What a coincidence! I just saw these genealogy books on Amazon and ordered them a couple of days ago: "Britain Begins" by Barry Cunliffe "The Origins of the British: The New Prehistory" by Stephen Oppenheimer "Saxons, Vikings & Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland" by Bryan Sykes. They're now on my Kindle but I probably won't be able to get to them to read until the end of February. I ordered them because thus far I have not found a single immigrant to America in my line that does not come from the British Isles. (Paternal or maternal lines.) Incidentally, an older book that I read, "Albion's Seed", is truly interesting. It's not about genetics but rather about various American sections of the country which can be related to various parts of the British Isles. On Tuesday, February 10, 2015 7:37 AM, Bette Bunker Richards via <[email protected]> wrote: I just got done reading Adam's Curse by Bryan Sykes. Sykes is a pioneer in DNA testing for genealogy among other uses. While Adam's Curse can get a bit tedious it is the best and easiest to understand explanation of Y DNA testing. There are some interesting things about historical events too. His Seven Daughters of Eve is about MtDNA testing and a really good book too. I recommend both. I have just ordered the one on Vikings and Celts. We will see what that tells us about those early English settlers. Our Bedfordshire Bunkers have Viking ancestors while our Devon Bunkers come from a group that settled much earlier in England. 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 just got done reading Adam's Curse by Bryan Sykes. Sykes is a pioneer in DNA testing for genealogy among other uses. While Adam's Curse can get a bit tedious it is the best and easiest to understand explanation of Y DNA testing. There are some interesting things about historical events too. His Seven Daughters of Eve is about MtDNA testing and a really good book too. I recommend both. I have just ordered the one on Vikings and Celts. We will see what that tells us about those early English settlers. Our Bedfordshire Bunkers have Viking ancestors while our Devon Bunkers come from a group that settled much earlier in England. Bette

I am sorry but I do not have either of you in our databases so I do not know how or if you might be a Mayflower descendant. If you have questions about a specific Bunker I may be able to find some information for you. Bette On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 10:08 AM, Stan Lemkuil via <[email protected]> wrote: > Colleen Mae and Stan Lemkuil > *Cell-515-240-4714 Colleen's cell 515-229-4619* > *Reach us daily by email. [email protected] > <[email protected]> * > *1110 N Henness Rd. New address is #1945* > *Casa Grande, AZ 85122.* > ***************************** > 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 >

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Hi Gil - This is Fran Willis, Elinor Vassey's daughter (I met you in Tucson and again in Newark). I'd like to order one of The Bunker Family History; by Henry L. Bunker, III, books, if you still have any. I will mail you a check as soon as the snow settles down and I can get out...hopefully in the next couple of days. I have been in Maine with Mom for about a month, but will leave next week and return in a month. Her 4 children are taking turns staying with her. Although her mind is relatively sharp, her body is slowing down. She turned 92 yesterday and is starting to look like it. I have been keeping up with her emails and always enjoy the ones from the BFA...so much work you all put in to keeping the family alive. Thank you. Fran -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gil Bunker via Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2014 4:10 PM To: 'Bette Bunker Richards'; [email protected] Subject: Re: [BUNKER] Bunker Family History Cousins, The Bunker Family History; by Henry L. Bunker, III; 1984; paperback; 147 pages; 8 page index (compiled by Maralyn Anderson, WA); $15 each +p/h; two for $25 +p/h; books weigh under one pound and are mailed USPS "Media Mail" in USA; all others require First Class; send requests w/check to BFA office, 9 Sommerset Road, Turnersville NJ 08012-2122. Thank you for your support of the BFA. gil -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bette Bunker Richards via Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2014 12:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [BUNKER] Bunker Family History *BUNKER FAMILY HISTORY *by Henry L. Bunker is a unique book. It has information in there that is not published elsewhere. It shows Bunker residency in various parts of England starting with London 1250 up to the 1500s. There are maps, transcriptions of wills, parish census numbers, stories about some Bunkers and historical references. It was written before we did the DNA testing when we still believed that all the American Bunkers were related and it refers to the legend that Bunkers were Huguenots (not true) but is otherwise an excellent reference. Most of the information can be found on line now but you have to look a bit to find it. It is most convenient to have it handy when you have questions about our history. I use it all the time even though I have 3 GBs of Bunker data on my computer, two bookcases full of books and 6 filing cabinets. It is such a handy thing to have. Gil still has some copies for sale. Why didn t I think of this a month ago? Contact Gil a! t [email protected] 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

