This is from the NEHGS newsletter. Good time to be looking for those hard to find books. Bette Reminder: NEHGS Auctions Used Books on eBay, July 14-20 Mark your calendars! Beginning July 14, NEHGS will be auctioning a selection of hard-to-find used books including vital records, town histories, and genealogies. All books are suitable reading copies for reference, and most (but not all) are volumes from our research library. The list includes both reprints and original editions. Here is a sample of auction items: Vital records of Arlington, Massachusetts to the year 1850. Exeter, Rhode Island historical cemeteries. Old families of Downpatrick & District from gravestone inscriptions, wills and biographical notes. Genealogy of the Estabrook family, including the Esterbrook and Easterbrooks, in the United States. One branch of the Miner family with extensive notes on the Wood Lounsberry Rogers and fifty other allied families of Connecticut and Long Island. If you have never tried bidding on eBay, check out www.ebay.com in advance. Click on Welcome New Users for help in getting started and learn how to register, search, bid, and buy. Remember, the dates for this seven-day auction are Wednesday, July 14 through Tuesday, July 20. Search eBay for the seller NewEnglandAncestors to browse our listings and bid often. A link to eBay will appear on our website, www.newenglandancestors.org, during the week the auction takes place.

Cousins, Banner delivered to mailer today (Tuesday), it should be in the post office this week. gil

The Rootsweb Review is a good source for articles and websites. http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ is the place to go to subscribe to the newsletter. Here are some good things from this week. Skeletons in the Cupboard? Was your British ancestor a murderer? Made his money through theft and deceit? Check out the judges' reports on criminals from 1783 to 1830 currently being cataloged by the British National Archives with 12 volumes now available. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/stories/27.htm All Aboard. Do you have an American ancestor or relative who worked for the railroad? If so, you'll want to see "Fun Facts About American Railroads" and the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) websites: http://www.rrb.gov/teachers.html http://www.rrb.gov/geneal.html Suspicion Meters By Ted Pack tedpack@thevision.net http://www.tedpack.org/ In a perfect world, every good genealogy program would come with an automatic suspicion meter. Unfortunately, our world isn't perfect, so you have to use the manual model. It's right there between your ears. The family legend, buoyed by a similarity in names, has you related to a Civil War general, a President, an outlaw? Your meter's needle should quiver. Great-Great-Uncle Wilbur married a "Cherokee Princess"? Quiver again. Your immigrant ancestor was from a family with huge estates and noble blood but was exiled for poaching the King's game? The needle should bend itself around the peg. A good general knowledge of history helps keep your meter tuned. When I was eating my lunch out of a tin box with Roy Rogers on the lid, I'd sometimes tell my classmates that my first great-grandfather was named Robert Lee PACK. Many of them asked if he'd fought in the Civil War, just like his namesake. No; he was born in 1863. His brother, Jefferson Davis PACK, was born in 1861. Robert E. LEE may have had a comrade in arms from the Mexican War who thought enough of him to name a son after him, but chances are someone named "Robert Lee SMITH", "Abraham Lincoln JOHNSON", Ulysses Grant MILLER" or "Jefferson Davis JABLONSKI" was born in 1861 or later. In the same vein, but a different war, there is some questionable genealogy on the Internet tracing my PACK line back to a George Washington PACK born in 1755. The father of the USA made his name after 1776. Note that I'm talking about suspicions, not facts. LEE is the 24th most common surname in the United States, according to the U.S. Census bureau, http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/namesearch.html and "Robert" is the third-most popular given name for males. Someone probably named their child "Robert Lee" after their father-in-law in 1823. I just sneaked a peak at RootsWeb's World Connect, http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi It lets you leave the surname and/or given name blank. I picked an appropriate birth year and set the range to +/- 20 years to get a 40- year range of data. There were 1,191 entries for Robert Lees born 1820-1860 and 23,954 in the period 1860-1900. I'd bet some of those 1,191 were legitimate, but others were not. Migration patterns help. If you see someone born in Massachusetts before 1620, they are either an Indian or a mistake. The original 13 colonies expanded, slowly. Ohio's first European settlement was Marietta, founded in 1788. Nevertheless, I found 11,687 entries in WorldConnect for people born in Ohio 1745-1785. There were people with European roots born in California as early as 1776. They had Hispanic surnames. Most of the boys grew up to be superb horsemen. If you see an Anglo born in the Golden State before 1849, be suspicious. (Suspicious, not convinced it is an error. There was a trickle of non-Hispanic immigrants starting about 1820.) Some of the mistakes you see are people not thinking; Malinda McCORKLE is born in Pennsylvania or Virginia in 1780, her parents move west to Ohio when she is 12, she marries Eltweed POMEROY in 1798; she is recorded as being "of" Marietta when she weds, and someone thinks she was born there. Other mistakes come from people filling in the birth place when they mean the death place; it happens, especially early in the morning, before the first cup of coffee, when the kids are asleep and you can have the Internet all to yourself. So -- be careful, be suspicious, and remember your history. PENNSYLVANIA. Free Pennsylvania genealogy databases of biographies, military records, and passenger lists with guides to online census, maps, local genealogy and historical societies, and vital records. http://www.rootsweb.com/~parecs/ VERMONT. Morrisville. Includes an 1874 list of pastors, deacons and parishioners of the Congregational Church. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nekg3/nekg.htm This is just a part of the newsletter for this week. I always get good leads from here and Rootsweb continues to be the largest free genealogical database online thanks to their owner Ancestry.com. When you access a rootsweb site and see the search box at the top of the page, it is usually for Ancestry.com and you have to pay for access to that. Scroll further down on the page and you will find free information. Bette

