Julia
Octavia
Saunders
Born in Puslinch Twp., Wellington County, Canada West
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Saunders
and Lucy Ann (Willcocks) Saunders
Sister of
Lucy Anne (Saunders) Hurd, Frances Maria Saunders, Thomas Willcocks Saunders, Louisa (Saunders) Shanly, Henrietta Saunders, Maria (Saunders) Webster and Elinor (Saunders) Kennedy
Died
at age 91
in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 15 May 2014
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Biography
Julia was a daughter of Thomas Saunders and Lucy Willcocks. She was raised on a farm in Puslinch Township, Upper Canada, near the town of Guelph. [1]Her father served his pioneer community in several capacities: as colonel of the militia for the counties of Wellington, Waterloo and Grey, as crown prosecutor, and as Clerk of the Peace (magistrate) for Wellington from 1840 until his death in 1877. [2]
Julia became a private teacher and in 1881 lived with her sister Henrietta in Toronto, Ontario. [3] They were joined by their sister Frances in 1911.[4] Julia died in Toronto in 1937.[5]
Sources
- ↑ "Ontario Census, 1861," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MQ7M-MHV : accessed 24 December 2014), Julia Saunders, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada; citing p. , line ; Library and Archives Canada film number , Public Archives, Toronto; FHL microfilm .
- ↑ See Thomas Saunders profile for sources
- ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MVF3-9SH : accessed 24 December 2014), Julia Saunders, St-John's Ward, Toronto (City), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 30; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13246, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,882.
- ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27XS-HYY : accessed 18 August 2015), Julia Saunders in entry for Frances M Saunders, 1911; citing Census, Toronto North Sub-Districts 11-84, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,527.
- ↑ "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKJN-7BW : accessed 12 February 2016), Julia Octavia Saunders, 12 Jan 1937; citing Toronto, , Ontario, 001589, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,435,263.
See also:
- Birth date: Archives of Ontario; Series: MS935; Reel: 577. Ancestry.ca
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