Jemima Baldwin Bunker

Femaleabout 1767–16 April 1844

Brief Life History of Jemima Baldwin

Jemima Baldwin Bunker was born about 1767, in Great Nine Partners, Dutchess, New York, United States. She married William Keese about 1809, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 16 April 1844, at the age of 78.

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Family Time Line

William Keese
1763–1836
Jemima Baldwin Bunker
1767–1844
Marriage: about 1809
Gulia Keese
1810–1830
Eliza Ann Keese
1812–1894
Willets Keese
1813–1888
Pamelia Keese
1815–1898
Catherine Keese
1817–1818
William Keese
1819–
Jemima Keese
1823–1913

Sources (2)

  • Jemima Keese in entry for Pamelia Keese, "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"
  • Jemima Baldwin in entry for Jemima Keese, "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1809New York, United States
  • Children (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1776

    Age 9

    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

    1776

    Age 9

    New York is the 11th state.

    1788 · The First Presidential Election

    Age 21

    The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.

    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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