Looking for information on the Patrick Joseph Burns family. He married Martha Jane Dawes ca. 1900 (place unknown) (b. 1869 England, d. 1956) (parents: Charles Dawes/Jane Wesseldine b. Cambridgeshire, England 1844, both died in Clinton, New York ca. 1900's). Patrick's date of birth (ca. 1885 - according to his SSA ) and place of birth varies from Binghamton, NY to Ireland to Luzerne, Pa.(he died 1947 in NYS) I have his death certificate. His parents (according to his Social Security card) are: Charles Burns and Alice Gilroy. Can't find any information about Charles & Alice. The tales are that he was an orphan. Well, you have to have had parents. I think I found him in St. Mary's Orphan Aslym in Binghamton, NY (age 7 - estimated birth year is 1873) along with an Ann (age 10) in the 1880 census . I can't find where the records are kept for that orphanage. Martha/Patrick (my great-grandparents) had four children: my grandfather, Charles; Margaret Burns Wood; Theodore , & Frederick . I have information on the children but nothing on Patrick. Really need help. Sue Myers Sue8526@bellsouth.net