Born in Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Martin Saunders
and Rachel (Unknown) Saunders
Sister of
Peter Brackett Jr. [half], Richard Brackett [half], Rachel (Brackett) Newcomb [half], Jonathan Brackett [half], Leah (Saunders) Parmenter, Judith Saunders, John Saunders and Martin Saunders
Wife of
Francis Eliot
— married
1637 (to 30 Oct 1677) in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary (Elliot) Hobart, Rachel (Eliot) Whitmore, John Eliot, Hannah (Eliot) Willis and Abigail (Eliot) Dunster
Died
at age 77
in Medford, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Biography
Mary (Saunders) Eliot immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).
Mary (Saunders) Eliot was born on 26 Aug 1619 in Sudbury, Suffolk, England, daughter of Martin Saunders (1592 - 1658) and Rachel (Unknown) Saunders (~1590 - 1651).
Her siblings were:
- Peter Brackett Jr. (1608 - 1673)
- Richard Brackett (1610 - 1690)
- Rachel (Brackett) Newcomb (<1614 - 1685)
- Jonathan Brackett (<1616 - )
- Leah (Saunders) Parmenter (1623 - 1705)
- Judith Saunders (<1625 - 1651)
- John Saunders (1628 - 1688)
- Martin Saunders (~1630 - 1706)
Mary (~17) married Francis Eliot (~22) (1615 - 1677) in 1637 in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Their children were:
- Mary (Elliot) Hobart (1640 - ~1675)
- Rachel (Eliot) Whitmore (1643 - 1723)
- John Eliot (1650 - )
- Hannah (Eliot) Willis (1651 - 1732)
- Abigail (Eliot) Dunster (1659 - <1682).
Mary died on 17 Jan 1697 in Medford, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay aged 77.[1]
Research Notes
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- The profile Current Last Name of 'Eliot' is not the same as the Last Name at Birth of 'Saunders' but there are no marriage facts.
Sources
- ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182946710/mary-eliot: accessed 04 February 2023), memorial page for Mary Saunders Eliot (26 Aug 1619–17 Jan 1697), Find A Grave: Memorial #182946710, citing Quaker City Cemetery, Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Ro§e❈ (contributor 47359710).
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Rejected matches › › Mary E. (Saunders) Green › Mary Saunders › › Mary Lucy (Elliott) Hollingsworth (1891-1993) › Mary (Elliot) Bentley (1687-aft.1752) › Mary (Adams) Saunders › Mary (Brooke) Saunders (abt.1603-) › Mary (Eliot) Massey (abt.1790-) › Mary (Elkins) Saunders (abt.1720-) › Mary (McHale) Saunders › Amelia Leon Mary (Saunders) Thompson › Mary (Eliot) Hooker (abt.1688-1771) › Rosalind Mary Saunders › Mary Ball (Saunders) Ruffin (1891-1967) › Mary Ann (Saunders) Mays › Mary Ann (Saunders) Biram (bef.1733-) › Mary L. Saunders › Mary (Saunders) Hinson (aft.1717-abt.1790) › Mary Saunders
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