JULY 2004 GRAVESTONE CLEANING AND PHOTOGRAPHING Jayne McCormick "Over the centuries several different types of stones have been used to create gravestones. Some of the stones are quite porous and fragile, while others are resistant to damage. Be careful when attempting to improve the readability of the inscription. Types of stone: Prior to the Nineteenth century: Sandstone or slate Nineteenth Century: Marble and gray granite Late nineteenth century to the present: Polished granite or marble." We all have an ancestor whose gravestone shows the signs of age and weather. Tonight we'll talk a little about cleaning and photographing them. Some basic things you want to take with you are: A natural or nylon, soft bristle brush, wooden handle. (colored plastic handles can leach color into the bristles then onto the stone) - NO metal brushes. Particles could break off and if left behind, could rust. While wire brushes, tools or abrasive pads will give immediate results, you may scratch the surface and cause further damage and you would completely ruin a stone that is already flaking or "powdery". Soft, again with natural or nylon bristles, slanted paint brush, wooden handle. To brush any dirt or "critters" out of the lettering and/or carvings. One or two natural sponges with which you will do some of the "scrubbing" Water - Gallon jugs are good. Distilled water is the best as it has no chemicals in it that might affect the stone. Old rags or towels - These can be used to kneel on or to clean polished surfaces of granite stones. They should be laundered without fabric softener as the softener will keep them from absorbing the water as well. Some kind of clippers or cutting tool - You will want to trim any grass or weeds away from the stone. 1/4" Wooden dowel 6 to 8 inches long - You want to cut an angle on each end, similar to a cuticle stick. This can be used to loosen lichen and moss. Hand Cleaner - I prefer the pre-packaged wipes. Pencil & Paper - These are probably the most important things you will want to take. You want to record information about the stone as follows: (a) whether it is marble, slate, granite or something else. (b) the condition of the stone, worn, flaking, cracked, broken, or even laying down. (c) the stone's place in the cemetery and of course (d) the information ON the stone. A piece of fabric - maybe 5 feet wide and 6 feet long, which can be used as a back drop for the stone. A neutral color, other than gray is recommended but for some reason, I like to use blue as it's a good contrast to the stones. Then, for self-preservation, you might want to take these things: Sunscreen A hat Long-sleeved shirt Work gloves Work boots A "shake stick Snakebite kit Insect repellant Bee and wasp spray First Aid kit Any medication needed for allergic reactions IVY BLOCK® - for poison ivy, poison Oak and Sumac Safety goggles Cellular phone And most important of all, plenty of drinking water (besides the water you take for cleaning GENERAL CLEANING Many experts use Kodak's Photo Flo, with about 1 ounce o 5 gallons of distilled water, as a good neutral cleaning agent. It contains no soap and does not affect the pH (acid-base indicator), nor does it contain or contribute to the formation of soluble salts. What it does do is provide a better overall wetting of the surface of the stone and allows better removal of the dirt. Remove bird dropping, dirt, moss and Lichen. Lichen and moss can be removed by using the 1/4 inch wooden dowel mentioned earlier. Tongue depressors and craft (popsicle type) sticks work well too. While cleaning, be very thorough. Before beginning you may want to try your cleaning method on a place that is not so visible. Then, if you're satisfied you should start at the bottom of the stone to avoid streaking. keeping the stone wet through the whole procedure. Keep a close eye on your stone while working and if you see the stone is eroding as you wash, STOP and immediately rinse thoroughly with LOTS of clean water. Remember NO house hold cleaners!!! The contain damaging chemicals. When you're finished cleaning your stone, rinse it THOROUGHLY. Marble, limestone or sandstone should be cleaned no more than once every 18 months. They are soft and very porous. Rinsing with clear water is acceptable for washing off bird dirt and other buildups. Pressure washing is not recommended as it slowly, over time, removes the outer layers of the