Gazlay Family History
William M. Dunbar
Parents
| Father | James Dunbar (ca. November 1792 - 16 February 1871) |
| Mother | Mary Beebe (10 November 1797 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 29 November 2020; Last Edited: 17 December 2020 |
| Person ID | 10170 |
| Name | William M. Dunbar |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | ca. 1829 in Connecticut1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | to Frances E. Pachey |
| Died | September 18815 |
| Buried | in (lost at sea)5 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Frances E. Pachey (daughter of William Pachey and Eliza Beebe) |
| Born | 19 May 1836 in Connecticut |
| Married | to William M. Dunbar |
| Died | 24 October 1872 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut |
| Children | of William M. Dunbar and Frances E. Pachey: |
| +1. | Alice A. Dunbar |
| Born | 17 February 1857 in Connecticut |
| Married | 1875 to Edward E. Dunbar |
| Married | 1888 to Clarence Morton Caulkins |
| Died | 23 March 1900 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| 2. | Fanny Dunbar |
| Born | ca. 1864 in Connecticut |
| Died | 26 October 1872 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut |
| 3. | Robert W. Dunbar |
| Born | ca. 1868 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 1888 to Jennie E. Nunn |
| Died | 11 May 1897 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Connecticut, New London County, New London, Image 192 of 216, list of crewmembers on the Brig Zoe, April 20 1850 for San Francisco, including Wm. Dunbar, 21, Connecticut, mariner.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Connecticut, New London County, New London, Image 202 of 216, list of crewmembers on the Ship Catherine for Pac. Ocean 10th August 1848, including Wm. Dunbar, 19, Connecticut, mariner.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Connecticut, New London County, Waterford, Page 16, William Dunbar, 29, Connecticut, sea captain; Frances Dunbar, 24, Connecticut; Alice P. Dunbar, 3, Connecticut.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Connecticut, New London County, Waterford, Page 60, William Dunbar, 41, Connecticut, quarryman; Fanny Dunbar, 34, Connecticut; Alice Dunbar, 13, Connecticut; Fanny Dunbar, 6, Connecticut; Robert Dunbar, 2, Connecticut.
- Find a Grave (website). (body lost at sea). William Dunbar, born: unknown; died: September 1881 at sea (from record, which includes a brief description of William’s service on the ship Jeannette which sank in Arctic waters; and the names and links for his wife and two children).