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Thomas Saunders 1810 – 1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Apr 1810

Birth Location: Knockalane, Townland, Kilkenny, Ireland

Death Date: 25 Apr 1871

Death Location: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada

Father: Thomas Saunders

Mother: Sarah Daley

Spouse(s): Martha Edwards, Eleanor Hume

Children(s): Absalom Saunders, Isaiah Saunders, Sarah Saunders, Deborah Saunders, Keziah Saunders, Elijah Saunders, Nurenna Saunders, Thomas Saunders, James Saunders, William Saunders, Martha Saunders

According to available records, Thomas Saunders was born in 1810 in Knockalane, Townland, Kilkenny, Ireland, the child of Thomas Saunders and Sarah Daley. Following those early years, Thomas Saunders married Martha Edwards and Eleanor Hume, and their family grew to include Absalom Saunders, Isaiah Saunders, Sarah Saunders, Deborah Saunders, Keziah Saunders, Elijah Saunders, Nurenna Saunders, Thomas Gabriel Saunders, James Saunders, William Henry Saunders and Martha Saunders. In the later years of life, Thomas Saunders died in 1871 in Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.

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Parents

Thomas Saunders
1770 – 1845
Birth Location: Knockalane (Kilkenny) Ireland
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Sarah Daley
1774 – 1845
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Martha Edwards
1810 – 1852
Birth Location: Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
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Eleanor Hume
1817 – 1885
Birth Location: Kilkenny, Ireland
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Children(s)

Absalom Saunders
1833 – 1903
Birth Location: Beckwith Township, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
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Isaiah Saunders
1835 – 1911
Birth Location: Beck, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
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Sarah Saunders
1836 – 1869
Birth Location: Beck, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
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Deborah Saunders
1840 – 1910
Birth Location: Beck, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
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Keziah Saunders
1842 – 1885
Birth Location: Beck, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
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Elijah Saunders
1844 – 1916
Birth Location: Beck, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
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Nurenna Saunders
1846 – 1891
Birth Location: Beck, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
NS
Thomas Saunders
1848 – 1911
Birth Location: Beckwith Township, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
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James Saunders
1849 – 1912
Birth Location: Franktown, Beckwith Twp Lanark, Ontario, Canada
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William Saunders
1851 – 1913
Birth Location: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
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Martha Saunders
1856 – 1880
Birth Location: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 25 Apr 1810
    Event Place: Knockalane, Townland, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, 1871 Census of Canada, One World Tree, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1040-1041, Year: 1871; Census Place: Warwick, Lambton, Ontario; Roll: C-9897; Page: 44; Family No: 170

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Brooke, Lambton, Canada West, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1040-1041

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Warwick, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Warwick, Lambton, Ontario; Roll: C-9897; Page: 44; Family No: 170

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 25 Apr 1871
    Event Place: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: One World Tree

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