Brief Life History of Phoebe
When Phoebe Bunce was born on 26 July 1780, in Smithtown, Suffolk, New York, United States, her father, Joseph Bunce, was 28 and her mother, Martha Smith, was 24. She had at least 6 sons and 8 daughters with Matthew Gardiner. She died on 9 May 1838, in Suffolk, New York, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Northport, Huntington, Suffolk, New York, United States.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Phebe Bunce - Published information: birth-name: Phebe Bunce
- Phebe Bunce Gardener, "Find A Grave Index"
- The Family of Richard Smith of Smithtown, Long Island; Ten Generations, by Frederick Kinsman Smith. The Smithtown Historical Society, Long Island, New York. 1967
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1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Bunt , Bunn or Bone , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Americanized form of South German Bunz: from Alemannic bunz ‘little barrel’, hence a nickname for a short fat man; or from a pet form of an Old High German personal name Bun(n)o.
Americanized form of German Banz . Compare Bunts .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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