Brief Life History of George
When George Bunker was born on 9 May 1740, in Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, John Bunker, was 42 and his mother, Mary Coffin, was 29. He married Phoebe Barnard on 4 January 1763, in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. In 1791, his occupation is listed as master of the whaling ship washington, which was one of the first to round cape horn. in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. He died on 5 May 1827, in Nantucket, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Nantucket, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States.
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Sources (10)
- George Bunker, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- George Bunker, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
- Geo. Bunker in entry for Phebe Worth, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924"
Spouse and Children
1740–1827 Male
1744–1836 Female
Children (10)
1764– Female
1765–1780 Male
1766–1793 Male
1768–1830 Male
1769–1803 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1697–1760 Male
1710–1785 Female
Siblings (7)
1727–1808 Male
1728–1786 Male
1729– Female
1737–1778 Male
1740–1827 Male
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World Events (6)
1776
Age 36
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 36
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 46
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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