Can I join Mayflower​ Colleen Mae and Stan Lemkuil *Cell-515-240-4714 Colleen's cell 515-229-4619* *Reach us daily by email. [email protected] <[email protected]> * *1110 N Henness Rd. New address is #1945* *Casa Grande, AZ 85122.* On Mon, Dec 22, 2014 at 12:49 PM, Carolyn Rust via <[email protected]> wrote: > I'll second that! > > > On 12/22/2014 9:08 AM, margie2e via wrote: > > Bette, > > > > Thank you for all the information you send. You do a wonderful service. > > > > Merry Christmas, Margie Ramirez > > > > ---- Bette Bunker Richards via <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I took a look at some Barnstead, NH vital records at www.usgennet.org > which > >> I thought might be a good source. After all it is supposed to be vital > >> records right? Unfortunately, there are many "about" dates for births > and > >> marriages. There are marriages of children before the parents were 10 > >> years old. The lists have the early 1800s dates given as 1900s like > many > >> other computer lists. While you can look at this for some assistance > for > >> finding your ancestors, I would not rely on it for accuracy. My > definition > >> of vital records is records kept by governmental authorities that are > >> original records. Obviously, this site cannot be that as vital records > >> have actual dates and not "about" dates. > >> > >> Can you imagine getting a birth certificate or marriage license that > said > >> your were born about 1945 or married about 1960? > >> > >> 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 >

Colleen Mae and Stan Lemkuil *Cell-515-240-4714 Colleen's cell 515-229-4619* *Reach us daily by email. [email protected] <[email protected]> * *1110 N Henness Rd. New address is #1945* *Casa Grande, AZ 85122.*

[Downloaded from Dicck Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter, dated Jan 31, 2014] Home of the Marissa (Illinois) Historical and Genealogical Society Destroyed by Fire A suspicious fire destroyed the Marissa Academy building overnight. It is the home of the Marissa Historical and Genealogical Society, which serves as both a library and a museum – a repository of irreplaceable historical documents, photographs, memorabilia and antiques, many of them donated by residents of the town. The building was constructed in 1891 and had been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1994. You can watch a video report of the fire, including video of the damaged collection being removed after the fire, on YouTube at http://youtu.be/X4kruRrzXGg ================== Les Filles du Roi If you have French-Canadian ancestry, you probably have encountered the term “Filles du Roi” at some point in your genealogy research. Millions of today’s Canadians and Americans can find one or more of the Filles du Roi in the family tree. I thought I would explain the term this week and also provide some historical background information. The French term “Filles du Roi” translates literally as “the daughters of the King.” Between 700 and perhaps 1,000 young, single women traveled to Quebec City, Trois Rivières, and Montréal from 1663 to 1673 as a part of a program managed by the Jesuits and funded by King Louis XIV. There are many contradictory stories about the origins of these women. Some stories claim that they were mostly prostitutes who were forced onto ships in French harbors and sent to New France against their will. Other stories claim that these women were mostly recruited by Jesuits who insisted upon accepting only women of the finest moral character. The truth is probably somewhere between these two extremes. About 40 Daughters, called Daughters of Quality (filles de qualité), were from wealthy upper class families and had dowries of over 2000 French pounds. Several of the Daughters of Quality have provable descents from royalty. Anyone who can trace his or her family tree back to one or more of the filles de qualité probably is descended from Charlemagne and many other royal families. On October 27, 1667, in a letter to Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Quebec intendant Jean Talon confirmed the recent arrival of the first young ladies. Jean Talon wrote: “Instead of the 50 that your despatch had me hope for, 84 young girls were sent from Dieppe and 25 from La Rochelle. There are fifteen or twenty from quite good families; several are real young ladies and quite well brought up…” The vast majority of the group was of French origin, although there were girls of other nationalities as well. According to the records of Marie de l’ Incarnation, who knew many of these women, there were among them one Moor one Portuguese, one German, and one Dutch woman. Those who arrived safely usually found husbands within a few weeks. In fact, there are records of some of the young women marrying within days after their arrival in New France. Since many of them produced large families, hundreds of thousands – if not millions – of people in North America today can find one or more of these young women in their family tree. An alphabetical listing of all the known Filles du Roi and their husbands is available at http://www.fillesduroi.org/src/Filles_list.htm ================== St Louis No. 1 Cemetery in New Orleans to be Closed to All but Licensed Tour Groups The Archdiocese of New Orleans announced this morning that as of March 1, 2015, visitors to St. Louis No. 1 Cemetery will be permitted only if accompanied by a licensed guide. The reason cited is increasing vandalism. The Archdiocese of New Orleans says allowances will be made for families who own tombs within the cemetery, but this edict effectively closes out genealogists from this historically rich source of information. There are plans to do the same in the St. Louis No. 3 and St. Roch cemeteries. The St. Louis No. 1 Cemetery is the final resting place of some of the most illustrious citizens of New Orleans, including; Etienne Boré, sugar development pioneer; Daniel Clark, financial supporter of the American Revolution; Paul Morphy, world famous chess champion. Notable structures include the famed oven wall vaults, the supposed resting place of Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau. You can read more in an article by Susan Langenhennig in The Times-Picayune at http://goo.gl/ZFg414. ================== 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!"

