Brief Life History of Henry
When Henry Bunker was born in 1826, in Rusagonis, Lincoln, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada, his father, Samuel Bunker, was 38 and his mother, Rebecca Thomas, was 24. He married Margaret Wood on 30 September 1852, in Rusagonis, Lincoln, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Lincoln, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada for about 10 years. He died on 10 May 1885, in St. Stephen, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada, at the age of 59, and was buried in Rusagonis Station, Lincoln, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Henry Bunker, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Henry Bunker, "New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950"
- Henry Bunker in entry for Henrietta Nason, "Canada, New Brunswick Provincial Deaths, 1815-1938"
Spouse and Children
1826–1885 Male
1826–1869 Female
Children (6)
1853–1896 Male
1854–1937 Male
1856–1923 Female
1858–1873 Male
1861–1956 Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1788–1872 Male
1802–1880 Female
Siblings (10)
1822–1901 Female
1824–1868 Female
1826–1885 Male
1828–1899 Male
1830–1879 Female
+5 More Children
World Events (3)
1867 · British North America Act
Age 41
1869
Age 43
1880 · Legislature in Fredericton Destoryed by Fire
Age 54
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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