stone, exposing the softer inside. Then there is the possibility those new softer pores will "catch" and hold moisture and dirt from the atmosphere. STAINS AND STAIN REMOVAL If the stone is stained, before you ever even consider trying to remove it, you MUST know what has caused it. You DEFINITELY do NOT want to use chemical cleaners unless you KNOW which ones to use. Certain chemicals could interact with the stain and make it even worse that it was to start with. If you are bound and determined the stains must be removed, your best bet would be to consult a stone specialist. Contact your local Memorial Co. If they can't answer your questions or help you, they will know who to recommend. PHOTOGRAPHING YOUR ANCESTORS' STONES First of all.... Do NOT use shaving cream, flour or chalk. While you may get instant gratification, they can injure the stone in a way you can't see. Even if you use water to rinse them off, you can, in actuality "push" them into the pores of the stones.. AND if at all possible, avoid rubbings. They are abrasive and will damage the stone. My favorite method is using a mirror to direct the sunlight across the face of the stone so there are shadows in the indentations, making reading of the inscriptions easier. It also brings out things you may not have seen before Should the sun be shining directly on the stone you may want someone to stand and block the direct lighting while you adjust the mirror. Several years ago, I was visiting a cemetery and found the stone I was looking at very difficult to read. I didn't have a mirror with me, but I DID have a piece of aluminum foil. It gave me the same results I would have gotten using the mirror. (If you don't have a fairly large mirror, you can cover a piece of cardboard with the foil.) Experiment, see what works best for you. I was reading the stone of one of my great-grandfathers and I couldn't read one of the numbers in a date, all I had at the time was a small make-up mirror, so I used it. It WORKED!!! Water... Yes, plain water can help. The surface dries faster than the indented letters and numbers thus enhancing them. With raised surfaces, they will dry faster than the areas just around them. A couple of spray-bottles of water will come in handy here. You will want to take more than just one picture. If the background is busy" you might want to be sure to have a buddy with you and the fabric I mentioned above. Of course, you'll want to photograph the stone itself. I try to get as close as I can so the stone fills the viewfinder. If the stone is a bit tilted, just tip your cameral till the stone appears straight in the viewfinder. When taking the picture, always try to be at the same level as the stone or else you will have a distorted picture. Another view might be just the inscription, real up-close and personal. Then too, take a picture of the whole cemetery. Here's where your pencil and paper will come in handy again Write down the location of the stone, draw a rough map of the cemetery and mark the location of the stone. If you want to label the picture, number the stones on your drawing, so you know who is where. This is easily done with a marker pen and a folded 5" x 7" index card and placed alongside the project. You'll also want to write down the picture number, the time and the date of when you took the pictures Have fun, experiment to see what works best for you. Sources: Cleaning A Gravestone http://www.savinggraves.com/education/bookshelf/cleaning.htm How to do Gravestone Rubbings: http://www.savinggraves.com/education/bookshelf/rubbings.htm Shaving Cream, what's right, what's wrong. http://www.savingraves.com/education/bookshelf/shavingcream.htm Photographing Gravestones: A Few Basic Pointers by Trina Purcell http://www.rootsweb.com/~nhoga/misc_articles/photographing_gravestones.htm Tips for Photographing Gravestones, By Maureen Taylor http://www.genealogy.com/64_gravestones_print.html Suggestions for Your Cemetery Restoration and Stone Repair Toolbox http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp/repairtoolbox.htm Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ sallypavia2001@yahoo.com ”Mankind owes to the child the best is has to give.” List Owner: GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES-L-request@rootsweb.com Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES "All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus"

