Margaret Ann Burke

    Margaret Ann Burke was born on Friday, 9 January 1880 at Dysart, Haliburton Co., Ontario, Canada. Mrs. (?) Hurd attended at the birth. Archibald Burke was listed as the informant. She and Alfred James Hale, son of John Hale and Mary Ann Watson, were married by C.A. Eaton on Thursday, 21 June 1900 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. He was 28, living in Toronto, born Humber, bachelor, Merchant, Baptist. She was 20, living in Toronto, born Haliburton, spinster, Baptist. Benjamin George Hale and Minnie Burke witnessed the marriage. She appeared on the census of 1901 in the household of Alfred James Hale at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. She is listed as: Hale, Margaret A, female, white, wife, married, born Jan 9 1880 in Ontario, age 21, of Irish origin, Canadian, Church of England, able to read, write and speak English. She appeared on the census of Monday, 5 June 1911 in the household of Alfred James Hale at 333 Lippincott Street, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. She is recorded as: Hale, Annie, female, wife, married, born January 1881 in Ontario, age 30, of Irish origin, Canadian, Anglican, insured for $500 costing $6/year, able to read, write and speak English. She appeared as household head on the census of June 1921 at 333 Lippincott Street, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. She was enumerated as: Hale, Margaret, owns a 7 room house, head, female, widow, age 41, born Ontario, both parents born Ireland, Canadian, Irish, speaks English, Church of England, able to read and write. Marjorie Marie Hale, Edna May Hale, Clarence Gordon Hale, Alfred James Hale, Hannah Travis and Agnes Mead also appeared in the household.
     Margaret died on Thursday, 14 January 1926 at her residence, 333 Lippincott Street, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 46 years and 5 days of tertiary syphilis. Dr. Minerva Reid was the attending physician. She was buried on Saturday, 16 January 1926 in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Plot 13, Section 8, Lot 7, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada.