Zephaniah W. Bunce, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Zephaniah W. Bunce

American politician

Date of Birth: 14-Nov-1787

Date of Death: 08-Oct-1889

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Zephaniah W. Bunce

  • Zephaniah Webster Bunce (November 14, 1787 – October 8, 1889) was an early Euro-American settler in St.
  • Clair County, Michigan and a member of the Michigan Territorial Council. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Bunce first came to St.
  • Clair, County, Michigan Territory in 1817.
  • He settled near a mill operated by Duperon Baby at a place that would eventually become Bunceville, Michigan.
  • This is the present-day site of the Marysville Power Plant.
  • The Ojibwe were still in the area and early on Bunce was involved with trading with them.
  • He was later involved in the lumber industry and served as a probate judge.
  • He was elected to the First Michigan Territorial Council in 1824.
  • Bunce served as a colonel in the Third Michigan Militia.
  • Bunce died in St.
  • Clair County, Michigan.

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