I can't find anything either although ancestry.com says Ida's father was John Stump and mother Carrie Ross. No source given though. If one of the male Bunkers was willing to take a Y-DNA test, it might help us figure out more about John Bunker but I don't know any other way we are going to find information right now. Sorry, Bette On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 11:15 AM, Erin R via <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > > I am a descendant of George W Bunker (B 1882 IN or IL, D 1957 Karnak, > Pulaski County, IL). His parents were John Samuel Bunker (B 1860 IN D 1906 > IL) and Ida Mae Stump. John's parents were Charles L Bunker (B 1819 OH D > after 1900 AR?) and Harriet Stonebraker. We have Charles' parents listed as > John and Catherine Garver Bunker, but I do not know anything further. > > I know Charles' family was in Montgomery County, IN as early as 1850. > However, that is all the information that I have been able to track down > thus far. > > We have also been unable to find out any information on Ida Mae Stump. We > know she was born May 24, 1864 and died in 1949 in Pulaski County, > Illinois. She married John Samuel Bunker in 1880 in Montgomery County, IN. > However, I have been unable to track down her parents or find her in any > census before 1900. > > Thank you in advance for any help you might have on this family line. > > > > Erin Ragsdale > > > > ***************************** > 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 >

Hello, I am a descendant of George W Bunker (B 1882 IN or IL, D 1957 Karnak, Pulaski County, IL). His parents were John Samuel Bunker (B 1860 IN D 1906 IL) and Ida Mae Stump. John's parents were Charles L Bunker (B 1819 OH D after 1900 AR?) and Harriet Stonebraker. We have Charles' parents listed as John and Catherine Garver Bunker, but I do not know anything further. I know Charles' family was in Montgomery County, IN as early as 1850. However, that is all the information that I have been able to track down thus far. We have also been unable to find out any information on Ida Mae Stump. We know she was born May 24, 1864 and died in 1949 in Pulaski County, Illinois. She married John Samuel Bunker in 1880 in Montgomery County, IN. However, I have been unable to track down her parents or find her in any census before 1900. Thank you in advance for any help you might have on this family line. Erin Ragsdale

Auschwitz was liberated on Jan 27, 1945 https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/project/the-holocaust Dachau was liberated on Jan 29, 1945 http://www.kz-gedenkstaette-dachau.de/index-e.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!"

"April 10, 1858 - Five men belonging in Durham were drowned near Dover Point, by the upsetting of their boat, which was deeply laden and the wind blowing violently at the time. Their names were Elliott G. and Pillow Burnham, father and son, George Bunker, Edward Furness and Stephen Garland. A very severe storm which continued nearly a week, commenced April 10, raising the streams so high as to overflow their banks, and compelling the Factories to suspend work. Bridges were carried away and much other damage done." Notable Events in the History of Dover, New Hampshire, from the First Settlement in 1623 to 1865. by George Wadleigh, pgs. 258-59. I have absolutely no idea who this George Bunker was or family to which he belonged. Bette

Notable Events in the History of Dover, New Hampshire, from the First Settlement in 1623 to 1865 by George Wadleigh is available from Amazon. Wadleigh compiled the documents and wrote a forward in 1882 but the book was originally published in 1913. He died before he could complete it and revise it I guess. It contains lots of interesting information. There are references to Bunkers and many of our other ancestors but remember this is Dover and not Durham. It contains many of the early Durham records. There was rarely a minister available in the early days and frequently one would be there for only a year or two and then be gone with all his records. Early NH records of baptisms, marriages and burials are rare because of this. There are tax records and town records and military lists though and I recommend it if you do not have it. Amazon also has The History of Durham, NH volumes 1 and 2 which still remains the best source for early Durham records. There are errors in any history or genealogy. Neither of these books should be considered the absolute and only correct source of information. Many records that were available at a later date than these were published have different information and may be correct. Bette

