Thank you for the data on Military Bunkers. I have all these names in the mil db with the exception of Terence Patrick Bunker. Ralph, can you please forward any additional info about Terry's tour in Vietnam? While I do appreciate data on others that served, the Bunker mil db is now 368 pages, and I still have British service personnel to enter. To all that were in the military, THANK YOU for your service. gil -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jean Bunker via Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2015 1:02 PM To: Karene Topp; [email protected] Subject: Re: [BUNKER] military families We have a few Canadians that served. Father James Yerxa Bunker from Fredericton, New Brunswick, WW1 a sniper in the Canadian Army, My brother Jack Lee Bunker served in the Canadian Navy Chief Petty Officer WW2, my nephew Terence Patrick Bunker served in Viet Nam helicopter pilot. My wife's Grandfather served in the British Army W.W.1. We are very proud of our families participation in these war endeavours. Regards Ralph Bunker British Columbia Canada -----Original Message----- From: Karene Topp via . Ralph Bunker British Columbia Canada Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2015 9:03 AM To: 'Bette Bunker Richards' ; [email protected] Subject: Re: [BUNKER] military families I feel I must disagree. I think it is quite unusual to have had so many so close to you serve in so many conflicts. No one close to me served in any recent conflicts as far as I know from the Bunker side of the family. My father-in-law served in WWI and my husband in WWII. They were both in active combat in Germany. I am most thankful for all who have been willing to put their lives on the line for all of us. Karene Bunker Topp -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bette Bunker Richards via Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2015 10:40 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [BUNKER] military families I have been dealing with military families lately and it reminds me of my own. My father, Martin Bunker, served in the Navy in WW II. His son, my brother, Billie Bunker, served 20 years in the Navy including several stays in Antarctica and 1 whole day on the Oriskany off Vietnam. His son, my nephew, Gary Bunker, served 12 years in the Army with several hitches in So. Korea. My first husband, Eugene Haumschild, served in the Army Air Force in the So. Pacific during WW II. My second husband, Archie Richards, served in the Army in the So. Pacific during WW II and then until 1949 in the Air Force. My uncle, Harry Mills, served in the Army in Europe during WW II. His sons, Art and Earl Mills, both served in the Army in So. Korea. My son-in-law, Cesar Abreu, served over 20 years in the Army with deployments in both Afghanistan and Iraq. In addition, both of my parents had uncles who were killed in WW I. None of us knew them of course, since my parents were born in 1917 and 1918 during that war. The whole thing about this is that it is not at all unusual for a Bunker family. Bette ***************************** If you wish additional information about the Bunker Family Association, please visit http://www.bunkerfamilyassn.org. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ***************************** If you wish additional information about the Bunker Family Association, please visit http://www.bunkerfamilyassn.org. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ***************************** If you wish additional information about the Bunker Family Association, please visit http://www.bunkerfamilyassn.org. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I feel I must disagree. I think it is quite unusual to have had so many so close to you serve in so many conflicts. No one close to me served in any recent conflicts as far as I know from the Bunker side of the family. My father-in-law served in WWI and my husband in WWII. They were both in active combat in Germany. I am most thankful for all who have been willing to put their lives on the line for all of us. Karene Bunker Topp -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bette Bunker Richards via Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2015 10:40 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [BUNKER] military families I have been dealing with military families lately and it reminds me of my own. My father, Martin Bunker, served in the Navy in WW II. His son, my brother, Billie Bunker, served 20 years in the Navy including several stays in Antarctica and 1 whole day on the Oriskany off Vietnam. His son, my nephew, Gary Bunker, served 12 years in the Army with several hitches in So. Korea. My first husband, Eugene Haumschild, served in the Army Air Force in the So. Pacific during WW II. My second husband, Archie Richards, served in the Army in the So. Pacific during WW II and then until 1949 in the Air Force. My uncle, Harry Mills, served in the Army in Europe during WW II. His sons, Art and Earl Mills, both served in the Army in So. Korea. My son-in-law, Cesar Abreu, served over 20 years in the Army with deployments in both Afghanistan and Iraq. In addition, both of my parents had uncles who were killed in WW I. None of us knew them of course, since my parents were born in 1917 and 1918 during that war. The whole thing about this is that it is not at all unusual for a Bunker family. Bette ***************************** If you wish additional information about the Bunker Family Association, please visit http://www.bunkerfamilyassn.org. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

http://www.findmypast.co.uk/ is free this weekend and you can find images to copy as well as transcriptions. If you are looking for UK records this is the weekend to do it. Bette

