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Dorothy Saunders 1886 – 1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Dec 1886

Birth Location: Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 23 Jun 1957

Death Location: Ontario, Canada

Father: William Saunders

Mother: Sarah Lucas

Spouse(s): Wilson Butler

Children(s): Arnold Butler, Velma Butler

Dorothy Saunders was born in 1886 in Ontario, Canada, the child of William Henry Saunders and Sarah Jane Lucas. Dorothy Saunders married Wilson Bertrum Butler, and had children including Arnold Frederick Butler, Velma Evelyn Butler. Dorothy Saunders passed away in 1957 in Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Saunders was born in 1886 in Ontario, Canada, the child of William Henry Saunders and Sarah Jane Lucas.
  • Dorothy Saunders married Wilson Bertrum Butler, and had children including Arnold Frederick Butler, Velma Evelyn Butler.
  • Dorothy Saunders passed away in 1957 in Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Saunders's Ancestors

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Dorothy Saunders
1886 – 1957
Birth Place: Ontario, Canada
Parents
William Henry Saunders
1851 – 1913
Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
Sarah (Jane) Lucas
1855 – 1934
Watford, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Thomas Saunders
1810 – 1871
Knockalane, Townland, Kilkenny, Ireland
Martha Edwards
1810 – 1852
Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
Thomas (Henry) Lucas
1824 – 1896
Beckwith Township, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Jane Higgins
1831 – 1888
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Saunders
1770 – 1845
Sarah Daley
1774 – 1845
Thomas Edwards
1778 – 1851
Sarah Kinch
1775 – 1854
John Lucas
1801 – 1899
Ellenor Saunders
1803 – 1895
Thomas Higgins
1799 – 1871
Sarah Hillis
1800 – 1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Saunders
Andrew Lucas
1776 – 1863
Elizabeth Edwards
1778 – 1840
Thomas Saunders
1770 – 1845
Jane Thomas
1781 – 1805

Dorothy Saunders's Descendants

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Dorothy Saunders (7 Dec 1886 – 23 Jun 1957) m. Wilson (Bertrum) Butler (07 Sep 1887 – 13 Feb 1962)
  1. 1. Arnold (Frederick) Butler (27 Jan 1919 – 21 Jan 2003) m. Margaret Burns ( – 16 Jun 2016)
  2. 2. Velma (Evelyn) Butler ( – Nov 06 1998)

Dorothy Saunders's Timeline

3 Records

1886
7 Dec 1886
Birth of Dorothy Saunders in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1911
27 Jul 1911
Age 25
Dorothy Saunders was married in Lambton, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
Lambton, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
1957
23 Jun 1957
Age 71
Death of Dorothy Saunders in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1886
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1911
    Event Place: Lambton, Lambton, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1957
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada

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