I know you can join DAR and DAC with James Bunker. I am in both of them with James Bunker. Colleen Mae and Stan Lemkuil *Cell-515-240-4714 Colleen's cell 515-229-4619* *Reach us daily by email. [email protected] <[email protected]> * *1110 N Henness Rd. New address is #1945* *Casa Grande, AZ 85122.* On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 1:17 PM, Penny Lithgow Briggs via < [email protected]> wrote: > Interesting. I think I can follow that connection also because I have > Lydia Folger and Lydia Coleman as direct ancestors. I'd been told before > that I'd find a Mayflower ancestor if I looked hard enough, but I haven't > looked. I'm not interested in joining a society, but I'm going to check > this out for fun. > > > On Monday, January 12, 2015 8:01 AM, Harold Wilkinson via < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > I'm in the middle of a major renovation and am unable to locate my Bunker > Book; however, my Mayflower (Degory Priest) linage through the Bunker > family > is Charles Folger Bunker (son of Thaddeus and Lydia [Folger] Bunker) ... > The > direct line is as follows: > Degory Priest > Mary Priest > Joseph Pratt > Sarah Pratt > Enoch Coleman > Lydia Coleman > Lydia Folger > Charles Folger Bunker > Elnora "Norah" Bunker > Thaddeus Archiebald Wilkinson, Sr. > > I hope that help someone else. > > Harold 'Roy' Wilkinson > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Mary Gene Page via > Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2015 3:07 PM > To: 'Mary Gene Page'; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [BUNKER] Mayflower descendants > > I was being too humble. Of course the OTHER names that could lead you back > to the Mayflower are those of Nathaniel E. Bunker's descendants, which > includes PAGE, MAGUIRE and WEISER, along with all our married descendants. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Mary Gene Page via > Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2015 12:58 PM > To: BFA > Subject: [BUNKER] Mayflower descendants > > My 2nd cousin Pat Bunker Maguire and her sister Ann Wieser (both BFA > members) did extensive research on the females in our particular ancestry. > Along the way we established linkage to the Mayflower. > > > > Pat self-published a book "Ancestral Profiles for Bunker-Dunning and > Antecedent Family Lines". All the copies were distributed so there are no > more available, but Pat graciously allowed me to take the book to SLC where > it was scanned during a RootsTech > convention. (I tried accessing it online > yesterday but was not successful. I have an inquiry in, because that was > the > purpose of its scanning in the first place.) Some of the copies went to > libraries. > > > > One chapter is entitled "Mayflower Lines" and I'll give you some of the > names that MAY OR MAY NOT help you in reaching Mayflower ancestors. > > > > Deacon Samuel Bass 1) & Ann Savill 1). About 1630 Samuel immigrated as > first > of the surname Bass in New England. He's first recorded in 1632 as of > Roxbury MA. > > John Bass 2) md 1st Ruth Alden 2) of Mayflower descent. John b c1630 > England, d 1716 Braintree MA; Ruth Aledn b c1634/5 dau of John Alden 1) and > Priscilla Mullins. > > > > Sarah Bass 3) md Ephraim Thayer 3) Sarah, dtr John2 and Ruth b 1672 d 1751 > Braintree; Ephraim b1669/70 Braintree, d 1757 Braintree. > > See also Mary Bass 3) md Christopher Webb 3) > > See also Esther Thayer 4) dtr Ephraim/Sarah 3) md Moses French > 3). > > > > James Thayer 4) md Deborah Arnold 4). James b 1712 is a MA Soldier of the > Revolution. He d 1790 Braintree. > > See also James' sister Esther md Moses French 3). > > > > Deliverance Thayer 5) md Deacon Eliphaz Thayer 6) in 1783 in Braintree. > Deliverance 5) dtr of James/Deborah Thayer d. 1821, Eliphaz d 1848 > Weymouth, > MA. > > > > Deliverance Thayer 7) md Deacon Nathaniel Emmons Thayer 6). Deliverance 7) > dtr of Deliverance 5 and Eliphaz Thayer. > > > > Irene Thayer 7) md Nahum BUNKER 6) Irene, dtr of Deliverance7)/Nathaniel 6) > is the source of our family's link to the Mayflower. > > > > The line for Nahum Bunker 6) is Silas5 md Hannah BERRY; Silas4 md Mary FOSS > & Widow SMITH; Benjamin3 md Abigail; James2 md Ann THOMAS, James1 md Sarah > NUTE. > > > > If you can connect to any of the above, you should be able to link to the > Mayflower. > > > > Summary of Mayflower Line names: Bunker, Savil, Bass, Thayer, Arnold, > Elizabeth Dunning md Nathaniel E. Bunker (after Nahum) and, of course, > Alden. > > > > I hope this helps someone down the line. > > > > MaryGene Page > > ***************************** > 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 > ***************************** > 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 >

