Dunbar, Elisha

Male 1837 - 1905  (67 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Dunbar, Elisha was born on 27 Feb 1837 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; died in 1905 in Ellsworth, ME.

    Notes:

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    Elisha was a sea captain. He m. Ellen M. Wardwell who d. 21 March 1873 in childbirth - see The Ellsworth American, 3 April 1873. Their children are Grace D., Margaret (m. Freeman G. Leach of Penobscot and Ellsworth ME; she d. 29 Aug 1940, buried in
    Woodbine Cem., Ellsworth), Nellie, Fausta H. (m. in Penobscot 12 Oct 1884 Sumner F. Wardwell and had Mary E. Wardwell [1885-1964, m. Grover C. Witham, bur. Castine, ME]}, Frank W., Albert Burke and Isaac (d. 25 Feb 1952). Capt. Frank Wardwell Dunbar
    (26 Feb 1868 - 28 May 1918 [d. at Gloucester, MA]) m. 2 Nov 1890 Laura Wardwell (b. 15 Sept 1871 in Penobscot, d. 10 Jan 1955 in Bucksport, ME, duried with him and infant child Nellie, age 7, in Castine, ME), dau. of Frederick Wardwell and wife Emma R.
    Perkins. Capt. Frank and Laura had Lila (21 Oct 1892), Nellie (26 Jan 1895), Vera (1 June 1898), Therese (28 Dec 1903) and Frank H. (24 Feb 1907).

    Elisha married Wardwell, Ellen M. on 24 Dec 1856. Ellen was born about 1839 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; died on 21 Mar 1873; was buried in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Dunbar, F.H.  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. Dunbar, Margaret  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Sep 1860; died on 29 Aug 1940 in Ellsworth, ME; was buried in Woodbine Cemetery, Ellsworth, ME.
    3. 4. Dunbar, Frank Wardwell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Feb 1868 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; died on 29 May 1918 in Gloucester, MA.
    4. 5. Dunbar, Albert Burk(e)  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1869; died on 27 Nov 1898 in lost at sea; was buried in Castine, Hancock, Maine.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Dunbar, F.H. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elisha1)

    F.H. married Wardwell, S.F. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Wardwell, Mary E.  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1885; died in 1964; was buried in Castine, Hancock, Maine.

  2. 3.  Dunbar, Margaret Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elisha1) was born on 26 Sep 1860; died on 29 Aug 1940 in Ellsworth, ME; was buried in Woodbine Cemetery, Ellsworth, ME.

    Notes:

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    Freeman and Margaret had Harrison M. Leach (drowned when his sailboat
    capsized 15 Dept 1910, a clerk) and Hattie (b. in Sept. 1890).

    Margaret married Leach, Freeman on Yes, date unknown. Freeman (son of Leach, Daniel Jr. and Leach, Salley) was born about 1858; died on 22 Mar 1915 in Ellsworth, ME; was buried in Woodbine Cemetery, Ellsworth, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Dunbar, Frank Wardwell Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elisha1) was born on 26 Feb 1868 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; died on 29 May 1918 in Gloucester, MA.

    Notes:

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    This family is from Mark E. Honey, 8/2001, who reports their children are
    Laura E., F. Hayden and Teresa L.

    Frank married Perkins, Laura Ella on Yes, date unknown. Laura was born on 15 Sep 1871 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine; died in 1955. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Dunbar, Albert Burk(e) Descendancy chart to this point (1.Elisha1) was born about 1869; died on 27 Nov 1898 in lost at sea; was buried in Castine, Hancock, Maine.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: sea captain

    Notes:

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    Captain A. Burk Dunbar was drowned as a passenger on the steamer, Portland,
    lost in the tempest of 1898. His body was recovered at Chatham, MA and
    returned to Castine for burial. Returning home to visit his wife and young
    son, he was then captain of the schooner Edward Treworgy of Gloucester,
    MA. His widow, Emma Devereaux, d. 29 April 1962. [See article on The Tempest
    of 1898 by Mark E. Honey in the Castine Patriot, 21 Jan 1999, p. 7.] He is
    also known as Burke A. Dunbar.

    Albert married Dunbar, Emma Jeanette in Apr 1892 in East Boothbay, ME. Emma was born in 1872; died on 29 Apr 1962. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Dunbar, Karl B.  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1898; died in 1976; was buried in Castine, Hancock, Maine.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Wardwell, Mary E. Descendancy chart to this point (2.F.H.2, 1.Elisha1) was born in 1885; died in 1964; was buried in Castine, Hancock, Maine.

    Notes:

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    Mary m. Grover C. Witham (1885-1973) and is buried with him.


  2. 7.  Dunbar, Karl B. Descendancy chart to this point (5.Albert2, 1.Elisha1) was born in 1898; died in 1976; was buried in Castine, Hancock, Maine.

    Notes:

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    Karl served in the armed forces during World War II. He m. Amelia C. Cannon
    (1893-1970) and is buried with her. They had a son, Karl, who died young.