Patience Eaton was born on Oct 13, 1778 in Sedgwick, Hancock, Massachusetts (District of Maine), daughter of Moses Eaton (1746–1807) and Patience Bridges (1742–1819).
Patience married Thomas Bunker on Dec 29, 1801 in Sedgwick. Their known children were:
Patience died on Jul 4, 1832 in Charleston, Penobscot, Maine, United States, aged 53. She was buried in Village Cemetery, Charleston, Penobscot County, Maine.
Bunker Genealogy : Descendants of James Bunker v.3 by Edward Carleton Moran. Thomas Bunker pg 60-61
Birth: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", citing Digital film/folder number: 007724813; FHL microfilm: 000012248; Image number: 227, FamilySearch Record: Q21S-S785 (accessed 26 November 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BK-LW62-2, Patience born in 1778, child of Moses, in Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine, United States.
Birth of son Moses Bunker: "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", citing Digital film/folder number: 007607524; FHL microfilm: 1002590, FamilySearch Record: F44S-R36 (accessed 26 November 2023), Moses Bunker born to Patience on 15 Mar 1804 in Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine, United States.
Birth of son Silas Bunker: "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", citing Digital film/folder number: 007607524; FHL microfilm: 1002590, FamilySearch Record: F44S-T8X (accessed 26 November 2023), Silas Bunker born to Patience on 1 Dec 1806 in Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine, United States.
Birth of son Shubal Bunker: "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", citing Digital film/folder number: 007607524; FHL microfilm: 1002590, FamilySearch Record: F44S-PXQ (accessed 26 November 2023), Shubal Bunker born to Patience on 5 Oct 1808 in Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine, United States.
Birth of son John Bunker: "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", citing Digital film/folder number: 007607524; FHL microfilm: 1002590, FamilySearch Record: F44S-F53 (accessed 26 November 2023), John Bunker born to Patience on 13 Dec 1810 in Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine, United States.
Birth of daughter Rachel Bunker: "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", citing Digital film/folder number: 007607524; FHL microfilm: 1002590, FamilySearch Record: F44S-491 (accessed 26 November 2023), Rachel Bunker born to Patience on 15 Nov 1813 in Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine, United States.
Birth of son Thomas Bunker: "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", citing Digital film/folder number: 007607524; FHL microfilm: 1002590, FamilySearch Record: F44S-K5L (accessed 26 November 2023), Thomas Bunker born to Patience on 19 May 1815 in Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine, United States.
Birth of daughter Patients Bunker: "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", citing Digital film/folder number: 007607524; FHL microfilm: 1002590, FamilySearch Record: F44S-4MJ (accessed 26 November 2023), Patients Bunker born to Patience on 1 Dec 1816 in Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine, United States.
Burial: "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990", citing Digital film/folder number: 007586233; FHL microfilm: 001769304; Image number: 1288, FamilySearch Record: QKM1-MH94 (accessed 26 November 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9FQ-36KR, Patience Bunker burial (died on 4 Jul 1832 at age 54) in 1832 in Village, Baroy, Lanao del Norte, Philippines.
Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43242369/patience-bunker: accessed), memorial page for Patience Eaton Bunker (1778–4 Jul 1832), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43242369, citing Village Cemetery, Charleston, Penobscot County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Dale and Patti (contributor 46937639).
Death of daughter Lydia D Hunting: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", citing Digital film/folder number: 007031735; FHL microfilm: 000009808; Image number: 148, FamilySearch Record: 2HKL-6XC (accessed 26 November 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L974-YB, Patience Bunker in death record for daughter Lydia D Hunting 17 Jun 1864 in Charleston, Maine, United States.
Death of daughter Lydia D Hunting: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", citing Digital film/folder number: 007015887; FHL microfilm: 001002611; Image number: 4643, FamilySearch Record: 2HV6-ZJW (accessed 26 November 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G979-LWG8, Patience Bunker in death record for daughter Lydia D Hunting 17 Jun 1864 in Charleston, Maine, United States.
Death of daughter Lydia D Hunting: "Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910", citing Digital film/folder number: 007595349; FHL microfilm: 10810; Record number: 1327; Packet letter: A, FamilySearch Record: F4ZD-LYC (accessed 26 November 2023), Patience Bunker in death record for daughter Lydia D Hunting 17 Jun 1864 in Charleston, Penobscot, Maine, United States.
Death of son Thomas Bunker: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", citing Digital film/folder number: 004543984; FHL microfilm: 9906; Image number: 978; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: I11342-1, FamilySearch Record: VZ3F-TDN (accessed 26 November 2023) FamilySearch Image: 9398-7M61-H, Patience Eaton in death record for son Thomas Bunker 23 Mar 1898 in Charleston, Maine, United States.
Death of son Shubael D Bunker: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", citing Digital film/folder number: 004543984; FHL microfilm: 9906; Image number: 1136; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: I11342-1, FamilySearch Record: VZ3F-85S (accessed 26 November 2023) FamilySearch Image: 9398-7MDG-6, Patience Eaton in death record for son Shubael D Bunker 7 Feb 1903 in Bradford, Maine, United States.
Death of daughter Rachel Bunker: "Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001", citing Death, multiple county courthouses, Minnesota, FamilySearch Record: 74Z9-X2T2 (accessed 26 November 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9DL-FCDD Image number 00319, Eaton in death record for daughter Rachel Bunker 19 Apr 1907 in Mora.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Patience by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Patience: