When Julia Bunker was born on 24 February 1850, in Rye, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, her father, Lemuel James Bunker, was 26 and her mother, Isette S Garland, was 25. She married Edward H Balch in 1864. She died on 22 November 1884, at the age of 34.
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1840– Male
1850–1884 Female
1823–1893 Male
1824–1851 Female
1848– Female
1850–1884 Female
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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