Elizabeth E. Dunbar (abt. 1871 - aft. 1940)

Ancestors

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Biography

Elizabeth E. "Lizzie" Dunbar, daughter of Alexander Dunbar and Mary B. Smart, was born in Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States, in about 1871.^[2] Lizzie had nine siblings. Here are the seven who are known, in order of their births: George, who was born in 1856 and died (before Lizzie was born) in 1862;^[3] Annie, born in 1860;^[4] Gilbert, born in about 1863;^[5] Mary, born in about 1867;^[6] Sarah, born in 1874;^[7] Ralph, born 2 May 1876,^[8] and Walter, born in Mar 1878.^[9]

As of 10 Jun 1880, Lizzie and her siblings Annie, Mary, Sarah, Ralph and Walter resided with their parents on Sommerset Street in Bath, where their father worked as a ship carpenter.^[10] Her sister, Annie, married Charles E. Robinson in Bath, 24 Apr 1882.^[4]

5 Cummings Street in Bath[11]

By 1900, Lizzie's's father had died, and Lizzie and her unmarried adult siblings Sarah, Ralph and Walter resided with their widowed mother at 5 Cummings Street in Bath.^[12] In Bath, 7 Feb 1901, Lizzie's sister Sarah wed 38 year-old James D. Tabor.^[7] In Bath, 28 Jan 1904, her brother, Ralph, married Bertha M. Lakin.^[8]

Lizzie remained in Bath in 1910, she and her single brother, Walter, continuing to reside in her mother's home at 5 Cummings Street.^[13]

In Bath, 22 Jan 1912, Lizzie lost her mother to "acute bronchitis," at age 73.^[14] In Bath, 20 Apr 1915, Lizzie's 47 year-old sister, Mary, who had never married, wed a 65 year-old widower, William Yule.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Elizabeth E. "Lizzie" Dunbar and the current profile manager, Christopher Smart) are first cousins three times removed. Have information, documentation or photos? If so, please add them or contact me. Happy to help you upload and, if you're more directly related, make you the manager.
2. ↑ Sources: (1) 1880 Bath ME Census (citation): "Lizzie E. Dunbar" (age 10, "at school," born 1869-06-11 to 1870-06-10) resides on Sommerset Street in Bath with her parents "Alexander Dunbar" (age 55) and "Mary Dunbar" (age 43). (2) 1900 Bath ME Census (citation): "Lizzie E. Dunbar" (age 28, born Sep 1871) resides at 5 Cummings Street in Bath with her mother, "Mrs. Alexander Dunbar" (age 63, widow, Canada-born May 1837 to Scotland-born father and ME-born mother, mother of ten children, six living). Note: Birth ranges above calculated online here using enumerated census date and reported ages.
3. ↑ See Profile of Brother George R. Dunbar (1856-1862).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} See Profile of Sister Anne Carrie (Dunbar) Robinson (1860-abt.1941).
5. ↑ See Profile of Brother Gilbert M. Dunbar (abt.1863-bef.1880).
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} See Profile of Sister Mary Ella (Dunbar) Yule (abt.1867-aft.1940).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} See Profile of Sister Sarah R. (Dunbar) Tabor (1874-1964).
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} See Profile of Brother Ralph Porter Dunbar (1876-1934).
9. ↑ See Profile of Brother Walter S. Dunbar (1878-aft.1950).
10. ↑ 1880 Bath ME Census (citation): "Alexander Dunbar" (age 55, ship carpenter, New Brunswick-born 1824-06-11 to 1825-06-10 to New Brunswick-born parents) and his wife, "Mary Dunbar" (age 43, New Brunswick-born 1836-06-11 to 1837-06-10 to Scotland-born father and ME-born mother), reside on Somerset Street in Bath with six children (all ME-born): "Annie C. Dunbar" (age 20, "milliner," born 1859-06-11 to 1860-06-10), "Mary E. Dunbar" (age 13, "at school," born 1866-06-11 to 1867-06-10), "Lizzie E. Dunbar" (age 10, "at school," born 1869-06-11 to 1870-06-10), "Sarah R. Dunbar" (age 7, "at school," born 1872-06-11 to 1873-06-10), "Ralph P. Dunbar" (age 5, "at school," born 1874-06-11 to 1875-06-10) and "Walter S. Dunbar" (age 2, "at school," born 1877-06-11 to 1878-06-10). Birth ranges above calculated online here using enumerated census date and reported ages.
11. ↑ Google photo of 5 Cummings Street in Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine, as of Jun 2012. Accessed 24 Apr 2021. Copyrighted by Google (Google Maps/ Google Earth) but available for use here by non-exclusive, non-transferable license here.
12. ↑ 1900 Bath ME Census (citation): "Mrs. Alexander Dunbar" (age 63, widow, Canada-born May 1837 to Scotland-born father and ME-born mother, mother of ten children, six living) resides at 5 Cummings Street in Bath with four of her six living children, these four all ME-born and unmarried: "Lizzie E. Dunbar" (age 28, born Sep 1871), "Sarah R. Dunbar" (age 27, born Feb 1873), "Ralph P. Dunbar" (age 25, born May 1875) and "Walter S. Dunbar" (age 22, born Mar 1878).
13. ↑ 1910 Bath ME Census (citation): "Mary B. Dunbar" (age 72, widow, NB-born Canada-born 4/17/1837-4/16/1838 to Scotland-born father and ME-born mother, mother of ten children, six living, who emigrated to the US in 1853) resides at 5 Cummings Street in Bath, as of 16 Apr 1910, with two of her six living children, both single: "Elizabeth E. Dunbar" (age 37, ME-born 4/17/1872-4/16/1873), and "Walter S. Dunbar" (age 33, unemployed, ME-born 4/17/1876-4/16/1877).
14. ↑ See Profile of Mother Mary B. (Smart) Dunbar (1838-1912).

• General Citations
• 1880 Bath ME Census. 1880 US Census, Population Schedules for 6th Ward, Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine, enumerated 10 Jun 1880. Enumeration District 144. National Archives Microcopy 779, Roll 488, Page 61D. Available online without restriction here, courtesy of the Internet Archive (archive.org).
• 1900 Bath ME Census. 1900 US Census, Population Schedules for Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine, enumerated 2 Jun 1900. Enumeration District 210. National Archives Microcopy 623, Roll 599, Sheets 4-5, Stamped Pages 96A-B. Available online without restriction here, courtesy of the Internet Archive (archive.org).
• 1910 Bath ME Census. 1910 US Census, Population Schedules for Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine, enumerated 16 Apr 1910. Enumeration District 214. National Archives Microcopy 624, Roll 545, Sheets 3B. Available online without restriction here, courtesy of the Internet Archive (archive.org).