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John Sanderson 1815–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Jul 1815

Birth Location: Castle Sowerby

Death Date: 4 Apr 1877

Death Location: Cockermouth, Allerdale Borough, Cumbria, England

Father: James Leech

Mother: Lucy Sanderson

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John Sanderson was born in 1815 in Castle Sowerby, the child of James Sanderson Leech And Lucy Sanderson. John Sanderson married Elizabeth Scott. John Sanderson passed away in 1877 in Cockermouth, Allerdale Borough, Cumbria, England.

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Biography

  • John Sanderson was born in 1815 in Castle Sowerby, the child of James Sanderson Leech And Lucy Sanderson.
  • John Sanderson married Elizabeth Scott.
  • John Sanderson passed away in 1877 in Cockermouth, Allerdale Borough, Cumbria, England.

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Spouses(s)

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John Sanderson's Ancestors

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John Sanderson
1815–1877
Birth Place: Castle Sowerby
Parents
James Sanderson Leech
1788–1859
Caldbeck, Cumberland, England
Lucy Sanderson
1789–1869
Caldbeck, Cumberland, England
Grandparents
Thomas Sanderson
1749–1808
Caldbeck. Cumberland. England
Mary (Ritson Sewell) Sanderson
1746–1800
Shap, Westmorland, England
John Alcock
1748–1827
Castle Sowerby, Cumberland, England
Mary (Whitelock) Alcock
1755–
Castle Sowerby
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sanderson's Timeline

4 Records

1815
9 Jul 1815
Birth of John Sanderson in Castle Sowerby, Cumberland, England
Castle Sowerby, Cumberland, England
1815
09 Jul 1815
Birth of John Sanderson in Castle Sowerby
Castle Sowerby
1877
4 Apr 1877
Age 62
Death of John Sanderson in Carlisle, Cumberland
Carlisle, Cumberland
1877
24 Feb 1877
Age 62
John Sanderson - Probate in Tompkins, New York, USA
Tompkins, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1815
    Event Place: Castle Sowerby, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Jul 1815
    Event Place: Castle Sowerby

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: unknown
    Event Place: Cockermouth, Allerdale Borough, Cumbria, England
    Record Source: Findagrave, John Sanderson unknown

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1877
    Event Place: Carlisle, Cumberland
    Record Source:
    [1] New York, Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records, 1817-1932; Index, 1818-1951; Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (Tompkins County); Probate Place: Tompkins, New York
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cockermouth, Allerdale Borough, Cumbria, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1877
    Event Place: Tompkins, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records, 1817-1932; Index, 1818-1951; Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (Tompkins County); Probate Place: Tompkins, New York

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