You're in luck already. Just follow his line - it's yours too, if the Lydias are your direct ancestors. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Penny Lithgow Briggs via Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 11:18 AM To: Harold Wilkinson; [email protected] Subject: Re: [BUNKER] Mayflower descendants Interesting. I think I can follow that connection also because I have Lydia Folger and Lydia Coleman as direct ancestors. I'd been told before that I'd find a Mayflower ancestor if I looked hard enough, but I haven't looked. I'm not interested in joining a society, but I'm going to check this out for fun. On Monday, January 12, 2015 8:01 AM, Harold Wilkinson via <[email protected]> wrote: I'm in the middle of a major renovation and am unable to locate my Bunker Book; however, my Mayflower (Degory Priest) linage through the Bunker family is Charles Folger Bunker (son of Thaddeus and Lydia [Folger] Bunker) ... The direct line is as follows: Degory Priest Mary Priest Joseph Pratt Sarah Pratt Enoch Coleman Lydia Coleman Lydia Folger Charles Folger Bunker Elnora "Norah" Bunker Thaddeus Archiebald Wilkinson, Sr. I hope that help someone else. Harold 'Roy' Wilkinson -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mary Gene Page via Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2015 3:07 PM To: 'Mary Gene Page'; [email protected] Subject: Re: [BUNKER] Mayflower descendants I was being too humble. Of course the OTHER names that could lead you back to the Mayflower are those of Nathaniel E. Bunker's descendants, which includes PAGE, MAGUIRE and WEISER, along with all our married descendants. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mary Gene Page via Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2015 12:58 PM To: BFA Subject: [BUNKER] Mayflower descendants My 2nd cousin Pat Bunker Maguire and her sister Ann Wieser (both BFA members) did extensive research on the females in our particular ancestry. Along the way we established linkage to the Mayflower. Pat self-published a book "Ancestral Profiles for Bunker-Dunning and Antecedent Family Lines". All the copies were distributed so there are no more available, but Pat graciously allowed me to take the book to SLC where it was scanned during a RootsTech convention. (I tried accessing it online yesterday but was not successful. I have an inquiry in, because that was the purpose of its scanning in the first place.) Some of the copies went to libraries. One chapter is entitled "Mayflower Lines" and I'll give you some of the names that MAY OR MAY NOT help you in reaching Mayflower ancestors. Deacon Samuel Bass 1) & Ann Savill 1). About 1630 Samuel immigrated as first of the surname Bass in New England. He's first recorded in 1632 as of Roxbury MA. John Bass 2) md 1st Ruth Alden 2) of Mayflower descent. John b c1630 England, d 1716 Braintree MA; Ruth Aledn b c1634/5 dau of John Alden 1) and Priscilla Mullins. Sarah Bass 3) md Ephraim Thayer 3) Sarah, dtr John2 and Ruth b 1672 d 1751 Braintree; Ephraim b1669/70 Braintree, d 1757 Braintree. See also Mary Bass 3) md Christopher Webb 3) See also Esther Thayer 4) dtr Ephraim/Sarah 3) md Moses French 3). James Thayer 4) md Deborah Arnold 4). James b 1712 is a MA Soldier of the Revolution. He d 1790 Braintree. See also James' sister Esther md Moses French 3). Deliverance Thayer 5) md Deacon Eliphaz Thayer 6) in 1783 in Braintree. Deliverance 5) dtr of James/Deborah Thayer d. 1821, Eliphaz d 1848 Weymouth, MA. Deliverance Thayer 7) md Deacon Nathaniel Emmons Thayer 6). Deliverance 7) dtr of Deliverance 5 and Eliphaz Thayer. Irene Thayer 7) md Nahum BUNKER 6) Irene, dtr of Deliverance7)/Nathaniel 6) is the source of our family's link to the Mayflower. The line for Nahum Bunker 6) is Silas5 md Hannah BERRY; Silas4 md Mary FOSS & Widow SMITH; Benjamin3 md Abigail; James2 md Ann THOMAS, James1 md Sarah NUTE. If you can connect to any of the above, you should be able to link to the Mayflower. Summary of Mayflower Line names: Bunker, Savil, Bass, Thayer, Arnold, Elizabeth Dunning md Nathaniel E. Bunker (after Nahum) and, of course, Alden. I hope this helps someone down the line. MaryGene Page ***************************** 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 ***************************** 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

