Brief Life History of Louis Hardenburg
When Louis Hardenburg Bunker was born on 19 February 1878, in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, his father, Theodore Alfred Bunker, was 35 and his mother, Emma Edith Thompson, was 30. He married Lucy Catharine Karr on 21 September 1904, in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in New York City, New York, United States in 1915 and Queens, New York, United States in 1930. He died on 2 January 1966, in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Amityville Cemetery, Amityville, Babylon, Suffolk, New York, United States.
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- Louie H Bunker in household of Theodore Bunker, "United States Census, 1880"
- bunker, "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"
- Louis H Bunker, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument
On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
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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