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Capt Martin Jones Burke

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Capt Martin Jones Burke

Birth
Saratoga County, New York, USA
Death
20 Aug 1847 (aged 30)
Mexico
Burial
Bacon Hill, Saratoga County, New York, USA GPS-Latitude: 43.1347225, Longitude: -73.6059189
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Capt. Burke was killed leading the assault upon an entrenched convent, used as a Citadel of Churubusco, Mexico. He was a graduate of West Point in 1836. As you can see his middle name is Jones on his grave but John on the historical marker.
Capt. Burke was killed leading the assault upon an entrenched convent, used as a Citadel of Churubusco, Mexico. He was a graduate of West Point in 1836. As you can see his middle name is Jones on his grave but John on the historical marker.


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