Microsoft is urging everyone to stop using Internet Explorer due to the new Trojan Horse JS.Scob that has infected it. Change to another internet browser. I just changed to Netscape and it automatically imported all my favorites too. To change to another browser you may do what I did and look into your programs folder. There you will probably see Netscape and by clicking on it you will find it already installed. You will see a box come up that asks if you want to make it your default browser. Click yes and you are all set. You can also use Opera, Foxfire and others to avoid the IE problem. So far none of the virus protection companies have found a block for this JS.Scob trojan problem. Microsoft has issued a patch that sort of works its way around it. You can search http://tinyurl.com/2gndp for many articles about this nasty thing. However, do NOT use Internet Explorer to get there. Change immediately before you hit a website that has this and you get infected. What this nasty little thing does is spy into your computer and grab every keystroke you do, like your credit card numbers, bank account numbers, passwords, etc. Not a nice thing at all. Do a full system scan immediately and look for any file that says JS.Scob and remove those files. If Kipp is online maybe he can help us out here or some of you other people that are much more computer savy than I am. Thanks. Bette

Bunker, Ronald Howard, Formerly of Saginaw. Ronald Howard Bunker passed away at his home in San Marcos, Texas on June 18, 2004. Age 71 years. Ronald served in the United States Navy where he served on the carrier Lake Champlain. Ronald retired from Grey Iron Foundry after 30 years of service. He was reunited with his beloved wife of 51 years, Joanne Marie (Coombs) Bunker who preceded him in death on November 21, 2003. Left to cherish their memories are their eight loving children Michele, Patricia, Mark, Randy, Jaime (Jesse), Sally, Kathleen (Kit), and Geoffrey, their families including 19 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Also surviving are his sister Sharon Sutherland and brother Michael Bunker and numerous nieces and nephews Besides his beautiful wife, Ron was preceded in death by his brother Terry, two sisters Carol and Marilyn, and one great grandchild. A private memorial has taken place in Port Aransas, Texas where he was joined with his beloved wife in their final resting place. May they again find happiness in the winds of the Gulf Shore. The family has requested that in lieu of flowers; donations may be made to the Bill Wolcott Memorial Fund through the Saginaw Community Foundation or a charity of their choice. Though the roots have faltered, Pray the tree holds fast. Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ sallypavia2001@yahoo.com "You live as long as you are remembered" ~ Russian Proverb List Owner: GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES-L-request@rootsweb.com Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES "All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus"

