William H BUKER

Abt 1843 - 1881  (~ 38 years)

• Name	William H BUKER
  Birth	Abt 1843	Maine, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	FDA8FC57A08E4153B3F87400BFB4093B9067
  Death	1881	New York, USA   [2]
  Burial	St Joseph's Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York   [2]
  Notes	It seems that William married three times. His first wife was Anna MORRISON, whom he married in 1866. Despite extensive searching, I can't find William in the 1870 US census, which should show Anna and at least one child, William born 1867. The second marriage was to Mary A GOODALE, who was born in Rollinsford, New Hampshire; it took place on 29 April 1876 in Lynn, Massachusetts (see the Marriage notes for full details). The third marriage appears to have been to another Mary, but Mary E rather than Mary A. I cannot find any details of this marriage but the 1880 census indicates that Mary E was born in Ireland. Also missing is any indication of when and where the first two wives died. I have had to guess who was the mother of William's children, as follows: William (born about 1867) - Anna Frank and Bernard (both born about 1874) - Anna Mary A (born about 1877) and Joseph (born about 1883) - Mary E The following 1880 census record probably refers to William H BUKER, although the surname on the census page looks more like BAKER than BUKER. The age of the wife, Mary, tallies with the 1900 census entry recorded in William CORR's Notes. 1880 US Federal Census: in State Street, New York City, William (36, engineer, born Maine), Mary (26, wife, keeps house, born Ireland), William (13, son, attends school, born New York), Frank (6, son, born New York) and Mary (3, daughter, born New York), Joyce Corr has sent me a copy of a certificate dated 3 January 1871 granting a patent to "William H Buker of Johnstown, New York". The patent was for "a new and useful improvement in sewing machines". Joyce said that when her father passed away "it was in his things at Uncle Donald's home in New Jersey and I've had them ever since". According to findagrave.com, there's a tombstone in Saint Joseph's Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York which almost certainly belongs to this William H BUKER. It is inscribed as follows: WILLIAM H. BUKER 1830 - 1881 HIS WIFE MARY E. 1850 - 1902 MARIE E. CORR 1900 - 1900 The birth dates of William and Mary appear to be wrong. Marie E CORR must be the daughter of William and Mary's daughter Mary A BUKER, who married William CORR and had a child that had died by the time of the 1900 census. William H BUKER died in 1881. His widow's1900 census appearances is detailed in the Notes of her son-in-law William CORR.
  Person ID	I3896	Great Horkesley, Essex
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	William W BUKER,   b. 25 Aug 1813, USA d. 21 May 1854, Maine, USA (Age 40 years)
  Mother	Octavia BERRY,   b. 20 May 1813, USA d. 19 Mar 1882, Maine, USA (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F1296	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Anna MORRISON,   b. Abt 1843, Nova Scotia, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	28 Feb 1866	Boston, Massachusetts   [3]
  	Both aged 23 of Dorchester, Mass., William a railroad conductor born in Litchfield, Maine, father William, mother Octavia. Anna born Nova Scotia, father George, mother Margaret A.C.
  Children	1. William BUKER,   b. Abt 1867, New York, USA d. Yes, date unknown   2. Frank BUKER,   b. Abt 1874, New York, USA d. Yes, date unknown   3. Bernard BUKER,   b. Jun 1874, New York, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1297	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2019

  
  

  Family 2	Mary A GOODALE,   b. Abt 1856, Rollinnsford, New Hampshire, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	29 Apr 1876	Lynn, Massachusetts, USA   [4]
  	William H Buker, 32, born Litchfield, shoemaker, parents William and Octavia. Mary A Goodale, 20, born Rollinsford (New Hampshire), parents Abner and Mary A. Bride and groom both lived in Salem, Mass.
  Family ID	F1298	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2019

  
  

  Family 3	Mary E UNKNOWN,   b. Abt 1854, Ireland d. 1902, New York, New York, USA (Age ~ 48 years)
  Children	1. Mary A BUKER,   b. May 1876, New York, USA d. Yes, date unknown   2. Joseph BUKER,   b. Aug 1883, New York, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1295	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2019

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		William H Buker c.1843 - 1881 Patent granted to William H Buker on 3 January 1871 for "a new and useful improvement in sewing machines". The document and the two which accompany it, was provided by Joyce Corr who said that when her father passed away it was in his things at her Uncle Donald's home in New Jersey. William H Buker was Joyce's great-great-grandfather.
  		William H Buker c. 1843 - 1881 Diagram of the device which was the subject of William's 1871 patent.
  		William H Buker c.1843 - 1881 Document describing the device for which William was awarded a patent in 1871.

  
  

• Sources

  [S447] 1850 US Federal Census. [S307] findagrave.com, November 2013 and later. [S449] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 at ancestry.com. [S453] Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915 at ancestry.com.