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Silas W Saunders 1838–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1838

Birth Location: Smithfield, Madison, New York

Death Date: 14 Oct 1895

Death Location: Peterboro, Madison, New York

Father: John Sanders

Mother: Sophia Gill

Spouse(s): Matilda Cutler

Children(s): Leonard Saunders, Fred Saunders, Clayton Saunders, Lucy Saunders, John Saunders, Gertrude Saunders

In 1838, Silas W Saunders entered the world in Smithfield, Madison, New York, born to John Sanders And Sophia Gill. Silas W Saunders married Matilda Lorraine Cutler, and had children including Clayton Feeter Saunders, Fred B Saunders, Gertrude Alice Saunders, John Cutler Saunders, Leonard Leland Saunders, Lucy E Saunders. Silas W Saunders passed away in 1895 in Peterboro, Madison, New York.

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Biography

  • In 1838, Silas W Saunders entered the world in Smithfield, Madison, New York, born to John Sanders And Sophia Gill.
  • Silas W Saunders married Matilda Lorraine Cutler, and had children including Clayton Feeter Saunders, Fred B Saunders, Gertrude Alice Saunders, John Cutler Saunders, Leonard Leland Saunders, Lucy E Saunders.
  • Silas W Saunders passed away in 1895 in Peterboro, Madison, New York.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sanders
1804–1878
Birth Location: Massachusetts
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Sophia Gill
1804–1843
Birth Location: Smithfield, Madison, New York
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Spouses(s)

Matilda Cutler
1841–1925
Birth Location: Smithfield, Madison, New York
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Children(s)

Leonard Saunders
1869–1953
Birth Location: Smithfield, Madison, New York
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Fred Saunders
1865–1942
Birth Location: Smithfield, Madison, New York
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Clayton Saunders
–1905
Birth Location: Smithfield, Madison, New York
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Lucy Saunders
1877–1962
Birth Location: Peterboro, Madison, New York
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John Saunders
1882–1946
Birth Location: Eaton, Madison, New York
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Gertrude Saunders
1884–1977
Birth Location: Madison, New York
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Silas Saunders's Ancestors

Self
Silas Saunders
1838–1895
Birth Place: Smithfield, Madison, New York
Parents
John Sanders
1804–1878
Massachusetts
Sophia Gill
1804–1843
Smithfield, Madison, New York
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Silas Saunders's Descendants

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Silas (W) Saunders (1838–14 Oct 1895) m. Matilda (Lorraine) Cutler (27 Jun 1841–22 Dec 1925)
  1. 1. Leonard (Leland) Saunders 1869–1953 m. Amy (Browning) Clarke 1871–1955
    1. 1. Grace (Laura) Saunders 1893–1962
    2. 2. Matilda (Clarke) Saunders 1895–1988
    3. 3. John ("Donald") Saunders 1903–1952
    4. 4. Jeannette (Louise) Saunders 1907–1929
  2. 2. Fred (B) Saunders 1865–1942
  3. 3. Clayton (Feeter) Saunders –1905
  4. 4. Lucy (E) Saunders 1877–1962
  5. 5. John (Cutler) Saunders 1882–1946
  6. 6. Gertrude (Alice) Saunders 1884–1977

Silas Saunders's Timeline

2 Records

1838
1838
Birth of Silas W Saunders in Smithfield, Madison, New York
Smithfield, Madison, New York
1895
14 Oct 1895
Age 57
Death of Silas W Saunders in Peterboro, Madison, New York
Peterboro, Madison, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1838
    Event Place: Smithfield, Madison, New York

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1895
    Event Place: Peterboro, Madison, New York
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