William Gilley Bunker

1826 - 1900  (73 years)

• Name	William Gilley Bunker  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	4 Nov 1826	Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA   [1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Military Draft Registration	1863	Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA   [6]
  	Draft Registration - Civil War
  Census	1870	Calais, Washington, Maine, USA   [7]
  	Hulda and William Bunker
  Census	1880	Calais, Washington, Maine, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married to Hulda; Relation to Head: Self
  Census	1900	Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA   [9]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Death	13 Oct 1900	Oak Bluffs, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 2]
  	(formerly Cottage City)
  Person ID	I25916	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Captain Joseph Bunker, II,   b. 1 Sep 1796, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 24 Nov 1871, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Abigail Gilley,   b. 3 Feb 1798, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA d. 21 Sep 1852, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	11 Sep 1816  [3]
  Marriage End	1852  [3]
  	Death of Abigail
  Family ID	F11203	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hulda Staples,   b. 2 Apr 1830, Swans Island, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 31 Mar 1915, Hampden, Penobscot, Maine, USA (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	27 Sep 1849	Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA   [2, 5, 9]
  Family ID	F11171	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Nov 1826 - Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA Marriage - 27 Sep 1849 - Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - Civil War - 1863 - Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA Census - Hulda and William Bunker - 1870 - Calais, Washington, Maine, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to Hulda; Relation to Head: Self - 1880 - Calais, Washington, Maine, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1900 - Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA Death - 13 Oct 1900 - Oak Bluffs, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Biographies and Histories

  Bio-BUNKER Abigail Gilley Abigail Gilley Bunker - from Find a Grave

  
  

• Sources

  [S509] Sons of the American Revolution - Members, Database online. Record for William Gilley Bunker U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Database online. [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. Record for William Gilley Bunker [S871] Find a Grave: GILLEY Abigail Gilley 1798-1852, Abigail Gilley Bunker. Clarissa Gilley “Clara” Bunker Thompson BIRTH: 4 Feb 1798 DEATH: 21 Sep 1852 (aged 54) BURIAL: Bunker Cemetery, Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine MEMORIAL ID: 100131976 ______________________________________________________ Dau. of John & Mary Freelove (Woods) Gilley. -- Married Capt. Joseph A. Bunker in 1815. -- Children: • Charles S. Bunker b: 06 JAN 1817 in Cranberry Isles, Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine • John Gilley Bunker b: 15 DEC 1819 in Cranberry Isles, Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine • Joseph Bunker b: 14 JUN 1822 in Cranberry Isles, Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine • Abigail Bunker b: 22 OCT 1824 in Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine • William Gilley Bunker b: 04 NOV 1826 in Cranberry Isles, Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine • Clarrisa Gilley Bunker b: 25 JUN 1829 in Cranberry Isles, Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine • Lucy Ann Bunker b: 11 MAR 1832 in Cranberry Isle, Hancock, Maine • Martha B. Bunker b: 30 JUN 1835 in Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine • Andrew Jackson Bunker b: 03 APR 1837 in Cranberry Isle, Hancock, Maine • Henry Spurling Bunker b: 23 JUL 1840 in Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine -- Died aged 54 years, 7 months, 18 days old. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100131976/bu [S8915] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Calais, Washington, Maine; Roll: 489; Page: 84B; Enumeration District: 168. 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Calais, Washington, Maine; Roll: 489; Page: 84B; Enumeration District: 168 [S1145] Ancestry.com, Maine, Marriage Index, 1670-1921, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2016;). [S1942] Ancestry.com, U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha. U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha [S11805] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Calais Ward 4, Washington, Maine; Roll: M593_562; Page: 76A. 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Calais Ward 4, Washington, Maine; Roll: M593_562; Page: 76A [S403] Ancestry.com, Maine, Death Records, 1617-1922, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1908-1922 Vital Records; Roll Number: 8. Maine, Death Records, 1617-1922 Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1908-1922 Vital Records; Roll Number: 8 [S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Cottage City, Dukes, Massachusetts; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0240; FHL microfilm: 1240639. 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Cottage City, Dukes, Massachusetts; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0240; FHL microfilm: 1240639