We have a few Canadians that served. Father James Yerxa Bunker from Fredericton, New Brunswick, WW1 a sniper in the Canadian Army, My brother Jack Lee Bunker served in the Canadian Navy Chief Petty Officer WW2, my nephew Terence Patrick Bunker served in Viet Nam helicopter pilot. My wife's Grandfather served in the British Army W.W.1. We are very proud of our families participation in these war endeavours. Regards Ralph Bunker British Columbia Canada -----Original Message----- From: Karene Topp via . Ralph Bunker British Columbia Canada Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2015 9:03 AM To: 'Bette Bunker Richards' ; [email protected] Subject: Re: [BUNKER] military families I feel I must disagree. I think it is quite unusual to have had so many so close to you serve in so many conflicts. No one close to me served in any recent conflicts as far as I know from the Bunker side of the family. My father-in-law served in WWI and my husband in WWII. They were both in active combat in Germany. I am most thankful for all who have been willing to put their lives on the line for all of us. Karene Bunker Topp -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bette Bunker Richards via Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2015 10:40 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [BUNKER] military families I have been dealing with military families lately and it reminds me of my own. My father, Martin Bunker, served in the Navy in WW II. His son, my brother, Billie Bunker, served 20 years in the Navy including several stays in Antarctica and 1 whole day on the Oriskany off Vietnam. His son, my nephew, Gary Bunker, served 12 years in the Army with several hitches in So. Korea. My first husband, Eugene Haumschild, served in the Army Air Force in the So. Pacific during WW II. My second husband, Archie Richards, served in the Army in the So. Pacific during WW II and then until 1949 in the Air Force. My uncle, Harry Mills, served in the Army in Europe during WW II. His sons, Art and Earl Mills, both served in the Army in So. Korea. My son-in-law, Cesar Abreu, served over 20 years in the Army with deployments in both Afghanistan and Iraq. In addition, both of my parents had uncles who were killed in WW I. None of us knew them of course, since my parents were born in 1917 and 1918 during that war. The whole thing about this is that it is not at all unusual for a Bunker family. Bette ***************************** If you wish additional information about the Bunker Family Association, please visit http://www.bunkerfamilyassn.org. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ***************************** If you wish additional information about the Bunker Family Association, please visit http://www.bunkerfamilyassn.org. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have been dealing with military families lately and it reminds me of my own. My father, Martin Bunker, served in the Navy in WW II. His son, my brother, Billie Bunker, served 20 years in the Navy including several stays in Antarctica and 1 whole day on the Oriskany off Vietnam. His son, my nephew, Gary Bunker, served 12 years in the Army with several hitches in So. Korea. My first husband, Eugene Haumschild, served in the Army Air Force in the So. Pacific during WW II. My second husband, Archie Richards, served in the Army in the So. Pacific during WW II and then until 1949 in the Air Force. My uncle, Harry Mills, served in the Army in Europe during WW II. His sons, Art and Earl Mills, both served in the Army in So. Korea. My son-in-law, Cesar Abreu, served over 20 years in the Army with deployments in both Afghanistan and Iraq. In addition, both of my parents had uncles who were killed in WW I. None of us knew them of course, since my parents were born in 1917 and 1918 during that war. The whole thing about this is that it is not at all unusual for a Bunker family. Bette

