Josie May Bunker b. 26 Apr 1876 Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 9 Aug 1959 Sullivan, Hancock, Maine, USA: Smith Family Tree

Josie May Bunker

1876 - 1959 (83 years)

Name	Josie May Bunker [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
Birth	26 Apr 1876	Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA [1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]
Gender	Female
Census	1880	Eden, Hancock, Maine, USA [8]
	Marital status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son?
Census	1900	Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA [5]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
Census	1920	Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA [6]
	Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Widowed from Brown
Census	1940	Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA [3]
	Marital Status: Widowed of Moore; Relation to Head of House: Housekeeper for Walter H Newman
Census	1950	Steuben, Washington, Maine, USA [12]
	"Josie Moore" Age: 75; Relation to Head: Lodger; Marital Status: Widow
Obituary	Aug 1959	Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA [11]
	The Bangor Daily News • Bangor, Maine • 12 Aug 1959, Wed • Page 18
		Obituary-MOORE Josie (Bunker) Obituary of JOSIE MAY BUNKER GOTT BROWN FERRIS MOORE • The Bangor Daily News • Bangor, Maine • 12 Aug 1959, Wed • Page 18
FSID	LH7W-GK8
Eden	122nd great granddaughter of Adam and Eve
Death	9 Aug 1959	Sullivan, Hancock, Maine, USA [11, 13, 15]
Burial	Mount Height Cemetery, Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA [13, 14]
		Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine Find a Grave: #90247
Person ID	I24514	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Edwin Hadlock Bunker, b. 24 Jul 1843, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 7 Apr 1914, Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 70 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Mary Abigail Harding, b. 24 Sep 1848, Islesford, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 15 Feb 1945, Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 96 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	5 Dec 1868	Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA [16, 17, 18]
	(Great Cranberry Isles)
Family ID	F7358	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Joel E Gott, b. 26 Mar 1869, Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 7 Jul 1913, Kennebunkport, York, Maine, USA (Age 44 years)

Marriage 25 Dec 1893 Hancock County, Maine, USA [1, 2, 5, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20]

Children

	1. (infant son) Gott, b. 14 Jul 1898, Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA d. Bef 1900, Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age < 1 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Retha Zulma Gott, b. 28 Dec 1894, Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 15 Oct 1986, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 91 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F10034 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Family 2	Edward Ferris
Marriage	Aft 1920 [6, 13, 14, 15]
	Josie Ferris married Albert Moore
Family ID	F946	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Family 3	Albert Delmont Moore, b. 15 Sep 1869, Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 1944, Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 74 years)
Marriage	15 Sep 1932	Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA [4, 13, 14, 15]
Family ID	F4486	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Family 4	John Franklin Brown, b. 17 Dec 1859, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 18 Sep 1908, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 48 years)
Marriage	23 Mar 1901	Everett, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA [9, 13, 14]
Family ID	F7385	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 26 Apr 1876 - Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA
	Marriage - 25 Dec 1893 - Hancock County, Maine, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1900 - Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA
	Marriage - 23 Mar 1901 - Everett, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Residence Marital Status: Widowed from Brown - 1920 - Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA
	Marriage - 15 Sep 1932 - Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Widowed of Moore; Relation to Head of House: Housekeeper for Walter H Newman - 1940 - Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA
	Census - "Josie Moore" Age: 75; Relation to Head: Lodger; Marital Status: Widow - 1950 - Steuben, Washington, Maine, USA
	Obituary - The Bangor Daily News • Bangor, Maine • 12 Aug 1959, Wed • Page 18 - Aug 1959 - Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA
	Death - 9 Aug 1959 - Sullivan, Hancock, Maine, USA
	Burial - - Mount Height Cemetery, Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine, USA

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Ancestors

~Eden~BUNKER Josie Gott
Josie May Bunker Gott Brown Ferris Moore

Obituaries

Obituary-MOORE Josie (Bunker)
Obituary of JOSIE MAY BUNKER GOTT BROWN FERRIS MOORE • The Bangor Daily News • Bangor, Maine • 12 Aug 1959, Wed • Page 18

People

BUNKER-Josie
Josie May Bunker

Sources

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Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1937
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1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine; Roll: T627_1479; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 5-45
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1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Tremont, Hancock, Maine; Roll: 593; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0068; FHL microfilm: 1240593
[S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Bangor Ward 4, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: T625_645; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 66.

