Biography extracted from History of Sauk County, Wisconsin Chicago: Western Historical Company, published 1880.

Westfield:

John Burke, farmer, Sec. 18; P.O. Loganville; son of Thomas and Sophia (Rustine) Burke; was born in Maine June 4, 1829; moved to Nova Scotia while a child, and lived there till 14 years of age, then went to sea; followed the sea about six years, sailing in the ships of the Black Star Line, between New York and Liverpool; then located at Quebec, Canada; lived there three years then moved to New York and from there to Ft. Ann, Washington Co., N.Y.; in 1856, he came to Sauk Co., Wis., and settled where he now resides; has 120 acres of land. Was married Dec. 25, 1851, at Ft. Ann, N.Y. to Dorothy Green, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Conner) Green; they have one child, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Burke are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mrs. Burke’s father, Mr. Peter Green, was born in Orange Co., N.Y., 1797; was married in 1821 to Elizabeth Conner; they had five children, of whom two only are living. Mr. Green came to Wisconsin in 1856, and now resides with his daughter, Mrs. Burke.

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