And in addition to all these things, it would have been my Mother's 95th birthday. 1899 : Bayer patents aspirin On this day in 1899, the Imperial Patent Office in Berlin registers Aspirin, the brand name for acetylsalicylic acid, on behalf of the German pharmaceutical company Friedrich Bayer & Co. Now the most common drug in household medicine cabinets, acetylsalicylic acid was originally made from a chemical found in the bark of willow trees. In its primitive form, the active ingredient, salicin, was used for centuries in folk medicine, beginning in ancient Greece when Hippocrates used it to relieve pain and fever. Known to doctors since the mid-19thcentury, it was used sparingly due to its unpleasant taste and tendency to damage the stomach. In 1897, Bayer employee Felix Hoffman found a way to create a stable form of the drug that was easier and more pleasant to take. (Some evidence shows that Hoffman’s work was really done by a Jewish chemist, Arthur Eichengrun, whose contributions were covered up during the Nazi era.) After obtaining the patent rights, Bayer began distributing aspirin in powder form to physicians to give to their patients one gram at a time. The brand name came from “a” for acetyl, “spir” from the spirea plant (a source of salicin) and the suffix “in,” commonly used for medications. It quickly became the number-one drug worldwide. Aspirin was made available in tablet form and without a prescription in 1915 Two years later, when Bayer’s patent expired during the First World War, the company lost the trademark rights to aspirin in various countries. After the United States entered the war against Germany in April 1917, the Alien Property Custodian, a government agency that administers foreign property, seized Bayer’s U.S. assets. Two years later, the Bayer company name and trademarks for the United States and Canada were auctioned off and purchased by Sterling Products Company, later Sterling Winthrop, for $5.3 million. Bayer became part of IG Farben, the conglomerate of German chemical industries that formed the financial heart of the Nazi regime. After World War II, the Allies split apart IG Farben, and Bayer again emerged as an individual company. Its purchase of Miles Laboratories in 1978 gave it a product line including Alka-Seltzer and Flintstones and One-A-Day Vitamins. In 1994, Bayer bought Sterling Winthrop’s over-the-counter business, gaining back rights to the Bayer name and logo and allowing the company once again to profit from American sales of its most famous product. 1916 : New German attacks at Verdun: Battle of the Flanks During a punishing snowstorm, the German army launches a new attack against French forces on the high ground of Mort-Homme, on the left bank of the Meuse River, near the fortress city of Verdun, France, on this day in 1916. The Battle of Verdun began February 21, 1916, with a German bombardment on the symbolic city of Verdun, the last French stronghold to fall during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. Though the Germans had advanced speedily since the start of their advance, capturing Verdun’s major protective fort, Fort Douaumont, on February 25, the French were by no means ready to give way, and the battle soon settled into a stalemate, with heavy casualties on both sides. On the night of Douaumont’s capture, General Philippe Petain took over the French command of the Verdun sector, vowing to hold the fort at all costs and inflict the maximum number of German casualties in the process. The German objective was similar: in the words of General Erich von Falkenhayn, chief of the general staff, they aimed to bleed the French white Knowing the Allies planned to launch a major offensive at the Somme River that July, the German high command was determined to keep French troops and resources devoted to the defense of Verdun throughout the spring. To do this Falkenhayn determined that he needed to change the focus of the German attacks, shifting them from Verdun and the inner ring of forts that protected it—the core of Petain’s defensive strategy—to the flanks of the French lines surrounding the city. To that end, on March 6, after receiving fresh artillery supplies, the Germans attacked along the west bank of the Meuse, beginning the so-called Battle of the Flanks with a preliminary artillery bombardment every bit as intense as the one of February 21. Although under heavy fire from French artillery positions, the Germans managed to cross the river at Brabant and Champneuville to step up their assault on Mort-Homme, which held, though 1 200 French soldiers were captured over the course of two days’ fighting. The Germans made good progress in the area in general, however, capturing nearby positions before the French began their aggressive counterattacks. The struggle for Mort-Homme itself went on for more than a month, with thousands dying on both sides of the line, but the Germans never captured the position Fighting at Verdun would continue for 10 months, making it the longest battle of World War I. Paul von Hindenburg—who replaced Falkenhayn that summer—finally called a halt to the German attacks on December 18, after more than a million total casualties had been suffered by German and French troops. 1945 : Dutch Resistance ambushes SS officer—unwittingly Members of the Dutch Resistance who were attempting to hijack a truck in Apeldoorn, Holland, ambush Lt. Gen. Hanns Rauter, an SS officer. During the following week, the German SS executed 263 Dutch in retaliation. The Dutch Resistance was one of the fiercest of all the underground movements in Nazi-occupied Europe. “The Dutch never accepted the German contention that… the war was over,” wrote the Dutch foreign minister in a postwar account of life under Nazi occupation. “[T]heir acts of resistance and sabotage grew more audacious as time passed.” Those acts of resistance and sabotage included harboring Allied soldiers and pilots who either parachuted or crash-landed within Dutch territory, harboring Dutch Jews, and killing German troops. The Resistance was composed of representatives from all segments of Dutch society, ranging from the most conservative to communists. Rauter was head of the SS in Holland and answered directly to Heinrich Himmler, the SS commander. In 1941, during a strike that broke out in Amsterdam among Dutch workers to protest the round-up of almost 400 Dutch Jews, Hauter ordered the SS and German troops to open fire on the strikers, killing 11. The Jews, whom the strikers were trying to protect, were deported to Buchenwald. All were dead by the fall. Rauter was riding in an SS truck, filled with food destined for the Luftwaffe (the German air force) based near Apeldoorn on March 6, 1945, when some young members of the Dutch Resistance ambushed the truck. The closing days of the war had left much of occupied Holland close to famine conditions and the guerrillas were determined to co-opt the food. They did not know Rauter was in the truck when it was attacked; Rauter was shot during the heist attempt but lived. In retaliation, the SS proceeded to round up and execute 263 Dutchmen, some of whom were Resistance fighters who were already being held in prison. Rauter was tried for war crimes by the Dutch court Den Haag. He was found guilty and sentenced to death. He appealed the sentence at Nuremberg in 1949 but the sentence was upheld and he was executed that year. 1965 : U.S. is sending Marines to South Vietnam The White House confirms reports that, at the request of South Vietnam, the United States is sending two battalions of U.S. Marines for security work at the Da Nang air base, which will hopefully free South Vietnamese troops for combat. On March 1, Ambassador Maxwell Taylor informed South Vietnamese Premier Phan Huy Quat that the United States was preparing to send 3,500 U.S Marines to Vietnam. Three days later, a formal request was submitted by the U.S. Embassy, asking the South Vietnamese government to “invite” the United States to send the Marines. Premier Quat, a mere figurehead, had to obtain approval from the real power, Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu, chief of the Armed Forces Council. Thieu approved, but asked that the Marines be “brought ashore in the most inconspicuous way feasible.” The Marines began landing near Da Nang on March 8 Sally Rolls Pavia [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index "Our Soldiers are one of our greatest assets!"

