S. Creek Township,Bradford,Pennsylvania (FHL#080,508), pg 706
1840 U.S. Census S. Creek Township,Bradford,Pennsylvania (FHL#020,537), pg 214
New.familysearch.org, May 2011
Notes:
                   NAME:
    BERK aka BURKE
Mary EMPSON
Birth:
6 Apr 1797
Pennsylvania
Death:
16 Oct 1884
Bradford, Pennsylvania
Notes:
                   NAME:
    IMPSON   aka EMPSON

NOTES:
    Possible Parents Benjamin EMPSON/IMPSON & Elizabeth PRICE
Children
Marriage
1
Elizabeth Jane BURKE
Birth:
21 Jul 1818
New York
Death:
20 Jun 1882
Hooker, Gage, Nebraska
John H. HILLMAN 
Marr:
Abt 1837
New York 
Notes:
                   BIRTH:
    May have been 30 Jun 1820

NAME:
    BURKE   aka BERK
2
Cyrus BURKE
Birth:
30 Jun 1819
Walpack, Sussex, New Jersey
Death:
10 Jan 1910
Martha E. MOORE 
Marr:
Abt 1845/46
New York 
3
Melinda BURKE
Birth:
31 Aug 1822
Walpack, Sussex, New Jersey
Death:
1859
Hezekiah DUNHAM 
Marr:
6 Aug 1843
of Sussex, New Jersey 
4
Amanda BURKE
Birth:
9 Nov 1823
Walpack, Sussex, New Jersey
Death:
28 Mar 1883
Spencer WEST 
Marr:
7 Jun 1841
Bradford, Pennsylvania 
Notes:
                   NAME:
    Amanda aka Elemanda
5
Maria BURKE
Birth:
26 Jul 1826
of Bradford, Pennsylvania
Death:
1 May 1858
Alfred M. BROWN 
Marr:
Abt 1847
of South Creek, Bradford, Penn 
Notes:
                   NAME:
    BURKE   aka BERK
6
Clarissa BURKE
Birth:
6 Jul 1828
Bradford, Pennsylvania
Death:
William SEARLES 
Marr:
6 Oct 1851
of Pennsylvania 
7
Elsie C. BURKE
Birth:
10 Oct 1830
Bradford, Pennsylvania
Death:
12 Feb 1879
Darias SOPER 
Marr:
1 Jul 1849
of Bradford, Pennsylvania 
8
Elizabeth J. BURKE
Birth:
7 Sep 1831
Bradford, Pennsylvania
Death:
22 Nov 1832
 
Marr:
 
9
Harriet A. BURKE
Birth:
30 Oct 1833
Bradford, Pennsylvania
Death:
1851
Herbert STREETER 
Marr:
Abt 1854
of Bradford, Pennsylvania 
10
Sarah BURKE
Birth:
31 Mar 1836
Bradford, Pennsylvania
Death:
Giles VAUGHN 
Marr:
Abt 1857
of Bradford, Pennsylvania 
11
Lyman M. BURKE
Birth:
16 Dec 1838
Bradford, Pennsylvania
Death:
9 Mar 1889
Doty Hill, Bradford, Pennsylvania
Clarissa LAIN 
Marr:
22 Jan 1863
Bradford, Pennsylvania 
Notes:
                   NAME:
    BURKE   aka BERK
12
Mary H. BURKE
Birth:
31 May 1841
Bradford, Pennsylvania
Death:
1889
Alexander DUFF 
Marr:
21 May 1863
of Bradford, Pennsylvania 
FCID:5320:17
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William Berk - Mary Empson

William Berk was born at Mt. Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania 21 Jun 1788. His parents were Dietrick Berk and Catharine Labar.

He married Mary Empson 15 Aug 1817 at of New York . Mary Empson was born at Pennsylvania 6 Apr 1797 daughter of Benjamin Empson and Elizabeth Price .

They were the parents of 12 children:
Elizabeth Jane Burke born 21 Jul 1818.
Cyrus Burke born 30 Jun 1819.
Melinda Burke born 31 Aug 1822.
Amanda Burke born 9 Nov 1823.
Maria Burke born 26 Jul 1826.
Clarissa Burke born 6 Jul 1828.
Elsie C. Burke born 10 Oct 1830.
Elizabeth J. Burke born 7 Sep 1831.
Harriet A. Burke born 30 Oct 1833.
Sarah Burke born 31 Mar 1836.
Lyman M. Burke born 16 Dec 1838.
Mary H. Burke born 31 May 1841.

Mary Empson died 16 Oct 1884 at Bradford, Pennsylvania .