Elizabeth Bunker

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Bunker was born on 12 January 1822, in Rusagonis, Lincoln, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada, her father, Samuel Bunker, was 34 and her mother, Rebecca Thomas, was 19. She married William Emery Morgan about 1854, in Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Blissville, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada in 1871 and Gladstone, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada in 1881. She died on 1 March 1901, in Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada, at the age of 79.

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Family Time Line

William Emery Morgan
1832–
Elizabeth Bunker
1822–1901
Marriage: about 1854
Emerson Charles Morgan
1856–1932
Rebecca A. Morgan
1858–
Albina Morgan
1859–1940
Elizabeth Morgan
1862–
David Morgan
1863–

Sources (7)

  • Elizabett Morgan in household of Emery Morgan, "Canada Census, 1871"
  • Elizabeth Morgan, "Canada, New Brunswick Provincial Deaths, 1815-1938"
  • Elizabeth Morgan in entry for Emerson C Morgan, "Canada, New Brunswick Provincial Deaths, 1815-1938"

World Events (3)

1867 · British North America Act

The British North America Act or Constitution Act of 1867 caused three British colonies, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Canada to be united as one under the name Canada. Until this point New Brunswick had been the British crown colony.

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1901 · Hartland Covered Bridge

July 4, 1901, the Hartland covered bridge was finished. It spans across the Saint John River, making it the longest covered bridge. Until it was built, the only way across the river was by ferry.

Name Meaning

English: nickname, of Norman origin, for a reliable or good-hearted person, from Old French bon ‘good’ + cuer ‘heart’ (from Latin cor).

German (Bünker): variant of Bönker (see Boenker ).

History: Bunker Hill in Charlestown, MA, was named as land assigned in 1634 to George Bunker of Charlestown, who had emigrated from Odell in Bedfordshire, England.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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