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Melissa: You have all of Virginia's Bunker (D-381-VII, RN-6731) ancestors. James Bunker (1) came to America from Devon, England before 1646 when he appeared on a coronor's jury in Kittery, ME. By 1651 he was in Dover, NH. He lived in Oyster River, later Durham, NH and died between Oct 1697 when he wrote a will and Jun 1698 when it was probated. Virginia Ella Bunker married Edmund Hollis Webber 25 Mar 1916 in Bar Harbor, ME. They were still in Bar Harbor in 1930 where Edmund worked as a mailman for the US post office. According to the 1930 census their children were all born in Bar Harbor and were: Malcolm age 12, Valerie age 11, Maxine age 9, Edmund, Jr. age 8, Gordon age 7, Elizabeth age 6, and Marilyn age 3 (their ages in 1930). I do not have any more information about this family but do have more information about Virginia's Bunker ancestors if you would like it. Gil can send you a pedigree if you want. Also, we have several books that include information about them. This is the largest of the American branches of Bunkers. Our database has over 10,000 names in it for people descended from James (1) of Dover, NH. Bette -----Original Message----- From: melissa [mailto:lowenberg7@tds.net] Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 5:51 PM To: BUNKER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Virginia Bunker - Maine Does anyone have any information on this family? Virginia was my great-grandmother. I was also wondering what line of Bunkers this is and where they originated. VIRGINIA8 BUNKER (JOHN GILMAN LOVEJOY7, BARNEY HILL6, JOHN L5, ISAAC4, BENJAMIN3, JAMES2, JAMES1)1 was born February 1894 in Maine1, and died February 16, 1973 in Maine1. She married EDMUND HOLLIS WEBBER1 in Maine1, son of BENJAMIN WEBBER and ELIZABETH LELAND. He was born in Maine1, and died May 05, 1962 in Bar Harbor, Maine1. Thank you for your help!! Melissa ==== BUNKER Mailing List ==== Want more information on the Bunker Family Association? Send an e-mail message to gilbunker@snip.net and receive our current newsletter, and a pedigree chart of your Bunker ancestors (if they can be located in our files).

Does anyone have any information on this family? Virginia was my great-grandmother. I was also wondering what line of Bunkers this is and where they originated. VIRGINIA8 BUNKER (JOHN GILMAN LOVEJOY7, BARNEY HILL6, JOHN L5, ISAAC4, BENJAMIN3, JAMES2, JAMES1)1 was born February 1894 in Maine1, and died February 16, 1973 in Maine1. She married EDMUND HOLLIS WEBBER1 in Maine1, son of BENJAMIN WEBBER and ELIZABETH LELAND. He was born in Maine1, and died May 05, 1962 in Bar Harbor, Maine1. Thank you for your help!! Melissa

The Genealogical Record, journal of the Strafford County Genealogical Society, has the following in Vol. 27, No. 4 (July/August 2004): From a listing of information contained in applications to the Charles W. Sawyer Post 17 (Dover) of the Grand Army of the Republic: Thomas R. Bunker, Age 37, born in Pondville, Maine, carpenter. Entered service March 15, 1857, as a landsman on U.S. Ship Vandalia; discharged on Jan. 7, 1860, as a landsman on U.S. Ship Vandalia, by reason of expiration, having served three years. Mustered into E. P. Wallace Post No. 122, Department of Massachusetts, June 22, 1870. Application for transfer to Charles W. Sawyer Post 17 signed at Amesbury, Mass., March 16, 1876. Dave Larkin Sandwich, Massachusetts

Here is an article that explains the difference between the DNA tests for genealogical purposes and those done to prove connection to a crime scene. The Bunker surnames project tests only the Y-DNA. Bette Genetic Genealogy: DNA and Law Enforcement =========================================== Occasionally we receive a question as to whether the DNA tests offered by Family Tree DNA are the same tests that are used by law enforcement agencies to determine if a suspect's DNA matches the DNA left at the crime scene. The answer is NO. Our DNA tests are different than the tests used by law enforcement, and the objectives of the our tests are different than the objectives of DNA testing for law enforcement. The objective of DNA testing for law enforcement is to have a DNA result that is unique to an individual. For this reason, the DNA tests for law enforcement focus on testing autosomal DNA, which is the DNA as a result of the recombination process at conception, and contains DNA passed on from both your mother and father. The objective of DNA testing for genealogy is to test locations that are "not" unique to an individual. The DNA locations tested by Family Tree DNA are either on the Y chromosome, or mtDNA. A section of the Y chromosome is passed from father to son, virtually unchanged. If several males were tested who had a common male ancestor, their Y chromosome Genetic Genealogy test results would match or be a close match. Therefore, this type of test does not identify an individual, rather a lineage. The mtDNA tests provided by Family Tree DNA also do not identify an individual. mtDNA is passed from mothers, to both sons and daughters. Only daughters pass on mtDNA. Since all those who share a common female ancestor would have the same result it is clear why mtDNA test from Family Tree DNA would not identify an individual. The objectives of DNA testing for law enforcement and DNA testing for genealogy are at opposite ends of the spectrum. The objective of Genetic Genealogy is to find all those who match, and therefore had a common ancestor. The objective of DNA testing for law enforcement is to identify a unique individual.

