William Saunders

Abt 1748 - 1770  (~ 22 years)

• Name	William Saunders
  Born	Abt 1748	Ferryland, Newfoundland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Apr 1770	Ferryland, Newfoundland   [2]
  Buried	Apr 1770	Non-denominational Cemetery, Ferryland, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada   [2]
  Transcription from a collection of headstone inscriptions and photographs of headstones gathered by Dr. Gerald L. Pocius in 1976. This headstone is located in the old South Burial Ground (later dubbed the Non-Denominational Cemetery), located at Ferryland. Per Dr. Pocius, it reads as follows: Here lyeth the body of WILLIAM SAUNDERS Eldest son of WILLIAM [&] ELINOR SAUNDERS who departed this life April 1770 Aged 22 YEARS.
  	William Saunders
  Person ID	I4216	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	William Saunders,   b. Abt 1720,   d. Between 1796 and 1800, Ferryland, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Mother	Eleanor,   b. Abt 1720,   d. Bef 1800, Ferryland, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Married	Bef 1748  [1]
  Approximate marriage date based on the calculated age of their eldest son, William, who died in 1770 at the age of 22. There are no details of where this couple were married.
  Family ID	F611	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1748 - Ferryland, Newfoundland Died - Apr 1770 - Ferryland, Newfoundland Buried - Apr 1770 - Non-denominational Cemetery, Ferryland, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S90] Approximate date based on another recorded event, Reddigan, Kevin, (A date calculated by using a recorded date and a person's age, or by estimating the most likely date, based on other recorded life events). [S35] Headstones - Ferryland Non-Denominational Cemetery, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online database: http://ngb.chebucto.org/Cemetery/cem-ferryland-old-non-fer.shtml ).