[Downloaded from Dick Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter] The Canadian division of Ancestry has launched a fascinating new collection of Quaker records, the Canadian Quaker Yearly Meeting Minutes, 1836-1988, VI collection, a database containing records from Quaker meetings in Canada. http://tinyurl.com/k44fh9h English Surnames and Their French Equivalents Dick Eastman, dated March 2, 2015 If you have French-Canadian ancestry, as I do, and have tried to trace your family tree back into Quebec or Acadia, you may have encountered difficulties with name changes. When many of the French-speaking people moved to areas where English was the predominant language, they often adopted new surnames that were often based upon their French surnames. Some were obvious, such as the surname Leblanc being changed to White. Both words mean the same thing. Other changes were a bit more difficult for the non-French-speaking descendant to decode, such as the French name Courtemanche being Anglicized to Shortsleeve. Courtemanche apparently is a nickname derived from the French words court (meaning short) + manche (meaning sleeve). I once met Boston newsman Joe Shortsleeve and asked him the origins of his name. I had never imagined a French-Canadian connection until he told me. So how do you determine an ancestor’s original name? I would start first at an impressive list of English surnames and their French equivalents at the Quebec Project GenWeb at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~canqc/alias/angloabc.htm

One of the most frequent comments we receive from people tracing their ancestors is a desire for a pre-built family tree. Wouldn’t it be nice if someone had already written out your family tree? Maybe they already have? In fact, most families have published family trees; it is just not recognized as such. That’s because most people expect to see family trees in a certain format. When it is presented in a different format, people often do not recognize it. Where do you find these hidden family trees? Try looking at an obituary. An obituary can provide a wealth of information about families, not just information about the deceased. - See more at: http://tinyurl.com/kpcn9n6 The San Mateo County Genealogical Society of California has put online over 57,000 indexed and scanned obituaries from the region. The obituaries come from a variety of local newspapers. San Mateo covers most of the San Francisco peninsula south of San Francisco down to the northern end of Silicon Valley. Access to the collection is free. - See more at: http://smcgs.blogspot.ca/2015/02/smcgs-databases-online-smcgs-obituary.html Sally Rolls Pavia [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index "Our Soldiers are one of our greatest assets!"

