Edward Burke, b: 1824

^{1899 Boer War begins}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1912 Titanic sinks on maiden voyage}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}
^{1922 USSR formed by Soviet states}

^{1837 Queen Victoria assumes throne}
^{1854 Crimean War with Russia}
^{1869 Opening of Suez Canal}
^{1871 Franco - Prussian War}
^{1895 Marconi invents wireless telegraphy}

^{1798 Irish revolt against English rule}
^{1804 Napoleon becomes French Emperor}
^{1805 Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson killed}
^{1815 Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon defeat}
^{1830 French Revolution}


		^{Edward Burke}^{b.1824 Ireland d.}

	^{Michael E. Burke}^{b.1857 Conneticut d.1933 Conneticut}		^{Patrick Leary}^{b.1797 Ireland d.}

		^{Margaret Leary}^{b.1836 Ireland d.1905 Conneticut}	^{Elizabeth Mullen}^{b.1797 Ireland d.1880 Conneticut}

^{Leonard G. Burke}^{b.1903 Conneticut d.1964 Conneticut}

	^{Elizebeth Mclaughlin}^{b.1868 New York d. Conneticut}