Bunker, Rebecca (d. 1826) AA-16

Location:

Old North Cemetery
Section no: AA
Memorial no: 16
Orientation: North-west

See map of this cemetery: https://cemeteries.nha.org/old-north-cemetery/section-aa/

Personal Information

Name: Rebecca Bunker
Gender: Female
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Death: August 20 1826
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Number interred: 1


Notes

Inscription:
Rebecca Folger
daughter of
Samuel & Eunice
Bunker,
died Aug. 20. 1826.
Aged 17 mos. 4 days

So faded the lovely blooming flower
Frail smiling solace of an hour
So soon our transient comforts fly
And pleasures only bloom to die

Epitaph: Yes
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Text on footstone:
RFB
Biographical notes:
Relationship note:Daughter of Samuel + Eunice Bunker
Other Notes:

Inscription Condition: Mainly decipherable


Monument

Stone Composition: Granite, White
Stone Shape: Rounded top, curving down to corners
Type of Monument:
Monument Condition: Damaged, chipped
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Main motif: Lettering only
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Data Collection

Date data collected:
GPS marker location:
Stone exists 1900: yes
Stone exists 2002:
Stone exists 2003: Yes
Stone exists 2004:
Stone exists 2005: yes
Footstone exists: Yes
Location note:
Citation source: NHA Old North Cemetery file (MS115, Box 2)
Field recorder:
Data input by: Georgen Gilliam Charnes
Reviewed by: Automatic