Mary Ellen "Ellen" Saunders

Abt 1854 - 1894  (~ 40 years)

• Name	Mary Ellen Saunders
  Nickname	Ellen
  Born	Abt 1854	Aquaforte, Newfoundland   [1]
  Ellen's age given as 40 in her death record.
  Gender	Female
  Died	30 Mar 1894	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States   [1]
  Evening Telegram - St.John's - Apr 20 1894 - Died at Chicago on Mar 30 Ellen Saunders of Aquaforte beloved wife of William Grant, leaving a husband & 6 children.(per e-mail from Audrey Swain - 13 September 2016)
  Buried	Abt 1 Apr 1894	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States   [2]
  Address: Calvary Cemetery
  Person ID	I4242	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	William Saunders,   b. abt. 1809, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. 22 Feb 1871, Aquaforte, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Mother	Frances "Fanny" Sliney,   b. Abt 1818, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. 6 Apr 1897, Aquaforte, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Married	Abt 9 Jan 1842	Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland   [3]
  The marriage of this couple was recorded in Robert Carter's Journal on 9 January 1842. The bride's (a widow) surname is spelled Sliney and the groom's surname was spelled Sanders. We don't know if Carter used her maiden name or the surname of her deceased husband. Unfortunately, Robert Carter doesn't mention the location. or in which church they married, but it was likely the Roman Catholic church since their marriage is not recorded in the Ferryland Anglican marriages. Headstone records show they are both buried in Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Cemetery.
  Family ID	F1233	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Grant,   b. Sept 1844, Cape Broyle, Newfoundland ,   d. 4 Jan 1913, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States  (Age ~ 68 years)
  Married	18 Jan 1871	Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland   [4]
  Immigration	1887	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States   [5]
  The 1900 US Census states that the family moved to the US in 1887.
  Census	1900	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States   [5]
  In the 1900 US Census, William was living on West Congress St. in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. He was widowed and 55 years of age. His children living with him were Richard (29), William (26), Frances (23), Mary (21), Annie (18) and John (13)and a male William Saunders identified as a cousin? of William Grant (Sr.) However, this individual could not matched to any Newfoundland records but it appears likely he was a relative of William's late wife, Mary Ellen Saunders.
  Children	1. Richard Joseph Grant,   b. 15 Dec 1871, Cape Broyle, Newfoundland ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 2. William John Grant,   b. Abt Nov 1873, Cape Broyle, Newfoundland ,   d. 6 May 1914, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States  (Age ~ 40 years)   3. Frances Grant,   b. 22 Oct 1875, Cape Broyle, Newfoundland ,   d. 3 Apr 1949, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States  (Age 73 years)   4. Mary E. Grant,   b. Feb 1878, Newfoundland ,   d. 28 Sep 1916, Norwood Pk, Cook, Illinois, United States  (Age ~ 38 years)   5. Anne "Annie" Grant,   b. Dec 1881, Newfoundland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. John Grant,   b. Aug 1886, Newfoundland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2020
  Family ID	F1227	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1854 - Aquaforte, Newfoundland Married - 18 Jan 1871 - Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland Immigration - 1887 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Died - 30 Mar 1894 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Buried - Address: Calvary Cemetery - Abt 1 Apr 1894 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Census - 1900 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S89] Ancestry.com - Various Event Records., (Ancestry.com. [database on-line] 360 W 4800 N, Provo, UT 84604, USA), Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Deaths Index, 1878-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. . [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). [S107] A Ferryland Merchant- Magistrate - Volume II 1841 – 1852, Edited by Barnable, Curran & Baker, (Print Three, Suite 330, Cabot Place, 100 New Gower St., St. John's, NL A1C 6K3). [S8] Holy Trinity RC Parish (Ferryland) Marriages 1870 - 1910, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online: Transcribed records of photocopied parish records held at The Rooms Archives for Brigus South to Aquaforte, Ferryland District). [S64] 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Ancestry.com, ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.), "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSQM-GQV : 6 March 2015), William Grant, Precinct 6 Chicago city Ward 19, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing sheet 8A, family 156, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,269.