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Bangor Ward 4, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: T625_645; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 66
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Maine, Birth Records, 1621-1922
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1880 United States Federal Census
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[S2716] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Josie Moore • Bangor Daily News - Aug 1959, (Name: The Bangor Daily News; Location: Bangor ME; Date: 12 Aug 1959;), Josie May Bunker Gott Brown Ferris Moore Obituary.
MRS JOSIE MOORE McKINLEY Aug 11— Mrs Josie Moore, 83, died Sunday in a Sullivan nursing home after a long illness. Mrs Moore was born on Cranberry Island April 24 1878. the daughter of Edwin and Mary (Harding) Bunker.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs Retha Bonia of Dorchester MA, several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held from the Fernald Funeral Home in Mt Desert. The Rev Paul Weimer of the Tremont Larger Parish will officiate. Burial will be at Mt Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor.
• The Bangor Daily News • Bangor, Maine • 12 Aug 1959, Wed • Page 18
https://www.newspapers.com/image/662449217/?article=2353b9fa-c35b-4787-bfb5-7c5777b36d04&focus=0.61139655,0.39045373,0.7269065,0.49738708&xid=3355

Obituary-MOORE Josie (Bunker)
Obituary of JOSIE MAY BUNKER GOTT BROWN FERRIS MOORE • The Bangor Daily News • Bangor, Maine • 12 Aug 1959, Wed • Page 18

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Steuben, Washington,.

1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Steuben, Washington,

[S11363] Smith, Dianne Gebhardt, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Gott): BUNKER Josie Moore, (Name: SmithLC.com;), BUNKER Josie May Gott Brown Ferris Moore 1875-1959.
Mrs Josie Moore, 83, died Sunday in a Sullivan nursing home after a long illness. Mrs Moore was born on Cranberry Island, the daughter of Edwin and Mary (Harding) Bunker.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs Retha Bonia of Dorchester MA, several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held from the Fernald Funeral Home in Mt Desert. The Rev Paul Weimer of the Tremont Larger Parish will officiate. Burial will be at Mt Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor.
Josie married: (1) Joel Gott on 25 Dec 1893, (2) John Franklin Brown on 23 Mar 1901, (3) Edward Ferris, and (4) Albert Delmont Moore on 15 Sep 1932.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64534360
[S2715] Find a Grave: BUNKER Josie Moore 1875-1959, Josie May Bunker Gott Brown Ferris Moore.
BIRTH: 26 Apr 1875 Cranberry Isles, Hancock County, Maine
DEATH: 9 Aug 1959 (aged 84) Sullivan, Hancock County, Maine
BURIAL: Mount Height Cemetery, Southwest Harbor, Hancock County, Maine
MEMORIAL ID: 64534360
______________________________________________________
Mrs Josie Moore, 83, died Sunday in a Sullivan nursing home after a long illness. Mrs Moore was born on Cranberry Island, the daughter of Edwin and Mary (Harding) Bunker.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs Retha Bonia of Dorchester MA, several nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held from the Fernald Funeral Home in Mt Desert. The Rev Paul Weimer of the Tremont Larger Parish will officiate. Burial will be at Mt Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor.

Josie married: (1) Joel Gott on 25 Dec 1893, (2) John Franklin Brown on 23 Mar 1901, (3) Edward Ferris, and (4) Albert Delmont Moore on 15 Sep 1932.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64534360
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1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Tremont, Hancock, Maine; Roll: 593; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0068; FHL microfilm: 1240593
[S11377] Smith, Dianne Gebhardt, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Gott): HARDING Mary Bunker, (Name: SmithLC.com;), HARDING Mary Abigail Bunker 1848-1945.
She is the daughter of Joseph Harding, b1822 d1900 and Zulma Mills Spurling, b1830 d1904.
She married Edwin Hadlock Harding on 05 Dec 1868 in Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine according to the book "Bunker Genealogy - Descendants of James Bunker of Dover, NH".
Her daughter, Josie (Josephine?) May Bunker Moore was married to Joel E Gott (m1893) and John H Brown (m1901) and Abert D Moore (m1932).
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64534320
[S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Tremont, Hancock, Maine; Roll: T623_593; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 68.

1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Tremont, Hancock, Maine; Roll: 593; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0068; FHL microfilm: 1240593
[S399] Ancestry.com, Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1922, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;).
Birth date: abt 1869 Birth place: Marriage date: 25 Dec 1893 Marriage place: Tremont

Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1937

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