His parents were William Robert Bursey and Mary Brown Bursey - born in Newfoundland, Canada. His siblings were:
James Nelson Bursey b. 1 Jan 1900, Cambridge,Ma
Frederick Bursey (Memorial#36690263)
William Nelson Bursey (Memorial#36689146)
Mary Beatrice Bursey Napman b. 16 Jan 1905, Cambridge, Ma(Memorial#36690116)
Arthur Bursey b. 1906, d. 1907 or 1908
Winefred Bursey Loder (Memorial#36690573)
Allen Bursey b. 1914
Warren "Johnny" Bursey b. 1916 (Memorial#55203862)
Albert Bursey (Memorial#36691106)
Graham Bursey b. 17 June 1921, Coley's Point, Bay Roberts, Newfoundland, Canada (Memorial#55998485)
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1930 Census for Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Stephen Bursey, age 19, single, b. NL, Parents b. NL, Came to the US
in 1921.
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Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956
Name: Stephen Herman Bursey
Arrival Date: 31 May 1929
Age: 18 years 6 months
Birth Date: abt 1910
Birthplace: Bay Roberts Nfld
Gender: Male
Race/Nationality: English

Port of Arrival: Vanceboro, Maine, USA
Departure Contact: Father William Bursey
Arrival Contact: Brother Arthur Bursey
Record has photo?: No
He is single and a farmer.
He last lived in Bay Roberts with his father William.
He is 6 feet Tall, Med. Complexion, Brown Hair,
Blue Eyes.
He is going to the USA to seek work.

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S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995
Name: Stephen Herman Bursey
Issue Date: 6 Dec 1937
Age 26 and lives at: 46 Beacon Street,
Somerville, Massachusetts
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No. 4373669
Name: Bursey, Stephen Herman
Residing at 48 Beacon Street, Somerville
Age: 26 years
Date of Order of Admission: Dec 6, 1937
Date of Certificate Issued: Dec 6, 1937
U.S. District Court at Boston, Massachusetts
Petition# 179831
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Publication Number: M1545
Publication Title: Index to Petitions and Records of Naturalizations of the U.S. and District Courts for the District of Massachusetts, 1907-1966
Publisher: NARA
State: Massachusetts
Admission Year: 1937
Immigrant Full Name: BURSEY, Stephen Herman
Court: D.C.