Lucy Anne (Saunders) Hurd (abt. 1829 - 1850)

Born about 1829 in France [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Edward Epworth William Hurd — married 30 Oct 1849 in Guelph, Canada West

Died 1850 at about age 21 in Puslinch Twp., Wellington, Canada West

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Biography

Lucy was the eldest daughter of Thomas Saunders and Lucy Willcocks. She may have been born in France before her parents emigrated and settled on a farm in Puslinch Township, Upper Canada, near the town of Guelph. 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. The Saunders built a comfortable farmhouse, which they named "Woodlands," in 1846 and raised their large family there.^[1]

Lucy married Edward E.W. Hurd, a barrister-at-law, on October 30, 1849, at St. George's Anglican Church in Guelph.^[2] They had a daughter, Lucy Anne Hurd, who died at Woodlands and was buried August 15, 1850. Her 21-year-old mother predeceased her by two weeks and was buried on July 31, 1850 in the St. George's Anglican Churchyard, Guelph.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ See Thomas Saunders profile for sources
2. ↑ Norris, Jacqueline M. Births, deaths & marriages extracted from Guelph Advertiser Jan. 1, 1847 - December 20, 1849 Ontario, 1900, p. 44.
3. ↑ St. George's Anglican Churchyard Burials, 1833-1853, OGS, Wellington, compiled by Ross W. Irwin