▁of ▁their ▁three ▁young ▁children , ▁William ▁Bur ke ▁Bel kn ap , ▁Jr ., ▁Jonathan ▁Tr umb ull ▁Bel kn ap , ▁and ▁Helen ▁Bel kn ap . ▁Helen ▁Str ong ▁counter - su ed ▁and ▁on ▁March ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁their ▁financial ▁settlement ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁suit ▁Bel kn ap , ▁et ▁al . ▁v . ▁United ▁States , ▁in ▁which ▁Bel kn ap ' s ▁sheep - f arm ing ▁accounts , ▁tax ▁records , ▁and ▁divor ce ▁settlement ▁were ▁closely ▁scr ut in ized . ▁William ▁Bur ke ▁Bel kn ap ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Ed ith ▁Mary ▁Clar ke ▁Bel kn ap ▁( wh om ▁he ▁had ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁in ▁Hudson , ▁Canada ), ▁initi ated ▁the ▁suit ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁recover ▁money ▁paid ▁in ▁an ▁in ac cur ate ▁tax ▁assess ment , ▁and ▁the ▁court ▁granted ▁the ▁ref und ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁pla int iffs , ▁William ▁Bur ke ▁Bel kn ap ▁and ▁his ▁second ▁wife ▁Ed ith ▁Clar ke ▁Bel kn ap , ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁September ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁in ▁Hudson ▁He ights , ▁Quebec . ▁Ed ith , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁" A unt ▁Ed ie " ▁pet ition ed ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁natural ized ▁citiz en ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁She ▁lived ▁at ▁Land ▁O ' G os hen ▁farm ▁with ▁William ▁Bur ke ▁Bel kn ap