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Family HistoryFamily History - Gurdon Dunbar


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 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Gurdon Dunbar and two of his descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Gurdon Dunbar,1 born ca. 1825 in Connecticut, the son of James Dunbar and Mary Beebe.1, 2 Gurdon married, 23 April 1854 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut, Ann E. Smith4 (born 1826 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, parents not determined;2 Ann died 1885 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut3).

Gurdon was a crewmember on several whaling ships, often as second mate. His service included: Ship Columbus (1843); Ship Georgia (1846); Bark North America (1849); Ship New England (1851); Ship Florida (1856 and 1859); and Schooner Somerset (1864).5


Child of Gurdon Dunbar and Ann E. Smith:

+2i. Edward E. Dunbar, born ca. 1855 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut; died 3 May 1885 in New London, New London County, Connecticut. Married Alice A. Dunbar.

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Connecticut, New London County, New London, Image 211 of 216, list of crewmembers on the Bark North America, Indian Ocean, 19th June 1849, including Gurdon Dunbar [indexed as Gordon Dunbar], 24, Connecticut, mariner. [Other records show that the ship sailed from New London the next day.]
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Connecticut, New London County, New London, Page 117-118, Elias Smith, 48, New York, fisherman; Mary A. Smith, 46, Connecticut; John Smith, 19, Connecticut, fisherman; Albert Smith, 15, Connecticut; Edwin Dunbar, 5, Connecticut; Samuel Watross, 35, Connecticut, fisherman; Jane M. Watross, 22, Connecticut; Gurdon Dunbar, 39, Connecticut, fisherman; Ann E. Dunbar, 34, Connecticut. [This is believed to be Ann E. (nee Smith) Dunbar, her husband Gurdon, son Edwin, and parents Elias and Mary Smith, and other children.]
  3. Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934, available at FamilySearch.org. Annie E. Dunbar, died: 1885 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut.
  4. Connecticut Marriages 1640-1939, Record of Marriages in the Town of Groton, Images 24 and 296 of 746, Gurdon Dunbar, 27, born in Waterford, mariner; and Ann E. Smith, 18, born in Waterford; married on 23 April 1854 in Groton, Connecticut.
  5. Whaling Crew List Database, New Bedford Whaling Museum (webpage: www.whalingmuseum.org), Gurdon (sometimes Gurdin and Gurden) Dunbar, service on several whaling ships, 1843-1864).
Second Generation
2. Edward E. Dunbar2 (Gurdon1), born ca. 1855 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut;1, 2, 3 died 3 May 1885 in New London, New London County, Connecticut.1 Edward married, 1875, Alice A. Dunbar1 (born 17 February 1857 in Connecticut, the daughter of William M. Dunbar and Frances E. Pachey;3, 4, 5, 6 Alice died 23 March 1900 in New London, New London County, Connecticut4). Edward and Alice are buried in Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut.1, 4

Child of Edward E. Dunbar and Alice A. Dunbar:

+3i. Minnie A. Dunbar, born April 1876 in Connecticut. Married _____ Hill.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Edward E. Dunbar, born: unknown, Groton, New London County, Connecticut; died: 3 May 1885 in New London, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which includes notes indicating his birth about 1856, the names of his parents, and that he had a daughter Minnie, b. about 1876, with his wife Alice; and the name and link for his wife, m. 1875). [Edward and his wife Alice were first cousins, their fathers William and Gurdon Dunbar, respectively, were brothers.]
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Connecticut, New London County, New London, Page 117-118, Elias Smith, 48, New York, fisherman; Mary A. Smith, 46, Connecticut; John Smith, 19, Connecticut, fisherman; Albert Smith, 15, Connecticut; Edwin Dunbar, 5, Connecticut; Samuel Watross, 35, Connecticut, fisherman; Jane M. Watross, 22, Connecticut; Gurdon Dunbar, 39, Connecticut, fisherman; Ann E. Dunbar, 34, Connecticut. [This is believed to be Ann E. (nee Smith) Dunbar, her husband Gurdon, son Edwin, and parents Elias and Mary Smith, and other children.]
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Connecticut, New London County, New London, E.D. 91, Page No. 21, Edward D. Dunbar, 24, Connecticut, fisherman; wife Alice A. Dunbar, 23, Connecticut; daughter Minnie A. Dunbar, 4, Connecticut.
  4. Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Alice A. Dunbar Caulkins, born: 17 February 1857 in Connecticut; died: 23 March 1900 in New London, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, one sibling, and two spouses, Edward E. Dunbar, m. 1875, and Clarence Morton Caulkins, m. 1888). [Alice and her first husband Edward were first cousins, their fathers Gurdon and William Dunbar, respectively, were brothers.]
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Connecticut, New London County, Waterford, Page 16, William Dunbar, 29, Connecticut, sea captain; Frances Dunbar, 24, Connecticut; Alice P. Dunbar, 3, Connecticut.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Connecticut, New London County, Waterford, Page 60, William Dunbar, 41, Connecticut, quarryman; Fanny Dunbar, 34, Connecticut; Alice Dunbar, 13, Connecticut; Fanny Dunbar, 6, Connecticut; Robert Dunbar, 2, Connecticut.
Third Generation
3. Minnie A. Dunbar3 (Edward,2 Gurdon1), born April 1876 in Connecticut.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Minnie married, ca. 1891, _____ Hill3 (born ____, parents not determined).

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Connecticut, New London County, New London, E.D. 91, Page No. 21, Edward D. Dunbar, 24, Connecticut, fisherman; wife Alice A. Dunbar, 23, Connecticut; daughter Minnie A. Dunbar, 4, Connecticut.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Connecticut, New London County, New London, E.D. 467, Sheet No. 18B, Clarence Caulkins, 44, Connecticut, June 1855, widowed, carpenter; daughter Minnie Hill, 24, Connecticut, married, April 1876 [this is his step-daughter from his wife’s first marriage].
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Connecticut, New London County, New London, E.D. 523, Sheet No. 18B, Clarence Caulkins, 54, Connecticut, carpenter, house; step-daughter Minnie Hill, 34, Connecticut, married 19 years, no children; border Carl V. Chapman, 27, Connecticut, conductor, electric R.R.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Connecticut, New London County, Groton, E.D. 246, Sheet No. 5B, Clarence M. Caulkins, 64, Connecticut, widowed, carpenter, house; step-daughter Minnie D. Hill, 43, Connecticut, widowed; border Carl B. Chapman, 37, Connecticut, divorced, farm manager, general farm.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Connecticut, New London County, Groton, E.D. 6-14, Sheet No. 16A, Clarence M. Caulkins, 73, Connecticut, widowed; step-daughter Minnie Hill, 53 Connecticut, widowed; border Carl B. Chapman, 47, Connecticut, farming, farm; border Herman B. Porter, 82, Connecticut, first married age 21; border Sarah E. Porter, 78, Connecticut, first married age 24.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, New London County, Stonington, Mystic, E.D. 6-107, Sheet No. 16B, Walter Burdick, 59, Connecticut, night watchman, woolen mill; wife Elizabeth Burdick, 55, Connecticut; housekeeper Minnie Hill, 64, Connecticut, widow. They are living next door to their son and family: Harold Burdick, 31, Connecticut, driller, construction; wife Mary Burdick, 29, Rhode Island; daughter Louise Burdick, 4, Connecticut.