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William Saunders 1740 – 1808 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 3rd May 1808

Death Location: Ashwell, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Joseph Saunders

Mother: Mary Griffiths

Spouse(s): Margaret Archer

Children(s): Mary Saunders

William Saunders was born in 1740 in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Joseph Saunders and Mary Ann Griffiths. William Saunders later married Margaret Archer, and together they raised children including Mary Saunders. In 1808, William Saunders passed away in Ashwell, Hertfordshire, England.

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Parents

Joseph Saunders
1701 – 1775
Birth Location: Dinton, Buckinghamshire, England
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Mary Griffiths
1701 –
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Archer
1734 – 1801
Birth Location: Ashwell, Hertfordshire, , England
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Children(s)

Mary Saunders
1765 – 1830
Birth Location: Ashwell, Hertfordshire, England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1740
    Event Place: Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 7 Dec 1740
    Event Place: Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 3rd May 1808
    Event Place: Ashwell, Hertfordshire, England
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