Henry Bunker looked for years for his "connection" to one of the three Bunkers who were in America in the 1600s. One of his descendants has had his DNA tested and that line is a Devon line. We do not know if it was connected to James of Dover or a later immigrant from Devon, but there is no doubt this line is a Devon line. Henry was the BFA genealogist for many years, author of Bunker Family History and with others, did the 1982 revision of the Bunker Genealogy. Too bad he has passed away and cannot help us connect his ancestors to the Devon Bunkers today. Henry traced his ancestors back to William (U-20, RN 50), b. between 1755-1760 and Ann (perhaps Forrester). Their children were: Ann, b. 1785, Isaiah, b. 1786-92, Nathan, b. 1786, Levi Welsh, b. 1793-98 and Jesse Forrester, b. 1798. All the children were born in Pencader Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware. Also in Pencader Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware were a couple more Williams. William (U-1, RN 1), b. between 1690-1700 who married Abigail and had children William, Jr., b. 1720-30 who married Mary and had children: John, Elizabeth and William, b. 1758-1769. Elizabeth, Henry, Amelia, b. 1735, Benjamin b. before 1747, and Sarah, b. before 1747 were also children of William and Abigail. The questions are: Was William, the son of William, Jr. the same person that married Ann? Could Mary have been his first wife and Ann his second? Or was William b. 1750-1764, son of William, Jr. the William who married Ann? Was one of these Williams the man who married Elizabeth Munks? That William was b. about 1786 and was the father of Andrew Melville Bunker we believe. Elizabeth Munks family came from New Castle Co., Delaware. These two families with all their Williams were the only Bunker families in New Castle Co., Delaware at the time. We now know that at least the family of William RN 50, b. 1755-1760 was from Devon and maybe descendant from James of Dover. Those of you descended from this line now know you are from the Devon line of Bunkers. We really need to get a descendant of Andrew Melville Bunker to get a DNA test and see if they match. This needs to be a male, born a Bunker to qualify for the test as we only test the Y-DNA (only men have this). Bette

Dave, Thanks for the very informative update on a military Bunker, it's exactly the type of data I need for the Military Compilation of our cousins.. gil. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Larkin" <larxol@adelphia.net> To: <BUNKER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 7:22 PM Subject: Thomas R. Bunker of Dover, NH > The Genealogical Record, journal of the Strafford County Genealogical > Society, has the following in Vol. 27, No. 4 (July/August 2004): > > From a listing of information contained in applications to the Charles W. > Sawyer Post 17 (Dover) of the Grand Army of the Republic: > > Thomas R. Bunker, Age 37, born in Pondville, Maine, carpenter. Entered > service March 15, 1857, as a landsman on U.S. Ship Vandalia; discharged on > Jan. 7, 1860, as a landsman on U.S. Ship Vandalia, by reason of expiration, > having served three years. Mustered into E. P. Wallace Post No. 122, > Department of Massachusetts, June 22, 1870. Application for transfer to > Charles W. Sawyer Post 17 signed at Amesbury, Mass., March 16, 1876. > > Dave Larkin > Sandwich, Massachusetts > > > ==== BUNKER Mailing List ==== > Douglas G. Detling (list coordinator) > ddetling@charter.net > > > >

