Nicholas Buker

Brief Life History of Nicholas

When Nicholas Buker was born on 20 October 1785, in Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States, his father, David Buker, was 24 and his mother, Bethiah Sparks, was 20. He married Seviah Coombs in 1810, in Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Prospect, Waldo, Maine, United States in 1860. He died on 4 May 1865, in Waldo, Maine, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Islesboro, Waldo, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

Nicholas Buker
1785–1865
Seviah Coombs
1792–1866
Marriage: 1810
Sarah Buker
1812–
Priscilla Buker
1813–1877
Aaron Buker
1816–1887
Seviah Jane Buker
1820–1888
Bowden R. Buker
1823–
Cyrene Emeline Buker
1827–

Sources (16)

  • Nicholas Baker in household of Parker G Eaton, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Nicolas Buker, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
  • Nicholas Bunker, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

1794

Historical Boundaries: 1794: Hancock, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Hancock, Maine, United States 1827: Waldo, Maine, United States

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

North German (Büker): see Bueker .

Americanized form of German Bucher .

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

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