You describe yourself as "Gentleman Farmer". I contend that farmers can do ANYTHING! When I think about my grandfather I am awed by his wide range of abilities. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Snyder via Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2015 11:01 AM To: 'Sally Rolls Pavia'; [email protected] Subject: Re: [BUNKER] 11 Skills Your Great-Grandparents Had That You Don’t Well... I'll count my skills as including numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 & 11. Best regards, John Snyder Gentleman Farmer, Shady Grove Farm Shady Grove Farm on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShadyGroveDuckEggs -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sally Rolls Pavia via Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2015 1:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [BUNKER] 11 Skills Your Great-Grandparents Had That You Don’t 11 Skills Your Great-Grandparents Had That You Don’t [Posted by Ancestry Team on May 13, 2014, reprinted with prior permission] My comments will be in CAPS, not yelling, so you can see which are the Ancestry items and which are mine. Our parents and grandparents may shake their heads every time we grab our smart phones to get turn-by-turn directions or calculate the tip. However, when it comes to life skills, our great-grandparents have us all beat. Here are some skills our great-grandparents had 90 years ago that most of us don’t. 1. Courting - While your parents and grandparents didn’t have the option to ask someone out on a date via text message, it’s highly likely that your great-grandparents didn’t have the option of dating at all. Until well into the 1920s, modern dating didn’t really exist. A gentleman would court a young lady by asking her or her parents for permission to call on the family The potential couple would have a formal visit — with at least one parent chaperone present — and the man would leave a calling card. If the parents and young lady were impressed, he’d be invited back again and that would be the start of their romance. 2. Hunting, Fishing, and Foraging - Even city dwellers in your great-grandparents’ generation had experience hunting, fishing, and foraging for food. If your great-grandparents never lived in a rural area or lived off the land, their parents probably did. Being able to kill, catch, or find your own food was considered an essential life skill no matter where one lived, especially during the Great Depression. 3. Butchering - In this age of the boneless, skinless chicken breast, it’s unusual to have to chop up a whole chicken at home, let alone a whole cow. Despite the availability of professionally butchered and packaged meats, knowing how to cut up a side of beef or butcher a rabbit from her husband’s hunting trip was an ordinary part of a housewife’s skill set in the early 20th century. This didn’t leave the men off the hook, though. After all, they were most likely the ones who would field dress any animals they killed 4. Bartering - Before the era of shopping malls and convenience stores, it was more common to trade goods and services with neighbors and shop owners. Home-canned foods, hand-made furniture, and other DIY goods were currency your great-grandparents could use in lieu of cash. 5. Haggling - Though it’d be futile for you to argue with the barista at Starbucks about the price of a cup of coffee, your great-grandparents were expert hagglers. Back when corporate chains weren’t as ubiquitous; it was a lot easier to bargain with local shop owners and tradesmen. Chances are your great-grandparents bought very few things from a store anyway. 6. Darning and mending - Nowadays if a sock gets a hole in it, you buy a new pair. However, your great-grandparents didn’t let anything go to waste, not even a beat-up, old sock. This went for every other article of clothing as well. Darning socks and mending clothes was just par for the course. WHEN I WAS LITTLE, I CAN REMEMBER MY MOTHER SITTING IN FRONT OF THE TV MENDING SOCKS. I NEVER DID, EASIER TO BUY NEW ONES; LAZY I GUESS. 7. Corresponding by mail - Obviously, your great-grandparents didn’t text or email. However, even though the telephone existed, it wasn’t the preferred method of staying in touch either, especially long-distance. Hand-written letters were the way they communicated with loved ones and took care of business. 8. Making Lace - Tatting, the art of making lace, was a widely popular activity for young women in your great-grandparents’ generation. Elaborate lace collars, doilies, and other decorative touches were signs of sophistication. However, fashion changed and technology made lace an easy and inexpensive to buy, so their children probably didn’t pick up the skill. MY GGRANDMOTHER MADE LACE, HAVE SOME OF IT FRAMED AND IT’S HANGING IN MY LIVING ROOM. 9. Lighting a Fire Without Matches - Sure, matches have been around since the 1600s. But they were dangerous and toxic — sparking wildly out of control and emitting hazardous fumes. A more controllable, non-poisonous match wasn’t invented until 1910. So Great-grandma and Great-grandpa had to know a thing or two about lighting a fire without matches. 10. Diapering With Cloth - Disposable diapers weren’t commonly available until the 1930s. Until then, cloth diapers held with safety pins were where babies did their business. Great-grandma had a lot of unpleasant laundry on her hands. CLOTH DIAPERS ARE WHAT I USED FOR MY THREE BOYS. I WALKED AROUND WITH A STRING OF DIAPER PINS CLIPPED TO MY SHIRT ALL THE TIME. THERE WOULD BE A STRING OF 4-5 PINS, NEVER KNEW WHEN YOU WOULD NEED ONE. 11. Writing With a Fountain Pen - While it’s true that your grandparents were skilled in the lost art of writing in cursive, your grandparents probably were, too. However, the invention of the ballpoint pen in the late 1930s and other advances in pen technology mean that your great-grandparents were the last generation who had to refill their pens with ink. LOVED WRITING WITH A FOUNTAIN PEN. I LIVED IN CALIFORNIA AND WOULD GO DOWN TO A SPECIFIC STORE IN LONG BEACH TO BUY MY PAPER AND WOULD GET BROWN INK TO GO WITH THE PAPER. MY LETTERS LOOKED QUITE ELEGANT. 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Interesting. I think I can follow that connection also because I have Lydia Folger and Lydia Coleman as direct ancestors. I'd been told before that I'd find a Mayflower ancestor if I looked hard enough, but I haven't looked. I'm not interested in joining a society, but I'm going to check this out for fun. On Monday, January 12, 2015 8:01 AM, Harold Wilkinson via <[email protected]> wrote: I'm in the middle of a major renovation and am unable to locate my Bunker Book; however, my Mayflower (Degory Priest) linage through the Bunker family is Charles Folger Bunker (son of Thaddeus and Lydia [Folger] Bunker) ... The direct line is as follows: Degory Priest Mary Priest Joseph Pratt Sarah Pratt Enoch Coleman Lydia Coleman Lydia Folger Charles Folger Bunker Elnora "Norah" Bunker Thaddeus Archiebald Wilkinson, Sr. I hope that help someone else. Harold 'Roy' Wilkinson -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mary Gene Page via Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2015 3:07 PM To: 'Mary Gene Page'; [email protected] Subject: Re: [BUNKER] Mayflower descendants I was being too humble. Of course the OTHER names that could lead you back to the Mayflower are those of Nathaniel E. Bunker's descendants, which includes PAGE, MAGUIRE and WEISER, along with all our married descendants. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mary Gene Page via Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2015 12:58 PM To: BFA Subject: [BUNKER] Mayflower descendants My 2nd cousin Pat Bunker Maguire and her sister Ann Wieser (both BFA members) did extensive research on the females in our particular ancestry. Along the way we established linkage to the Mayflower. Pat self-published a book "Ancestral Profiles for Bunker-Dunning and Antecedent Family Lines". All the copies were distributed so there are no more available, but Pat graciously allowed me to take the book to SLC where it was scanned during a RootsTech convention. (I tried accessing it online yesterday but was not successful. I have an inquiry in, because that was the purpose of its scanning in the first place.) Some of the copies went to libraries. One chapter is entitled "Mayflower Lines" and I'll give you some of the names that MAY OR MAY NOT help you in reaching Mayflower ancestors. Deacon Samuel Bass 1) & Ann Savill 1). About 1630 Samuel immigrated as first of the surname Bass in New England. He's first recorded in 1632 as of Roxbury MA. John Bass 2) md 1st Ruth Alden 2) of Mayflower descent. John b c1630 England, d 1716 Braintree MA; Ruth Aledn b c1634/5 dau of John Alden 1) and Priscilla Mullins. Sarah Bass 3) md Ephraim Thayer 3) Sarah, dtr John2 and Ruth b 1672 d 1751 Braintree; Ephraim b1669/70 Braintree, d 1757 Braintree. See also Mary Bass 3) md Christopher Webb 3) See also Esther Thayer 4) dtr Ephraim/Sarah 3) md Moses French 3). James Thayer 4) md Deborah Arnold 4). James b 1712 is a MA Soldier of the Revolution. He d 1790 Braintree. See also James' sister Esther md Moses French 3). Deliverance Thayer 5) md Deacon Eliphaz Thayer 6) in 1783 in Braintree. Deliverance 5) dtr of James/Deborah Thayer d. 1821, Eliphaz d 1848 Weymouth, MA. Deliverance Thayer 7) md Deacon Nathaniel Emmons Thayer 6). Deliverance 7) dtr of Deliverance 5 and Eliphaz Thayer. Irene Thayer 7) md Nahum BUNKER 6) Irene, dtr of Deliverance7)/Nathaniel 6) is the source of our family's link to the Mayflower. The line for Nahum Bunker 6) is Silas5 md Hannah BERRY; Silas4 md Mary FOSS & Widow SMITH; Benjamin3 md Abigail; James2 md Ann THOMAS, James1 md Sarah NUTE. If you can connect to any of the above, you should be able to link to the Mayflower. Summary of Mayflower Line names: Bunker, Savil, Bass, Thayer, Arnold, Elizabeth Dunning md Nathaniel E. Bunker (after Nahum) and, of course, Alden. I hope this helps someone down the line. MaryGene Page ***************************** 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

