Samuel Bunker

Brief Life History of Samuel

When Samuel Bunker was born on 28 July 1828, in Rusagonis, Lincoln, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada, his father, Samuel Bunker, was 40 and his mother, Rebecca Thomas, was 25. He married Dorothy Stennix Wood on 2 November 1855, in French Lake, Burton, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Blissville, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada in 1871 and Gladstone, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada in 1881. He died on 18 January 1899, in Tracy, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada, at the age of 70, and was buried in Tracy, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada.

Photos and Memories (0)

Photos and Memories

Do you know Samuel? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account

Family Time Line

Samuel Bunker
1828–1899
Dorothy Stennix Wood
1828–1924
Marriage: 2 November 1855
Sophia Bunker
1853–1959
Elizabeth Bunker
1856–1931
Amy Amelia Bunker
1859–1937
Samuel James Bunker
1860–1891
Charles Shadrach Bunker
1862–1862
David Tapley Bunker
1863–1941
Oliver Bunker
1865–1936
Margaret Bunker
1869–1918
Frank Bunker
1871–1943
Dorothy Bunker
1873–1943

Sources (22)

  • Samuel Bunker, "Canada Census, 1881"
  • Samuel Bunker, "Canada, New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950"
  • Samuel Bunker, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (2)

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.

1869

""

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.

Possible Related Names

Discover Even More

As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.

Create a FREE Account

Search for Another Deceased Ancestor

Share this with your family and friends.