Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Emerson, Bulkeley, 1770-1815 |
Born |
c. 1770 |
Birthplace |
York |
Deceased |
1815 |
Deceased where |
on trip to Isle of Shoals |
Spouse |
m. 1793 Hannah Plummer |
Father |
Edward Emerson Sr. 1728 - 1806 |
Mother |
Mary (Owen) Emerson 1727 - 1793 |
Children |
no children |
Relationships |
Reverand Joseph Emerson 1700-1767, paternal grandfather Mary Moody 1702-1779, paternal grandmother Hannah Emerson Emerson 1722-1812 m. Rev. Daniel Emerson, sister Rev. Joseph Emerson 1724-1775 m. Abigail Hay, brother Mary Emerson Little 1726-1758 m. Deacon Daniel Little, sister Edward Emerson Sr. 1728-1806 m. Mary Owen, m. Susannah Hovey Perkins, brother Samuel Emerson 1730-1775 m. Mary Green (Jacob), brother Waldo Emerson 1734-1734 , brother Waldo Emerson 2nd 1735-1774 m. Olive Hill, brother Ebenezer Emerson 1736-1750, brother Rebecca Emerson 1738-1816 m. Jacob Parker, m. Dea. Benjamin Brintnall, m. Samuel Waite, sister Ruth Emerson 1741-1808 m. Nathan Sargent, m. Samuel Waite, sister Rev. William Emerson 1743-1776 m. Phebe Bliss, brother Rev. John Emerson 1745-1826 m. Sabra Cobb, brother |
Occupation |
Started working at father's store maybe age 16, and became businessman at 19. Shipowner and partnet by 1795 with brother Edward Emerosn Jr. Bulkeley was given role of executor of his father Edward Emerson Sr.'s estate and was given the York Street tavern, store, and house to take care of and run. Bulkeley ran the Tavern-House until 1815, when he committed suicide and his widow Hannah had to sell it to David Wilcox. |
Education |
Maybe Center School in York. |
Notes |
Committed suicide due to finances. Lived in Emerson-Wilcox house. |
