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Family: Michael John Saunders / Johanna Foley (F2064)

• Father | Male Michael John Saunders

  
  

  Born	Sept 1844	St. John's, Newfoundland
  Died	Aft 1921
  Buried	Yes, date unknown
  Married	11 Nov 1873  [1]	St. John's RC (Basilica) Parish, St. John's, Newfoundland  [1]
  Father	William Saunders | F2063 Group Sheet
  Mother	Margaret Bradshaw | F2063 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Johanna Foley

  
  

  Born	Abt 1852	Newfoundland
  Died	Bef 1911	Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Buried	Bef 1911
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  Child 1 | Female Mary Margaret Saunders

  
  

  Born	10 May 1875	St. John's, Newfoundland
  Died	Aft 1945	Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Buried	Aft 1945	Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

  
  

  Child 2 | Male Henry Saunders

  
  

  Born	1 Jan 1877	St. John's, Newfoundland
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried	Yes, date unknown

  
  

  Child 3 | Female Bridget Saunders

  
  

  Born	24 Nov 1878	St. John's, Newfoundland
  Died	13 May 1946	Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Buried	17 May 1946	Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

  
  

  Child 4 | Female Josephine Saunders

  
  

  Born	27 Sep 1880	St. John's, Newfoundland
  Died	15 May 1970	Essex, Massachusetts, United States
  Buried	Abt 17 May 1970	Essex, Massachusetts, United States
  Spouse	Harris Owen McGrath | F2070
  Married	16 Dec 1901	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United |States

  
  

• Notes

  Married: The witnesses at this marriage were Thomas Maher and Anne Saunders. Residence: John's residence was recorded as 239 Gower Street, St. John's. This was the same house address recorded as the residence of his father, William, in 1870/71. John's residence was recorded as 239 Gower Street, St. John's. McAlpine's 1898 Business Directory lists John Saunders, a shipwright, living at 12 Balsam St. St. John's. His son, Harry, also a shipwright , was living in the same residence. Census: It appears the entire Saunders family moved to Sydney, Nova Scotia in 1900. In this census, John's age was given as 53, and his birth was recorded as Feb 1848. Both John and his son Harry are listed as being carpenters. There were also five boarders living in the Saunders household. In the 1911 Canada Census, John Saunders, a widower born Feb 1846, was 65 years old. He and his daughters, Bride and Margaret, were living in an apartment at 124 Cornish Town Road, Cape Breton South. The house appears to have been owned and occupied by his daughter Josephine and son-in-law, Harris McGrath and their family. In the 1921 Canada Census, John was recorded as being 70 (only 5 years older than in 1911). His two daughters, Bride and Margaret, both single, were still living with him. The family was living at 26 Ferry St.

  
  

• Sources

  [S87] Basilica of St. John the Baptist RC Parish (St. John's) - Marriages.