HI I am researching an Ellen Burke also. She was born in Ireland around 1842. She lived in Schenectady NY and was married to a Harman Wessels and they had five daughters. I have traced her back to Schenectady and then hit a brick wall. Don't know if she had siblings or what her parents names were. Blessings Joyce ----- Original Message ----- From: <Ione442@cs.com> To: <BURKE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 6:04 PM Subject: Re: [BURKE] address change(E- Mail) > Karen... > What Burke family are you searching? I am trying to trace my great > grandmother Ellen Burke, who I believe was born in Vermont. She married my great > grandfather Marion S. Foster and they lived in Santa Ynez, California...Santa Barbara > County. She was a nurse and was educated in Canada as the story goes. > They were a very well known family in the Santa Barbara area. > Thanks... Bernice > > > ==== BURKE Mailing List ==== > Descendants of emigrant, John Burk (1656 - 1699) Middlesex Co., VA > http://www.rootsweb.com/~varussel/families/burk.html > List Manager: Jim Young <burke-admin@rootsweb.com> > ======================================================= > Unsubscribe from List; click below: > > <mailto:BURKE-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe> >