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Your Family Photographs by David L. Mishkin So your mother, father, aunt, uncle just unloaded a shoebox full of family photographs on you because of your interest in the family history. You have finished identifying the relatives as well as possible and now have no idea how to store the photographs for future generations. You realize that some of them are in great shape but some are fading, some are sticking to each other and some photographs have mold on them....Yuck! What is a genealogist to do now? It is a good idea as a first step to be able to identify the most common types of photographic processes. This will help confirm the period of time the photographs were made of that member of your family. For remainder of article: http://genealogy.about.com/library/authors/ucmishkin1a.htm How to Properly Store Old Photographs by Pamela Wiggins 1. First, take your photos out of 'magnetic' albums. The materials they are made of, ordinary plastic, glue and cardboard, will damage photos over time. 2. Eliminate any glue, tape, staples, rubber bands and paper clips that might stain, scratch or dent photographs. 3. When framing, use acid-free mats to keep photos from touching the glass and acid-free backboards to avoid deterioration of the image. http://antiques.about.com/cs/photographs1/ht/StoringPhotos.htm Sally Rolls Pavia Sun City, AZ sallypavia2001@yahoo.com "You live as long as you are remembered" ~ Russian Proverb List Owner: GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES-L-request@rootsweb.com Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES "All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus"

Carol, Yes, you have all the ducks in a row. John Edward Bunker Jr. (D-432; 1982 BunGen p.197) Democratic Candidate for State Auditor 1914 Elected Secretary of State 1915 Democratic Candidate for Representative to Congress 1916 Appointed Maine Public Utilities Commission 1917 gil ----- Original Message ----- From: "David & Carol Eddleman" <deddle@ix.netcom.com> To: <BUNKER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 11:51 AM Subject: John E. Bunker, Trenton, Maine > >From "Discover Maine," Vol.1, Issue 11, p. 27-29: > > "John Bunker was a Trenton native and a lawyer. When the United States > entered the Great War, Bunker was practicing law in Bar Harbor. He had > prepared for the Maine Bar by reading for the law in the offices of Wiswall, > King and Peters in Ellsworth. His education had included Eastern Maine > Conference Seminary in Bucksport, and Boston University..." > > It mentions that he organized home front security during WWI. > > Is he the son of John Edward Bunker, b. 21 Mar 1821 in Trenton, Me., s/o > Paul Dudley and Arabella Grow Bunker? > > Carol C. Eddleman, great-great granddaughter of Leora Isadora Bunker. > > > ==== BUNKER Mailing List ==== > Douglas G. Detling (list coordinator) > ddetling@charter.net > > > >

From "Discover Maine," Vol.1, Issue 11, p. 27-29: "John Bunker was a Trenton native and a lawyer. When the United States entered the Great War, Bunker was practicing law in Bar Harbor. He had prepared for the Maine Bar by reading for the law in the offices of Wiswall, King and Peters in Ellsworth. His education had included Eastern Maine Conference Seminary in Bucksport, and Boston University..." It mentions that he organized home front security during WWI. Is he the son of John Edward Bunker, b. 21 Mar 1821 in Trenton, Me., s/o Paul Dudley and Arabella Grow Bunker? Carol C. Eddleman, great-great granddaughter of Leora Isadora Bunker.

It is interesting to see how many Nantucket people ended up in Dover, NH. The Monthly meeting records are full of Varneys, Tuttles, Husseys, Robinsons, Twomblys and others. The only Bunker from Nantucket was Paul (N-95, son of Simeon). If you are seaching Nantucket families, I suggest that you look at Dover, NH as well. Bette

