Gazlay Family History
Gurdon Dunbar
Parents
| Father | James Dunbar (ca. November 1792 - 16 February 1871) |
| Mother | Mary Beebe (10 November 1797 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 29 November 2020; Last Edited: 5 December 2020 |
| Person ID | 10171 |
| Name | Gurdon Dunbar |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | ca. 1825 in Connecticut1, 2 |
| Married | 23 April 1854 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut to Ann E. Smith3 |
Biography
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).4
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Ann E. Smith |
| Born | 1826 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 23 April 1854 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut to Gurdon Dunbar |
| Died | 1885 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut |
| Children | of Gurdon Dunbar and Ann E. Smith: |
| +1. | Edward E. Dunbar |
| Born | ca. 1855 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 1875 to Alice A. Dunbar |
| Died | 3 May 1885 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
Sources
- 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.]
- 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.]
- 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.
- 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).