Benjamin Bunker

Aft 1711 - Abt 1818  (< 106 years)

• Name	Benjamin Bunker  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	Aft 15 May 1711	Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA   [4, 8]
  	Oyster River
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1740	Canada   [8]
  	Merriconeag in the Brunwick jurisdiction
  Military Service	10 Aug 1745	Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1, 8]
  	As Ensign in Capt. Hale’s Company of Col. Moore’s regiment, he participated in the capture from the French of Port Louisburg on Cape Breton Island which was the key to the St. Lawrence River. This was a great victory for the English.
  		War-Siege of Louisbourg-British Landing (French-Indian) View of the English landing on the island of Cape Breton to attack the fortress of Louisbourg. 1745.
  Occupation	1777  [10]
  	Surveyor of Roads
  Census	1790	Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA   [5, 7]
  Census	1800	Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA   [7]
  DAR/SAR	Daughters of the American Revolution # A200010; Sons of the American Revolution # P-124798  [10, 11]
  		Seal-DAR Daughters of the American Revolution
  		Seal-SAR Sons of the American Revolution
  Eden	116th great grandson of Adam and Eve
  Death	Abt 1818	Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA   [4, 7, 8, 9]
  	Age: 108
  Person ID	I26104	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	James Bunker, III,   b. 1667, New Hampshire, USA d. 5 May 1722, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Anne Thomas,   b. 1675, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA d. 1710, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA (Age 35 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1699	Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA   [6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14]
  Family ID	F8892	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abigail Goodwin,   b. 22 Sep 1713, New Hampshire, USA d. 1785, New Hampshire, USA (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	26 Nov 1730	Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA   [4, 7, 8]
  Children	1. Mary Bunker,   b. 24 Mar 1754, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA d. 12 Dec 1840, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Isaac Bunker,   b. 1740, Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, USA d. 18 Mar 1821, Gouldsboro, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Silas Bunker,   b. 1746, Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA d. 15 Feb 1829, Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Hannah Bunker,   b. 1732, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Sarah Bunker,   b. 14 Sep 1758, Harpswell, Cumberland, Maine, USA d. 1805, Maine, USA (Age 46 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Arron Bunker,   b. 1735, Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA d. Feb 1821, Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Abigail Bunker,   b. 29 Jun 1755, Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, USA d. 22 Jan 1839, Lamoine, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Thomas Millet Bunker,   b. 26 Jun 1748, Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA d. 6 May 1828, Trenton, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Comfort Bunker,   b. 1736, Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Benjamin Bunker, Jr,   b. 22 Jul 1759, Harpswell, Cumberland, Maine, USA d. Abt 1829 (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Captain John Bunker,   b. Abt 1732, Durham, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA d. 1810, Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: related]  [Mother: related]
  Family ID	F11356	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Aft 15 May 1711 - Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Marriage - 26 Nov 1730 - Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Military Service - As Ensign in Capt. Hale’s Company of Col. Moore’s regiment, he participated in the capture from the French of Port Louisburg on Cape Breton Island which was the key to the St. Lawrence River. This was a great victory for the English. - 10 Aug 1745 - Louisbourg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada Census - 1790 - Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA Census - 1800 - Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA Death - Abt 1818 - Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Ancestors

  ~d Gott-M (SAR) Gott Ancestor - Sons of the American Revolution

  
  

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  Wars & Battles

  War-Siege of Louisbourg-British Landing (French-Indian) View of the English landing on the island of Cape Breton to attack the fortress of Louisbourg. 1745.

  
  

• Sources

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