John William Saunders (1853 - bef. 1931)

Born 20 Jul 1853 in Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, Bahamas

Ancestors

Husband of Emma (Lowe) Saunders — married before 1881 in Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, Bahamas

Husband of Sarah Ida Saunders — married 28 Oct 1906 in Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, Bahamas

Descendants

Died before 1931 before age 77 in Bahama Islands [uncertain]

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John Saunders is part of a Bahamian family.

Biography

John Wiliam 'Chilly' Saunders was born 20 Jul 1853 at Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, Bahamas to Uriah George Saunders and Sarah Roberts Saunders.

He married Emma Lowe, daughter of William Lowe and Amy Sweeting Lowe, before 1881. They had a son born to them in October 1881, a daughter born in December 1883, and their daughter, Nellie Isabel "Issie" Saunders, was christened 18 Oct 1885. Emma Saunders died 21 January 1887 in Green Turtle Cay, Abaco.

'Chilly' Saunders married, second, Sarah Ida Saunders, daughter of Uriah Saunders and Ellen Sawyer Saunders, 28 October 1906. John and Ida had two daughters: Adeline and Helen Emma Saunders.

John William "Chilly" Saunders, shopkeeper, died before his daughter's 1931 marriage.

Sources

Bahamas Births, 1850-1891. Name: Saunders. Event Type: Birth. Event Date: 17 Oct 1881. Event Place: Bahamas. Event Place (Original): District of Green Turtle Cay, Bahamas. Gender: Male. Father's Name: John W. Saunders. Mother's Name: Emma Lowe Saunders.

Bahamas Civil Registration, 1850-1959 Births 1882-1885. Name: No Name Saunders. Event Type: Birth: 27 Dec 1883. Bahamas. Green Turtle Cay Abaco, Bahamas. Gender: Female. Father's Name: John W. Saunders. Mother's Name: Emma Lowe.

"Bahamas Civil Registration, 1850-1959," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RSK-991Y?cc=1922411&wc=Q4ZG-DP8%3A216291101 : 20 May 2014), Deaths 1884-1887 > image 440 of 559; Registrar General, Nassau. Death of Emma Lowe Saunders.

"Bahamas Civil Registration, 1850-1959," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRS1-9SR?cc=1922411&wc=Q4ZP-C6X%3A216301901 : 7 October 2014), Marriages 1906-1907 > image 447 of 923; Registrar General, Nassau.