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Major Mark Sanders 1755–1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Georgia, USA

Death Date: 2 December 1816

Death Location: Hancock County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Joshua Sanders

Mother: Patience Williams

Spouse(s): Nancy Finch

Children(s): John Sanders

Major Mark Sanders was born in 1755 in Georgia, USA, the child of Joshua Sanders And Patience Williams. Major Mark Sanders married Nancy Finch, and had children including John M Sanders. Major Mark Sanders passed away in 1816 in Hancock County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Major Mark Sanders was born in 1755 in Georgia, USA, the child of Joshua Sanders And Patience Williams.
  • Major Mark Sanders married Nancy Finch, and had children including John M Sanders.
  • Major Mark Sanders passed away in 1816 in Hancock County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Major Sanders's Ancestors

Self
Major Sanders
1755–1816
Birth Place: Georgia, USA
Parents
Joshua Sanders
1730–1800
Halifax Co., VA
Patience Williams
1735–1807
United States of America
Grandparents
THOMAS WILLIAMS
1702–1816
Newport, Pembroke, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Peters) Harding
1702–1795
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Johann Peter
1682–1748
Ann Mathews
1685–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Valentin Peters
1669–1724
Anna Schmidt
1650–1706
William Price
1660–

Major Sanders's Descendants

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Major (Mark) Sanders (1755–2 December 1816) m. Nancy Finch (1770–1853)
  1. 1. John (M) Sanders 1795–1855 m. Sarah Ferrell 1800–
    1. 1. Susan (Ann) Sanders 1827–1903 m. Benjamin (Jefferson) Day 1818–1880
      1. 1. Emma (Savannah) Whipple 1867–1908 m. James (Frederick Pierce) Pennington 1865–1926
        1. 1. Elsie (Mae) Silcox 1888–1956 m. Lawrence (Washington 'Shug') Silcox 1880–1947

Major Sanders's Timeline

2 Records

1755
1755
Birth of Major Mark Sanders in Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA
1816
2 December 1816
Age 61
Death of Major Mark Sanders in Hancock County, Georgia, United States of America
Hancock County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 December 1816
    Event Place: Hancock County, Georgia, United States of America

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