Rev.
Jeremiah
Burke
Sanderson
Born in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Son of Daniel Sanderson
and Sarah E. Burke
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Catherine E. (Gibson) Sanderson
— married
1 Feb 1849 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Father of
William Nell Sanderson, Mary J (Sanderson) Grases, Florence T (Sanderson) Wilson, Sarah Elizabeth (Sanderson) Collins and Abraham Lincoln Sanderson
Died
at age 54
in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States
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Biography
Jeremiah Sanderson is Notable.
Jeremiah Sanderson was an abolitionist, and advocate for the civil and educational rights of black citizens in the USA.
Jeremiah Burke Sanderson was born about 1821 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts to Daniel Sanderson and Sarah Burke.
He was the 2nd great grandfather of singer Whitney Houston.
Please see The New Bedford Historical Society [1] for Rev. Jeremiah Burke Sanderson's biography.
Research Notes
- Available online sources for this family in Massachusetts indicate that Jeremiah's father's name was Daniel, not David. The attached father is Daniel. Wording in Bio has been changed.
Sources
- 1850 New Bedford MA
- 1860, San Francisco CA
- 1870, California
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiah_Burke_Sanderson
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