[Downloaded from Dick Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter, dated January 8 2015] A Cow’s Head Will Not Erupt from Your Body if You Get a Smallpox Vaccination Our ancestors had some strange ideas about medicine. In the late 1700s and early 1800s, smallpox was a common and often fatal medical disease. According to Wikipedia, the disease killed an estimated 400 000 Europeans annually during the closing years of the 18th century (including five reigning monarchs), and was responsible for a third of all blindness. Of all those infected, 20–60 percent — and over 80 percent of infected children — died from the disease. There was no cure at the time. While Cotton Mather and others practiced inoculation in the 1700s, the practice was not well-known or in widespread use until Edward Jenner, an 18th-century English country doctor, discovered that immunity to smallpox could be produced by inoculating a person with material from a cowpox lesion He published his findings and other doctors soon started vaccinating their patients. The practice caused widespread controversy, however. As scary as smallpox may have been, people were also terrified of this new idea of inoculation. Religious leaders said it was immoral to stop a disease that God has created One common rumor was that anyone who received a vaccination would soon grow a cow’s head. Since the vaccine was created from cowpox, a similar but non-lethal disease commonly found in cows, many people believed that the vaccination would convert the patient into a cow-human hybrid. Reason prevailed and the vaccination slowly became commonplace. The last case of smallpox ever recorded was on October 26, 1977, in Somalia. You can learn more and even listen to a news broadcast about smallpox on the NPR web site at http://goo.gl/Rk3guG. I have to wonder what “strange ideas” we have about medicine today will be considered ridiculous by our descendants 200 years from now. Sally Rolls Pavia [email protected] List Owner: [email protected] Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES "Our Soldiers are one of our greatest assets!"

