Samuel Sanderson (1681 - 1722)

Born 28 May 1681 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mercy (Gale) Sanderson — married 13 Apr 1708 in Watertown, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 21 Jul 1722 at age 41 in Waltham, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Samuel Sanderson was born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts May 28, 1681. He was the son of Jonathan Sanderson and Abiah Bartlett Sanderson. ^[1][2]

Samuel was married April 13, 1708 in Watertown, Middlesex County, to Mercy Gale, daughter of Abraham Gale and Sarah Fiske Gale. ^{[1][2] [3]}

Their children, all born in Watertown:^[2]

1. Samuel, born December 29, 1708
2. Abraham, born March 28, 1711
3. Jonathan, born February 24,1714
4. Mercy, born November 26, 1718
5. Moses, born February 22, 1722

Samuel died in Waltham, Middlesex County, 21 Jul 1722. He was struck by lightning. He was 63 years old.^[1][4][2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Sons of the American Revolution Membership applications; Page Sanderson, 1958).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Henry Bond: "Early Settlers of Watertown", page 416;
3. ↑ North American Family Histories 1500-2000; Genealogy of the Gale Family by George Gale of Galesville, WI.
4. ↑ Massachusetts Town and Vital Records 1620-1988; Waltham VR Transcripts, Waltham Deaths. page 258.

Also see:

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH3L-Z6B : 5 November 2017), Samuel Sanderson and Mercy Gale, 13 Apr 1708; citing Marriage, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 745,869.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC99-772 : 3 November 2017), Samuel Sanders, 28 Mar 1681; citing Birth, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 892,249.

• https://archive,org/details/genealogiesoffam00bond/page/416