[Downloaded from Dick Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter, dated Feb 18, 2015] Our Present History Could Be Lost to Future Generations One of the fathers of the Internet claims this century could be lost to future historians. I am not sure I agree with Vint Cerf, now a vice president at Google, but I do believe his comments are worth reading and considering. Data presently stored on outdated technology such as VHS tapes, vinyl records, cassette tapes and floppy disks has already been lost, according Cerf. That is just the beginning, he told a conference last week hosted by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The lack of an electronic storage mechanism that can withstand centuries of time threatens to erode documents and digitally-stored memories through a process he has often referred to as “bit rot.” You can read more in an article in MarketWatch at http://goo.gl/ETtfgK New York City Board of Health Limits Access to Death Records 1949-to Present The following was written by the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) Public Records Access Monitoring Committee: http://tinyurl.com/lqgscb4 The Board of Health for the City of New York adopted changes to the New York City Health Code articles 205 and 207 in late 2014. A public hearing was held on November 14, 2014 and no comments were received. The proposal was presented to the Board of Health on October 7, 2014 in response to a comment from one of the board’s members. Unfortunately, the genealogical community was not aware of the hearing or notice. At its December 9, 2014 meeting the Board of Health adopted the new articles which may be read at: http://www nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/notice/2014/noa-205-207.pdf Basically it expands access to confidential medical reports for deaths that occurred prior to January 1, 2010 and clarifies who may obtain a death certificate…genealogists are not included. It adds siblings, grandparents and grandchildren to the list of people who may access confidential medical reports of death. The only persons who may obtain or inspect records, files, reports, transcripts about deaths are: 1) the spouse, domestic partner, parent, child, sibling, grandparent or grandchild of the decedent, (2) the legal representative of the estate of the decedent, or the individual identified on a death certificate filed with the Department as the person in control of the disposition; (3) a party with a property right who demonstrates to the Department that information beyond the fact of the death of the decedent is necessary to protect or assert a right of that party; (4) a funeral director who requests the record or information within twelve (12) months of when the death of his or her client was registered; or 5) persons or government agencies who otherwise establish that such records are necessary or required for a judicial or other proper purpose[;]or to prevent the misuse or misappropriation of City, state or federal governmental funds My thanks to Jan Meisels Allen, Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee for telling me about these new restrictions. The Majority of Books Published Before 1964 Are Free of Copyrights Over and over, genealogists have been told that the copyright has expired for all works published in the United States before 1923. In other words, if the work was published in the U.S. before January 1, 1923, anyone is free to republish excerpts or even the entire book without obtaining permission. That statement remains correct today. However, many genealogists are not aware that the overwhelming majority of all books published prior to 1964 are also free of copyright. That’s “the overwhelming majority of all books” but not all of them. Between 1923 and 1964, a renewal registration was required to prevent the expiration of copyright. If a work was first published before January 1, 1964, the owner had to file a renewal with the Copyright Office during the 28th year after publication. No renewal meant a loss of copyright. In other words, for all books published prior to 1964, the copyrights expired before January 11, 1992 IF THE COPYRIGHT WAS NOT RENEWED. However, a 1961 report from the U.S. Copyright Office estimates that 85% of the books never had the copyrights renewed. (See http://www.copyright.gov/history/studies/study31.pdf, page 187.) Therefore, those books are now public domain. Grundy County, Illinois, Coroner’s Office to Digitize Old Records The Grundy County Coroner’s Office is doing its part to try and preserve local history. The coroner’s office’s death investigation documents, some dating back to the 1800s, are being digitized by SBS Group of Indiana. The public will not have access to investigation or forensic details, but can obtain cause and manners of death. The project is not costing taxpayers any money. “Quite often every year, people come in doing family trees and genealogy, asking about death records and in the past we have looked them up and try to accommodate,” Coroner John Callahan said. “But we have records back from the 1800s and some have become very brittle over the years.” According to Jeff Magallanes of the SBS Group, “There are two reasons a government office should digitize its documents: for preservation of records and for easier access. It ensures records don’t get lost over time.” The Coroner’s Office will first set up one computer in the office for public access for anyone who visits the office. “At some point in time in the future, we don’t have all the details worked out, but I would like to offer all that online so people don’t have to leave their homes to access the information,” said Coroner John Callahan. You can read more in an article by Christina Chapman-van Yperen in the Morris Daily Herald at http://goo.gl/GfmehA

We have Joseph Billings, Jr. married 25 Sept. 1816 in Kittery, ME, to Elizabeth Bunker, daughter of Valentine Bunker and Hannah Phillips. The birth and death dates match but not the given name. Our source for the marriage is the Maine Court Records. Although Valentine was born in Durham, NH, he married in Kittery and all 12 of his children were born in Kittery. Bette On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 4:57 PM, MaryGene Page <[email protected]> wrote: > I flipped through a few of the genealogy pages (there's quite an extensive > genealogy section) and happened to see that, on Page 295, under BILLINGS, > Generation 6, #7 Joseph Billings married Ann BUNKER (born 24 Jun 1796, died > 11 Sep 1844). I'm just sending this on in case anyone has her in their lime/ > > > On Friday, February 20, 2015 4:15 PM, Bette Bunker Richards via < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > A book about Old Kittery and her Families can be read at > > http://books.google.com/books?id=NMV8ijlqeA0C&pg=PA18&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=4#v=onepage&q&f=false > . > > If you want to buy a printed copy it is pretty expensive. While this makes > no mention of James Bunker it does mention a lot of the early ancestors of > the wives of several of our Bunkers. > > Bette > ***************************** > If you wish additional information about the Bunker Family Association, > please visit http://www.bunkerfamilyassn.org. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

