Edward Bunker
Birth Date
On 1822 August 1 (Born)
Death Date
On 1901 November 17 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Battalion Activity
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Atkinson, Penobscot, Maine, United States
1822 August 1
Mother
Hannah Berry
Father
Silas Bunker Jr.
Date Details
Occurred On 1822 August 1
Baptized
1845 (Age 22)
Married
Emily Abbott
1846 February 9 (Age 23)
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company E
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 23)
Members in Company
Rank
Private
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in
Levi W. Hancock/Jefferson Hunt/James Pace/Andrew Lytle Company (1847)
1847 August 25 – October 16 (Age 25)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started Between 1847 August 25 – 26
Joined Company
Ended Between 1847 October 11 – 16
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Aaron Johnson Company (1850)
1850 June 8 – September 12 (Age 27)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Edward Bunker, Jr. (Age 3)
Emily Abbott (Age 22)
Emily Bunker (Age 1)
Date Details
Started Circa 1850 June 8
Joined Company
Ended On 1850 September 12
Company Arrived
Married
Sarah Ann Browning
1852 June 26 (Age 29)
Served in
British Mission
1853 January 5 – 1856 February 18 (Age 30)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1853 January 5
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1856 February 18
Departed from Field
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British Missionaries, Liverpool, 1855 - discussed plans to utilize handcarts to bring some Saints to Zion during 1856 season.
Called as Captain to
Edward Bunker Company (1856)
1856 June 23 – October 2 (Age 33)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Started On 1856 June 23
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 October 2
Company Arrived
Married
Mary Mathieson McQuarrie
1861 April 20 (Age 38)
Died in Colonia Morelos, Bavispe, Sonora, Mexico
1901 November 17 (Age 79)
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Edward Bunker (1822 - 1901)
Edward Bunker (1822 - 1901) Profile
British Missionaries, Liverpool, 1855 - discussed plans to utilize handcarts to bring some Saints to Zion during 1856 season.
Sources
Person
Biographical sketches, 1891-2013
"Edward Bunker", Biographical sketches, 1891-2013.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)
"Bunker, Edward", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 3, Page 31-33.
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, Page 325.
Saints By Sea
"Edward Bunker, Sr. ID: 6435", Saints By Sea.
Mission
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), 13 October 1861.
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 5 January 1853.
Deseret Evening News
"A Leaf from an Old Album", Deseret Evening News, (15 December 1906), Page 9.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 8 April 1852, Page 1.
Millennial Star
"Appointments, &c.", Millennial Star, 16, (2 December 1854), No. 48. Page 763.
"Appointments", Millennial Star, 15, (22 January 1853), No. 4. Page 58.
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Pioneer
Attley, Henry William, Reminiscences, in Papers, 1858-1910
Attley, Henry William, Reminiscences, in Papers, 1858-1910.
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Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
"William Woodward letter", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (11 June 1856).
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Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Salt Lake City, Utah. Scrapbooks
"Robert D. Roberts [reminiscences], Memories of Early Days in Cache County", Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Salt Lake City, Utah. Scrapbooks, Page 80.
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Deseret News
"Immigration to Utah", Deseret News, (15 October 1856), Page 6.
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Edward Bunker autobiography, 1894
Edward Bunker autobiography, 1894.
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Edward Bunker autobiography, 1894.
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Edward Bunker autobiography, 1894, Page 19-20.
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George W. Turner autobiography and minutebook, 1871-1887
George W. Turner autobiography and minutebook, 1871-1887, Page 121-23.
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Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914
"W. Woodward to Albert Jones", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (3 September 1906).
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1850: Page 3.
John Parry reminiscences and diary, 1857 March-1867 September
John Parry reminiscences and diary, 1857 March-1867 September, March.
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Millennial Star
Daniel Spencer letter to Franklin D. Richards, "Foreign Correspondence", Millennial Star, 18, (2 August 1856), No. 31. Page 489.
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D. Grant letter to William G. Noble, "Nebraska Territory", Millennial Star, 18, (30 August 1856), No. 48. Page 767.
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Priscilla Merriman Evans autobiography, circa 1914
Priscilla Merriman Evans autobiography, circa 1914, Item 2, Page 39-41.
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Roberts Family Association papers, 1918-1929
"Roberts, Robert David, Autobiographical sketch", Roberts Family Association papers, 1918-1929.
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Woman's Exponent
"Autobiagraphy [sic] of Elizabeth L. Hyde", Woman's Exponent, 25, (15 August 1896), 4. Page 28-29.
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Mormon Battalion
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 13.
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996, Page 23.
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996, Page 180.
Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848
"Mormon Battalion, Volunteers", Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848.