Location:
New North Cemetery
Section no: FF
Memorial no: 15
Orientation: West
See map of this cemetery: http://www.nha.org/libcemeterynewnorth.html
Personal Information
Name: Sarah Bunker
Gender: Male
Age:
Birth: 1809
Death: 1902
Death place or cause: drowning
Occupation: Mariner
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Number interred: 2
Notes
Inscription:
IN MEMORY OF
ELISHA BUNKER
1808 – 1841
LOST AT SEA
OFF THE WHALESHIP MILO
AND
SARAH PINKHAM BUNKER
1809 – 1902
ONE OF NANTUCKET’S GREAT WOMEN
Epitaph: Yes
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Monument
Stone Composition: Marble
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Main motif: 1 – Lettering only
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Comments: This stone was added in the fall of 2011.
Data Collection
Date data collected: June and July 2003
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Stone exists 2003: Yes
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Footstone exists: No
Location note:
Citation source: Preservation Institute Nantucket students
Field recorder: Susan Jolley or Jill Donlon
Data input by: Penny Snow
Reviewed by: Automatic