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From: " Richard Saunders" <>
Subject: Re: [SAUNDERS] Saunders of Hampshire
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 17:54:47 -0500
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Hi Jean

I always thought my family were Saunders, until I found Michael"s marriage certificate. It was Michael Sanders.

I'll send you what I have on my family in England. As you will note many of the names are similar.

For all I know, they could be cousins.

Descendants of Michael Saunders




Generation No. 1


1. MICHAEL2 SAUNDERS (PATRICK1) was born March 12, 1827 in Cork, Ireland, and died November 12, 1881 in 163 Beach St. South Boston Mass.. He married MARGARET O'ROURKE May 17, 1852 in Manchester, England, daughter of PATRICK O'ROURKE and CATHARINE O'ROURKE. She was born Abt. 1827 in Ireland, and died January 01, 1882 in 50 Gold St. South Boston Mass..


Children of MICHAEL SAUNDERS and MARGARET O'ROURKE are:

i. JOHN T. F.3 SAUNDERS, b. June 22, 1854, Manchester, England; d. April 12, 1896, Mass.; m. JULIA A. LEAHEY, November 21, 1880, Boston, Mass.; b. Abt. 1857, Boston, Mass..

ii. WILLIAM E. SAUNDERS, b. July 04, 1857, Sheffield, England; d. June 10, 1904, City Hospital, Boston, Mass.; m. MARGARET DOOLAN, 1891, Boston, Mass.; b. Abt. 1865, South Boston Mass.; d. May 11, 1897, Boston, Mass..

iii. CATHARINE E. SAUNDERS, b. March 17, 1859, Sheffield, England; d. December 20, 1932, Lynn, Mass.; m. JOHN J. BUCHANAN, 1880, Boston, Mass.; b. Abt. 1865, Salem, Mass.; d. July 18, 1909, Lynn, Mass..

iv. JAMES A. SAUNDERS, b. June 02, 1861, Shefield, England; d. October 16, 1934, Medford, Mass.; m. LUCY C. HOOPER, February 04, 1885, Boston, Mass.; b. October 03, 1862, Ewer Street, South Boston, Mass.; d. September 18, 1943, 80 Years 11 Months 14 Days.

v. ELIZEBETH A. SAUNDERS, b. Abt. 1862, Sheffield, England; m. THOMAS H. WEST, 1883, Boston, Mass.; b. Abt. 1860.

vi. PATRICK C. SAUNDERS, b. March 13, 1864, South Boston, Mass.; d. September 13, 1942, 16 Tudor St. Lynn, Mass.; m. ANNIE L. TRACY, 1894, Lynn, Mass.; b. Abt. 1852, Gloucester, Mass.; d. January 05, 1928.

vii. HENRY SAUNDERS, b. December 28, 1867, 67 Athens Street, South Boston, Mass.; d. April 28, 1933, Mass.; m. ELIZABETH J. MOTHERWAY, 1895, Framingham, Mass.; b. Abt. 1874, Framingham, Mass.; d. September 10, 1952, Mass..

viii. MICHAEL F. SAUNDERS, b. August 09, 1869, South Boston, Mass.; d. Jacksonville, Florida; m. HANNAH C. SHANNAHAN, 1897, Lynn, Ma.; b. December 10, 1859, Lynn, Mass.; d. April 18, 1925, Lynn, Mass..

ix. JOSEPH E. SAUNDERS, b. June 22, 1870, South Boston, Mass.; d. October 06, 1947, Lynn, Mass.; m. MARGARET SAUNDERS, 1901, Lynn, Ma.; b. March 04, 1872; d. June 12, 1967, Lynn, MA..

x. MARY AGNES SAUNDERS, b. August 10, 1874, South Boston Mass.; d. October 06, 1947, Lynn, Mass.; m. GEORGE BILLINGS, 1900, Beverly, MA.; b. Abt. 1870, New York?.


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