Colleen/Stan, if you'll see my message with the subject line Mayflower Lines you'll see one way to connect if you're in the James Bunker line. MGBP -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stan Lemkuil via Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2015 8:19 PM To: Cathy willey; [email protected] Subject: Re: [BUNKER] New Hampshire wills I am related to James Bunker and hope you can connect him to the Mayflower so I can join the Mayflower Society. Colleen Mae and Stan Lemkuil *Cell-515-240-4714 Colleen's cell 515-229-4619* *Reach us daily by email. [email protected] <[email protected]> * *1110 N Henness Rd. New address is #1945* *Casa Grande, AZ 85122.* On Sun, Jan 11, 2015 at 8:54 PM, Cathy willey via <[email protected]> wrote: > Possibly the. New Hampshire Archives in. Concord? > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jan 11, 2015, at 1:21 PM, Bette Bunker Richards via < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > I am trying to find a handwritten copy of the will of James Bunker > > of Oyster River/Durham, NH. I can find a typed transcript but not a > > source for a copy of the original. Does anyone have any ideas? > > Remember this will was written in 1690s before the typewriter was > > invented so anything that is typed up is NOT what I want. > > > > I would also like to find the handwritten copy of George Bunker of > > Charlestown. Another 17th century will. > > > > Thanks for your help. > > > > 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'm in the middle of a major renovation and am unable to locate my Bunker Book; however, my Mayflower (Degory Priest) linage through the Bunker family is Charles Folger Bunker (son of Thaddeus and Lydia [Folger] Bunker) ... The direct line is as follows: Degory Priest Mary Priest Joseph Pratt Sarah Pratt Enoch Coleman Lydia Coleman Lydia Folger Charles Folger Bunker Elnora "Norah" Bunker Thaddeus Archiebald Wilkinson, Sr. I hope that help someone else. Harold 'Roy' Wilkinson -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mary Gene Page via Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2015 3:07 PM To: 'Mary Gene Page'; [email protected] Subject: Re: [BUNKER] Mayflower descendants I was being too humble. Of course the OTHER names that could lead you back to the Mayflower are those of Nathaniel E. Bunker's descendants, which includes PAGE, MAGUIRE and WEISER, along with all our married descendants. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mary Gene Page via Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2015 12:58 PM To: BFA Subject: [BUNKER] Mayflower descendants My 2nd cousin Pat Bunker Maguire and her sister Ann Wieser (both BFA members) did extensive research on the females in our particular ancestry. Along the way we established linkage to the Mayflower. Pat self-published a book "Ancestral Profiles for Bunker-Dunning and Antecedent Family Lines". All the copies were distributed so there are no more available, but Pat graciously allowed me to take the book to SLC where it was scanned during a RootsTech convention. (I tried accessing it online yesterday but was not successful. I have an inquiry in, because that was the purpose of its scanning in the first place.) Some of the copies went to libraries. One chapter is entitled "Mayflower Lines" and I'll give you some of the names that MAY OR MAY NOT help you in reaching Mayflower ancestors. Deacon Samuel Bass 1) & Ann Savill 1). About 1630 Samuel immigrated as first of the surname Bass in New England. He's first recorded in 1632 as of Roxbury MA. John Bass 2) md 1st Ruth Alden 2) of Mayflower descent. John b c1630 England, d 1716 Braintree MA; Ruth Aledn b c1634/5 dau of John Alden 1) and Priscilla Mullins. Sarah Bass 3) md Ephraim Thayer 3) Sarah, dtr John2 and Ruth b 1672 d 1751 Braintree; Ephraim b1669/70 Braintree, d 1757 Braintree. See also Mary Bass 3) md Christopher Webb 3) See also Esther Thayer 4) dtr Ephraim/Sarah 3) md Moses French 3). James Thayer 4) md Deborah Arnold 4). James b 1712 is a MA Soldier of the Revolution. He d 1790 Braintree. See also James' sister Esther md Moses French 3). Deliverance Thayer 5) md Deacon Eliphaz Thayer 6) in 1783 in Braintree. Deliverance 5) dtr of James/Deborah Thayer d. 1821, Eliphaz d 1848 Weymouth, MA. Deliverance Thayer 7) md Deacon Nathaniel Emmons Thayer 6). Deliverance 7) dtr of Deliverance 5 and Eliphaz Thayer. Irene Thayer 7) md Nahum BUNKER 6) Irene, dtr of Deliverance7)/Nathaniel 6) is the source of our family's link to the Mayflower. The line for Nahum Bunker 6) is Silas5 md Hannah BERRY; Silas4 md Mary FOSS & Widow SMITH; Benjamin3 md Abigail; James2 md Ann THOMAS, James1 md Sarah NUTE. If you can connect to any of the above, you should be able to link to the Mayflower. Summary of Mayflower Line names: Bunker, Savil, Bass, Thayer, Arnold, Elizabeth Dunning md Nathaniel E. Bunker (after Nahum) and, of course, Alden. I hope this helps someone down the line. MaryGene Page ***************************** 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