Brief Life History of William Keen
When William Keen Bunker was born on 2 April 1881, in Rockland, Knox, Maine, United States, his father, Thomas Bunker, was 29 and his mother, Eliza Ann Grant Sutherland, was 26. He married Mary Elizabeth Thomas on 23 August 1917, in Thomaston, Knox, Maine, United States. He died on 22 May 1935, in Thomaston, Knox, Maine, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Thomaston, Knox, Maine, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- William K Bunker in household of Thomas Bunker, "United States Census, 1900"
- William K Bunker, "Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996"
- William Keene Bunker, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
Spouse and Children
1881–1935 Male
1884– Female
Parents and Siblings
1852–1924 Male
1854–1913 Female
Siblings (4)
1873–1955 Female
1875–1913 Female
1878–1926 Male
1881–1935 Male
World Events (8)
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 1
1886
Age 5
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 15
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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