Moses BUNKER

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24 May 1788 , Barnstead, Crown Colony of New Hampshire

Died

13 February 1856 , Chambly, Canada East

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Jonathan BUNKER Elizabeth RAND

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Born: 24 May 1788 in Barnstead, Crown Colony of New Hampshire

Father: Jonathan BUNKER

Mother: Elizabeth RAND

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Moses married Marie BESSETTE 14 June 1814 in Montréal, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie BESSETTE was born 3 February 1796 in Chambly, Lower Canada . Marie died 14 August 1824 in Chambly, Lower Canada . Marie was the child of Laurent BESSETTE and Archange TETREAULT.

Moses BUNKER died 13 February 1856 in Chambly, Canada East .
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Recorded occupation: Aubergiste, cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Spouse & Children of Moses BUNKER

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Moses BUNKER married

Marie BESSETTE
Marriage date: 14 June 1814
Marriage place: Montréal, Lower Canada
Marie BESSETTE was the child of Laurent BESSETTE and Archange TETREAULT

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St. Gabriel (presbytérienne)

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Moses BUNKER and Marie BESSETTE

Clemence BUNKER

Born: 28 July 1817, Chambly, Lower Canada
Died: 14 October 1890, Saint-Valentin, Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre HERBEC 20 February 1838 Place: Chambly, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Birth — 1788
24 May 1788
Barnstead, Crown Colony of New Hampshire

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1814 Marriage / Partner
Moses BUNKER and Marie BESSETTE 14 June 1814, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 26 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Birth of Child
Clemence BUNKER was born 28 July 1817, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Moses was 29 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie BESSETTE died 14 August 1824, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1838 Marriage of Child
Clemence BUNKER married 20 February 1838, Chambly, Lower Canada to Pierre HERBEC

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

Death — 1856
13 February 1856
Chambly, Canada East
He died at the age of 67.

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New Hampshire was named by Captain John Mason after Hampshire, England. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1686 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New Hampshire, New England
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New Hampshire
June 21, 1788 - New Hampshire becomes 9th U.S. state

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