I flipped through a few of the genealogy pages (there's quite an extensive genealogy section) and happened to see that, on Page 295, under BILLINGS, Generation 6, #7 Joseph Billings married Ann BUNKER (born 24 Jun 1796, died 11 Sep 1844). I'm just sending this on in case anyone has her in their lime/ On Friday, February 20, 2015 4:15 PM, Bette Bunker Richards via <[email protected]> wrote: A book about Old Kittery and her Families can be read at http://books.google.com/books?id=NMV8ijlqeA0C&pg=PA18&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=4#v=onepage&q&f=false . If you want to buy a printed copy it is pretty expensive. While this makes no mention of James Bunker it does mention a lot of the early ancestors of the wives of several of our Bunkers. Bette ***************************** If you wish additional information about the Bunker Family Association, please visit http://www.bunkerfamilyassn.org. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

A book about Old Kittery and her Families can be read at http://books.google.com/books?id=NMV8ijlqeA0C&pg=PA18&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=4#v=onepage&q&f=false . If you want to buy a printed copy it is pretty expensive. While this makes no mention of James Bunker it does mention a lot of the early ancestors of the wives of several of our Bunkers. Bette

[Downloaded from Dick Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter, dated Feb 17, 2015] MyHeritage Places Exclusive Scandinavian Records Online MyHeritage has just brought online millions of Scandinavian records, the majority of which have never been digitized or indexed online before. Anyone with Scandinavian roots can search these records on MyHeritage’s SuperSearch and will receive matches to those records relevant to their family tree. As of today, the entire 1930 Danish census (3.5 million records) is available online. The new records were digitized by a partnership with the National Archives of Denmark. MyHeritage has now indexed and digitized more than 120 million records including all available Danish census records from 1787-1930 and Parish records from 1646 to 1915, all of which will be released during 2015 and 2016. In addition, MyHeritage has also added the Swedish Household Examination Rolls from 1880-1920, which include 54 million records with 5 million color images, of which 22 million records are already available online. The remaining records are scheduled to go online before the end of June 2015. For more information, please see the MyHeritage Blog post at: http://tinyurl.com/lk3yhss You will note that the Blog entry also says, “We are working on more content that will go live soon, from additional Nordic countries!” Sally Rolls Pavia [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index "Our Soldiers are one of our greatest assets!"

Betty, are you aware of Pat Maguire and Ann Wieser's tracing of ALL the Bunker wives in our (Nathaniel Emmons Bunker) line? That's the book that Pat allowed to be scanned for the Family Search program - I took it to SLC two or three years ago and they did it there at RootsTech. I can't find it though. Pat and Ann did a very thorough job and had it vetted by genealogists/historians at New England Genealogical Society. I tried searching Family Search for it and came up with nothing. Pat donated a copy to the BFA and Gil sent it on to me because I was the family historian at that time. I think I sent the BFA copy on to you when I inundated you with material a few years ago. Bunker and Dunning are the two surnames in the title. MaryGene -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bette Bunker Richards via Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2015 11:42 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [BUNKER] early non-Bunkers Some of our earliest American ancestors were not Bunkers. I haven't traced back the ancestors of all the females but here are a few: New Hampshire Bunker relatives: William Drew arrived in 1630, John Goddard, James Nute and Francis Mathews arrived on the Pied Cow in 1633; Darby Field arrived in Boston in 1636. James Bunker about 1646. Nantucket Bunker relatives: Tristram Coffin arrive in 1642; Thomas Gardner arrived in 1624 on the Ship Charity; Christopher Hussey arrived in 1633. George Bunker arrived in 1648. For some of the women, we are not sure of their parents so I did not include the ancestor of Hannah Mellowes or Mary Macy. There is probably some source which traces all the first Nantucket settlers back to their immigrant. Nantucket Bunkers are related to all of them I think. That would be an interesting project if someone wants to do the research. Bette ***************************** If you wish additional information about the Bunker Family Association, please visit http://www.bunkerfamilyassn.org. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Kentucky Death Index for years 2000 to 2012 is Now Online The Boyd County (Kentucky) Public Library has announced a major new addition to its online databases: the Death Index for the state of Kentucky online for the years 2000-2012. This is believed to be the only FREE site offering death index for those years. According to the Boyd County Public Library’s web site: “This database was converted from PDF files purchased (in early 2015) from the Office for Vital Statistics, Frankfort, KY. It currently contains the years 2000-2012. Database searches have a limit of 500 names. This index is to be used as a reference only, and is not intended to be an official record of death. For more information, you should request copies of the actual death certificate from the Office of Vital Statistics. The Death Certificate number was NOT part of the original index purchased from the Office of Vital Statistics. As with any conversion process, there may be occasional errors to have been introduced.” You can access the new Kentucky Death Index for 2000 to 2012 at http://thebookplace.org/genealogy/databases/ U.S. Version of Who Do You Think You Are? Returns to TLC on March 8

