William Burke’s memoir contains references to hundreds of individuals encountered during his travels throughout New England, New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.
The entries below identify these individuals and provide information about their relationship to Burke, the places where he encountered them, and the references to them in the memoir.
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Each entry includes:
• basic biographical information
• the place and date of Burke’s encounter
• Burke’s relationship to the individual
• references in the memoir
• links to external historical and genealogical sources
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