Matthias Sanders (abt. 1773 - 1813)

Born about Nov 1773 in British Colonial America [uncertain]

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Died 25 May 1813 at about age 39 in York, Upper Canada

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Biography

Matthias Sanders served in the York Militia in the War of 1812
Service started: 1812
Unit(s): 1st York Regiment
Service ended: 1813

Matthias Sanders (a.k.a. Saunders), born in Nov. 1773, reputedly of German ancestry,^[1] was a shipbuilder. He married Elizabeth McLaney (abt.1780-1834) in New York City on July 6, 1797.^[2] Matthias and Elizabeth came to York Township, Upper Canada, and lived on the Humber River, just west of the town of York (now Toronto), where Elizabeth's mother and stepfather also lived.^[3] He is reported to have helped with supply stocks at the York docks during the Franco-American War of 1797.^[4] They later moved to a cottage which they had built in Thornhill, Markham Township, on land granted to Elizabeth as the daughter of a UEL.^[5] They had six children.

During the War of 1812, Matthias served in the 1st York Regiment, and was mortally injured during the Battle of York on April 27, 1813.^[6] He made his will on May 14, 1813, leaving the Thornhill home and farm to his wife and, to his children, other properties including lots in York Township, "Guillamsborough East", King Township and Whitchurch Township.^[7] Matthias died of his wounds on May 25, 1813. He is buried in Thornhill Cemetery.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Tombstone Tales – Joseph Matthias Sanders", Norfolk & Tillsonburg News, 08 Feb 2013, accessed 23-Jan-2023 at https://www.norfolkandtillsonburgnews.com/2013/02/08/tombstone-tales--joseph-matthias-sanders
2. ↑ "Mattias Sanders, ship builder and Elisabet McLean": "U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989", Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; New York City Lutheran, Vol III, Book 87, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 6961 #94831 (accessed 19 January 2023)
3. ↑ Mosser, Christine, ed. York, Upper Canada minutes of town meetings and lists of inhabitants 1797-1823. Toronto: Metropolitan Library Board, 1984. Accessed 16-Jun-2021 at Toronto Public Library
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Find a Grave (has image), Find A Grave: Memorial #66132912 (accessed 18 January 2023), Memorial page for Matthias Sanders (Nov 1773-25 May 1813), citing Thornhill Community Cemetery, Thornhill, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by history4sure (contributor 46997739).
5. ↑ Ontario Land Registry Access: YORK REGION (65), MARKHAM, Book 91, p. 422 accessed at OnLand 24 Jan 2023
6. ↑ Militia Pension Agent’s Office, York, 18th September, 1816 (retrieved 27 Mar 2022)
7. ↑ Ancestry: SANDERS, Matthias, will: shared by Dallas Smith 25 Mar 2011, retrieved 19 Jan 2023

• John Dennis UE, Martha Brown UE and their children and grandchildren, PDF document downloaded 29-Jan-2021 from [uelac.org United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada]