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About James Burgess

Emigrated to US in 1886. Listed laborer as occupation on 1900 census. Marked yes to being able to read, write, and speak English. Marked as rented house.

Per 1910 census, emigrated in 1890 and naturalized. Listed as foreman at packing house. Census puts birthday circa 1870.

Per 1920 census, listed as foreman in some sort of factory. All surviving kids still living with him plus his mom's sister, Margaret.

Possibly baptized in Ireland, 1866 in Co. Dublin. Don't want to buy the record to find out.

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James Burgess's Timeline

1866
March 1866
Ireland
1893
January 27, 1893
Illinois, United States
1894
June 7, 1894
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
1895
April 15, 1895
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
1896
April 6, 1896
Illinois, United States
1898
October 14, 1898
Illinois, United States
1900
1900
1901
1901
IL, United States
1905
1905