Josiah Burk

• Born 2 September 1780
• Died - Beaver Co. Penn (west of Pittsburg)
• Many details of BURK ancestry come from his letters

Parents

• John Burk , The Pioneer 1754-1827
• Sarah Williams 1763

Ancestry Francis Burk 1725-1768   Eunice Merck †1769   David Williams   ? ? |   |   |   |   |   | John Burk , The Pioneer 1754-1827   Sarah Williams 1763 |   | | Josiah Burk 1780

Siblings Josiah Burk 1780 John (Jr.) Burk 1786-1832 David F. Burk Mary Burk †1815 Samuel Burk 1793-1835 Timothy Burk Elisabeth Burk Sara Burk Juana Burk

Notes

When he was 14, helped his father drive the cattle to Canada. He had a farm west of his father's - lake front - lot 23. He had 5 daughters and decided that there was no future for them in the woods with no son to take over his farm. He returned to the States and settled in beaver Co Penn, just west of Pittsburg.

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