17th Century Ceremonies: Marriage Laws As early as 1632 the law provided that except in case of necessity, the marriage ceremony should be performed inside of a church and that it should take place between the hours of eight in the morning and twelve midday, and afterwards followed by a lively fusillade and a large expenditure of powder. The reason for this law is the fear of trouble with the Indians. Source: Randolph Mss., Vol. III, p. 210. 17th Century Ceremonies: Runaway Marriages During 1673, Maryland couples were somehow obstructed from marrying because of the large number which fled into Virginia for the ceremony. All they had to do was cross the river. In 1662, a citizen of Northampton County ran off with Elizabeth Charlton, a girl only twelve years of age and heiress of one of the most conspicuous families on the Eastern Shore. At the time, she was staying at the home of Captain Jones, where she was receiving her education. The marriage occurred on the other side of the bay where they had fled in a sail-boat. Source: Northampton County Records, Vol. 1657-64, p. 158. 17th Century Ceremonies: Quick Remarriage The loss of a spouse prompted a re-marriage. Instances of persons having been married three times was not unusual. Because there were few women in the colony, as soon as the funeral celebration commenced, prospective suitors needing wives plotted their courtship. Gifts were made to the daughters in the form of land. It was customary for him to insert in the deed conveying the gift, a clause providing for what should be done with the gift in the event she should become a wife before she reached her sixteenth year. Women who had not yet passed their twelfth year were considered immature. Most women were married at such an immature age that they became broken in health, and after bearing from ten to twelve children, died, leaving their husbands to marry again and surround himself with a second brood. Often, a very young wife was left widowed for several years, and if endowed with beauty, charm or a fine plantation, she soon consoled herself by marrying a second or third time. So great was the haste in some instances that the second husband was granted the probate of the will of the first. In 1696, Rev. James Boulware of Essex County obtained a judgment against Edward Danneline for fees which were due him, not only for having performed the marriage service of Mr. and Mrs. Danneline, but also for having preached the funeral sermon of John Smith, the first husband of Mrs. Danneline. Source: Essex County Records, Orders, 11 June 1696 17th Century Ceremonies: Wedding Festivities A witness in a case which was tried in York County in 1656 testified that upon his arrival to the home of Thomas Bushrod, he was surprised to find his tobacco crop in a neglected condition. "Mr. Bushrod," said he, "what do you mean by suffering your tobacco to run up so high; and why do you not top it? Bushrod replied that his overseer had gone to a wedding without his consent and he knew not how to help it. Source: York County Records, Vol. 1657-62, p. 125. 17th Century Celebrations: Guns Fired over the Grave George Jordan of Surry County expressly forbade guns to be fired over his grave and directed that his executors permit no drunkenness to disgrace the occasion. In his last will and testament, he wished a "good and decent funeral". Source: Surry County Records, Vol. 1671-84, p. 295. The genealogist obtains a knowledge of the history of the area, peculiar bequests of his ancestors, etc. when he examines the details in the last will and testament. 17th Century Ceremonies: The Funeral Colonel Richard Cole of Westmoreland County directed in his last will and testament that the minister who should be chosen to conduct the services at his grave should wear gloves and a love scarf; the pall-bearers, who were to embrace the leading citizens of the county, were to be similarly dressed; whilst the remainder of the company present were to wear gloves and ribbons. Source: Westmoreland County Records, Vol. 1655-77, p. 186. Sally Rolls Pavia [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index "Our Soldiers are one of our greatest assets!"