On 28 May 2004 H. A. Kippingham wrote: "I've been trying to pick up a trace of a man named Irving (Le)Roy Bunker for quite some time. He's one of the children of Hiram F. Bunker and Mary Ann Clair. I finally found him in the 1920 U.S. Census. He's living in Waterbury, Conn. with his wife Pearl (Godfrey), his in-laws (John L. and Linda A. Godfrey), and his two children, Ralph and George I. (prob. Irving). Ralph is 12, and George is 3. Now I find that there is a Ralph Bunker (born: June 23, 1907 -- died: August, 1976) in Middlebury, Conn. The info. is from the SSDI file. And I find a George Bunker (born: Jan. 14, 1917 -- died: June, 1985) in Waterbury, Conn. The info. is from the SSDI file. Bur most significantly, I found Pearl Bunker (born: Mar. 19, 1883 -- died: June 15, 1966) My hunch is that these two gentlemen are the sons of Irving Bunker and Pearl Godfrey. And far more probable, Pearl Bunker was the spouse of Irving Bunker. Do we have any Bunker Assoc. members who live in this area of the United States who could assist me in doing a little checking to see if my "hunch" is a good one?" Because I live in CT I previously wrote of trying to find an obit for Pearl Bunker through my local librarian working with the Waterbury librarian. No luck. Then using the SS Death Index date of June 15, 1966,I requested from Waterbury a death certificate for Pearl Bunker which was returned "no record." On a tip from our invaluable historian Bette Richards, I tried again using her suggestion of the CT death index date of March 7, 1966 and eureka here is the information from her death certificate which I now have in hand. Pearl Bunker died in New Haven County, town of Waterbury at the East End Conv. Hospital on Yale Avenue. Her usual residence was New Haven, Middlebury. Sex, Female; Race, white; widowed. Husband was Leroy Bunker. Her date of death was March 7, 1966, age, 82; date of birth March 19, 1883. Cause of death Broncho-pneumonia with contributing condition not related to the death multiple arthritis of spine and all joints. Her birthplace was Lockport, PA and her parents were John L. Godfrey, birthplace, PA, and Linda Griffith, birthplace, PA. The informants name was Glenn Bunker and Glenn is typed in over a crossed-out name of "Leroy." She was buried March 9, 1966 in Old Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterbury, CT. Pamela Lithgow Briggs

I have been looking at Dover Monthly Meeting records which start in 1702. I find Joseph (James' brother)and his family. I don't find any other Bunker family except Paul who is a Nantucket descendant. I am looking for church records for James (2) or John m. Dorcas Field. Were they Quaker too? Did only Joseph join the Friends? Was this because Joseph's wife, Mary (last name unknown) was a Quaker? Are there any church records for Anne Thomas or her family or Martha Downes and her family? Anybody interested in looking around for any church records for James and John? Since they do not appear in any record of any other church, I felt they must be Quakers but they do not appear in the Quaker records either. The History of Durham mentions "the foolish Quaker aunt" of James (3). This was most likely Joseph's wife, Mary. However, it could have been the wife of John (Dorcas Field) or Mary Bunker Drew. At this time in history, you could not get away with avoiding church sessions. You either went to church or got fined or put in the stocks. There was contention between the Anglican and Quakers by 1700, you could still be punished for going to a Quaker meeting too. Bette

Brian, I have nothing in my database that matches. There was a (RN 18824) Harry Folger Bunker b 21 Feb 1874 in Danville IL, but his dad was born in Nantucket Also (RN 21683) Harry Taylor Bunker b 21 Aug 1876 Villisca, Iowa. His father was John Isaac Bunker, mother was Eliza Bolt And (RN 99) Harry Looney Bunker b 4 Dec 1873 Knoxville, Tennessee Father: William Marcellus Bunker Mother: Amanda F A Looney Best I can do. Cheers gil ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Bunker" <bbls23237@blueyonder.co.uk> To: <BUNKER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2004 7:23 AM Subject: Harry Bunker b 1872 .Illinois > Dear All, > The appearence of the Bucks 1871 census has resulted in me asking again to see if we > can find a Harry Bunker born 1872 in Illinois, U.S.A. , according to the 1881 British census, that census has Harry living with his grandfather Jonas Bunker in Eddlesborough in Buckinghamshire , England. > The background is that Jonas born Eversholt . Bedfordshire in 1814 married a Mary Gray in 1833 , born Whipsnade , Bedfordshire, in Eddlesborough, Buckinghamshire . Their numerous children were all baptised , rather peculiarly in Tilsworth ,Bedfordshire of these only 2 sons survived long enough to become fathers ie John Samuel bpt 1847 and Joel bpt 1851, presumably one of these two was Harry's father. > Can the Illinois records tell me which ,and who his mother was? I am not aware either was in America and why Harry only 9 years later was back in England living with his grandfather might be an interesting story. > Brian Bunker. > > > ==== BUNKER Mailing List ==== > Post your information and queries. We love it. No BUNKER rock left untouched. Spelling variations ok - we don't "know" the original. > > > >