Gazlay Family History
Martin Van Beuren Dunbar
Parents
| Father | Moses Dunbar (1777 - 18 June 1855) |
| Mother | Sarah Getchell (9 October 1801 - 16 April 1891) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 14 February 2021; Last Edited: 15 February 2021 |
| Person ID | 10296 |
| Name | Martin Van Beuren Dunbar |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 15 November 1837 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | 9 October 1862 in Connecticut to Maria Lydia Holmes7 |
| Died | 7 February 1917 in New London, New London County, Connecticut1 |
| Buried | in Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Maria Lydia Holmes (daughter of Jonathan Gilbert Holmes and Eliza Ann Cobb) |
| Born | 5 April 1837 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 9 October 1862 in Connecticut to Martin Van Beuren Dunbar |
| Died | 28 June 1906 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| Children | of Martin Van Beuren Dunbar and Maria Lydia Holmes: |
| 1. | Morton G. Dunbar |
| Born | 16 August 1865 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| Died | 10 June 1869 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| +2. | Bertis H. Dunbar |
| Born | 11 April 1871 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | ca. 1895 to Nancy ‘Nannie’ Wheeler |
| Died | 6 December 1961 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| 3. | Gertrude E. Dunbar |
| Born | 22 May 1874 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | ca. 1899 to Frederick Payne Slate |
| Married | 1 November 1911 in New London, New London County, Connecticut to Job Herman ‘Tubby’ Tubbs |
| Died | 23 May 1947 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Martin Van Beuren Dunbar, born: 15 November 1837 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut; died: 7 February 1917 in New London, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which includes a note: Parents: Moses Dunbar and Sarah Getchell; and provides the names and links for his mother, siblings, spouse, and three children).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Connecticut, New London County, Waterford, Image 3 of 54, Sarah Peckham, 50, CT; Abby J. Eaton, 26, CT; Celia Peckham, 20, CT; John Dunbar, 18, CT mariner; Martin V. Dunbar, 16, CT, mariner; Mary L. Dunbar, 12, CT; Jeremiah Dunbar, 9, CT; Harriet A. Dunbar, 7, CT.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Connecticut, New London County, Waterford, Page 53, Image 53 of 64, Sarah Dunbar, 54, Conn.; John Dunbar, 27, Conn., seaman; Martin Dunbar, 24, Conn., seaman; Jeremiah Dunbar, 19, Conn., seaman; Harriet Dunbar, 18, Conn.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Connecticut, New London County, New London, Page 204, Martin V. Dunbar, 35, Conn., farmer; Maria L. Dunbar, 34, Conn.; Gilbert Holmes, 73, Conn., farmer.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Connecticut, New London County, New London, E.D. 466, Sheet No. 8A, Martin B. Dunbar, 66, Connecticut, Oct. 1833, janitor, public school; wife of 36 years Maria L. Dunbar, 65, Connecticut, Apr. 1835, 3 children, 2 living. Living next door is their son and family: Burtis H. Dunbar, 29, Connecticut, Apr. 1871, carpenter; wife of 5 years Nannie W. Dunbar, 36, Illinois, May 1864, 1 child, 1 living; son Harris W. Dunbar, 4, Connecticut, Nov. 1895; b. in law Charles A. Wheeler, 46, Rhode Island, Nov. 1854, carpenter. [Birth dates for several of these people differ from other records.]
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Connecticut, New London County, New London, E.D. 522, Sheet No. 8B, Gertrude D. Slate, 34, Connecticut, widow, dressmaker; father Martin V. Dunbar, 72, Connecticut, widow, janitor, school.
- Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997, Martin V. Dunbar and Maria L. Holmes, married on 9 October 1862 in Connecticut.