Henry Bunker

Male1826–10 May 1885

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

Henry Bunker
1826–1885
Margaret Wood
1826–1869
Marriage: 30 September 1852
Sherman Bunker
1853–1896
Alfred Bunker
1854–1937
Henrietta Bunker
1856–1923
Spafford B. Bunker
1858–1873
Mellissa Bunker
1861–1956
Annie J. Bunker
1863–1938

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

  • Marriage
    30 September 1852Rusagonis, Lincoln, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada
  • Children (6)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (3)

    1867 · British North America Act

    Age 41

    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.

    1869

    Age 43

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    1880 · Legislature in Fredericton Destoryed by Fire

    Age 54

    On February 25, 1880, the legislature building in Frederiction was destroyed by fire. The builiding was completely made of wood meaning that there was nothing left of it. The chair that the speaker used and a marble top table were all that remained.

    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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