Nantucket Lands and landowners can be downloaded at https://archive.org/details/nantucketlandsla01wort Bette

Some of our earliest American ancestors were not Bunkers. I haven't traced back the ancestors of all the females but here are a few: New Hampshire Bunker relatives: William Drew arrived in 1630, John Goddard, James Nute and Francis Mathews arrived on the Pied Cow in 1633; Darby Field arrived in Boston in 1636. James Bunker about 1646. Nantucket Bunker relatives: Tristram Coffin arrive in 1642; Thomas Gardner arrived in 1624 on the Ship Charity; Christopher Hussey arrived in 1633. George Bunker arrived in 1648. For some of the women, we are not sure of their parents so I did not include the ancestor of Hannah Mellowes or Mary Macy. There is probably some source which traces all the first Nantucket settlers back to their immigrant. Nantucket Bunkers are related to all of them I think. That would be an interesting project if someone wants to do the research. Bette

New Family.me Site Combines Social Networking and Genealogy {Posted by Diane Haddad & The Family Tree Magazine Staff} One website celebrating its debut at the RootsTech/FGS conference is Family me. This private social network for families combines the real-time sharing capabilities of social networking with genealogy tools. And if you're among the first 10,000 users to sign up, you'll receive a free account for life, says spokesperson Jackie Enterline. She adds that the site might consider ways to "monetize" in the future, such as premium subscriptions. Family.me features include: A family tree builder where you can add names, relationships and other details Invite family members by email or through a social network importer Memory sharing through stories and uploaded media Record search: Family.me is working with FamilySearch to make the digitized records on FamilySearch.org available to Family.me users, and Family.me tools will be available to FamilySearch members. A "mobile-first" design for using the site's tools on the go Family.me is a "game-like," mobile-friendly way for family members to share memories, says chief executive officer Harrison Tang. "Rather than one family member doing all of the genealogy work, parents, children, cousins, siblings, aunts and grandparents alike can piece together their information, such as looking up historical records, adding recent photos or documenting precious memories on the timeline.” For the rest of this article: http://tinyurl.com/m8m3f79 Sally Rolls Pavia [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index "Our Soldiers are one of our greatest assets!"

The February edition of the Bunker Family Association's newsletter--The Bunker Banner--is in its final states of preparation for distribution. Many of the subscribers to this e-mail list are members of the BFA, and many are not (we of course encourage those interested in Bunker genealogy to join). This is an update on our membership status. BFA members who have not paid dues since before the BFA 2012 fiscal year will not be receiving the May issue of the Bunker Banner unless immediate action is taken to renew membership. You will receive an immediate action needed notice shortly from the BFA Treasurer Lowell Bunker ( [email protected]). Members who paid 2013 dues but have not renewed will be dropped from the membership rolls at the end of the current BFA fiscal year; they will receive the May Banner but not the summer issue. If you need to check on your membership status, you can do so by e-mail to Lowell Bunker. We are still committed to helping with your genealogy questions but we need support from all our members. If you are removed from the membership list, we hope you will consider rejoining. It’s easy to join the Bunker Family Association. We’re recognized as a tax-exempt organization; contributions qualify as charitable donations under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code. Membership in the Bunker Family Association is open to Bunkers and those descended from Bunkers. The annual membership cost for new members is $25 ($30 in Canada; $35 other countries. New members may register a second member under our “2 for 1″ membership plan for the same rates ($25-35). Life memberships are $300-$500. Membership includes a subscription to the quarterly Bunker Banner. This informative, multipage newsletter is published in February, May, August and November of each year. Members electing an electronic distribution of the Banner pay only $20 in annual dues. If you are interested in joining, you can use the link below to download the membership application below. This is a fillable PDF file (you will need Acrobat Reader or equivalent to complete it). You can save the file after completing, and attach to an e-mail message sent to: [email protected], with a subject line “Membership Info.” Alternatively, you can save, complete, print and mail to the address listed on the form. If you send the application electronically as an attachment, the form will be forwarded to Treasurer Lowell Bunker, and an invoice for your dues payment will be sent. Or you can act more quickly and send your dues payment to: Bunker Family Association c/o Lowell K. Bunker, Treasurer 690 E 2780 N Provo, UT 84604-4045 The application form is available at the following address: http://www.bunkerfamilyassn.org/?page_id=8 Doug Detling, D15-II BFA Website/email coordinator