When Isaac Bunker was born on 21 January 1777, in Meredith, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Jacob Bunker, was 29 and his mother, Anna, was 26. He married Salley Parker on 21 August 1799, in Meredith, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Strafford, New Hampshire, United States in 1800 and Shefford, Richelieu, Lower Canada, British North America in 1825. He died on 13 June 1857, in Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Lena Cemetery, Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, United States.
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Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth and final state needed to ratify the US Constitution and make it the official law of the land
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
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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