Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

Nelly Saunders

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: 19 Mar 1879 - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada ³⁷⁰² Christening: Death: 10 Dec 1947 - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada ( at age 68) ⁷⁹⁴⁰ Burial: After 10 Dec 1947 - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada ⁷⁹⁴⁰ Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: Cir 1879, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
• Census: 1881 Canada Census Household of Robert Saunders, Halifax, NS, 1881, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. (Household Member)
• Census: 1891 Canada Census, Household of Robert Saunders, Halifax, NS, 1891, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. (Household Member)

Parents

Father: Robert Saunders ²⁷⁸⁹ Mother: Ellen Connors ³⁶⁹⁹ ^,3700 Marriage Did Not Marry

Notes
General:

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According to Kevin Reddigan, three of the daughters of Robert and Ellen Saunders, Josephine, Margaret and Eleanor/Nellie/Helen were spinsters.

Living

Sex: M

Parents

Father: Living Mother: Living

Paul F. Saunders

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1929 - New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States of America ²⁹¹⁴ Christening: Death: Bef 30 Nov 2008 - New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States of America Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Census: 674 Cottage St., 1940, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States of America. (Household Member)

Parents

Father: Capt. Herman Rupert Saunders ¹⁴⁹² Mother: Matilda Mary O'Reilly ¹⁴⁹²

Peter Saunders

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir Apr 1836 Christening: Death: 26 Jun 1917 - Montreal, Québec, Canada ( about age 81) Burial: 28 Jun 1917 - Montreal, Québec, Canada Cause of Death:
Events
• Occupation: Shipwright, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Residence: 3 Saunders Place, Carter's Hill area, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Based of the 1800 Census of Ferryland District, we know that the family of the widowed Daniel Sanders/ Saunders consisted of two sons, Robert and William, and one daughter, your ancestor, Ann Saunders Morry. In 1818, when part of the old Carter family property at Aquaforte was subdivided, only two heirs, Robert and Ann were recorded as being present for this transaction. Family researchers deemed that William's absence likely meant that he had died sometime between 1800 and 1818. However, I usually indicate that such absences could mean the individual had died, or moved. The record that lead me to consider the latter was the record in the BDM database which shows that a William Saunders, aged 87, formerly of Ferryland, had died at St. John's in 1877. By calculation, this indicates that William was born there about 1790. The 1800 Census for the settlement of Ferryland shows that William, son of Daniel, was born there about 1789, so he was the most likely match within the Sanders families living there. In the St. John's newspapers, no religious affiliation is given for William but it is noted his funeral would take place from Theatre Hill.

A further search of the BDM database identified that Margaret Saunders, aged 75, who died 27 June 1883. It states that she was the widow of the late Capt. William Saunders, "formerly" of Ferryland. Her home address in St. John's was 239 Gower Street. With a bit of research, I found that William Saunders' address in Lovell's and McAlpine's business directories was actually 239 Gower St. He was listed as being a carpenter/ship carpenter so it is rather curious that there is a couple of references to William as being a Captain. Apparently the now defunct Theatre Hill was near the bottom of Long's Hill and at the junction of what was then Gower St and Queen's Road. This intersection was likely changed after the fire of 1892 and I have yet to find a pre-1892 map which shows the actual old street configuration.

Now we know that the Saunders of Ferryland were Anglican, but my search of Forest Road and the General Protestant cemeteries found no one matching William and Margaret. I did however find them buried at Belvedere Cemetery indicating that this Saunders family had converted to Catholicism at some point in time . The headstone in Belvedere reads as follows:

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Unfortunately, this headstone is not photographed on NGB, Find-a-Grave. In Stonepics only Margaret's (1883) name is listed. Of course with The Rooms closed I can't verify what is inscribed on the headstone. While Margaret's age is within two years of the age reported in the newspapers, William's age differs by 10 years!! It was shown in the FHSNL collection (below) and while that record indicates that William was 77, it gives his death year as 1879 !!

I am in the process of going through all of the St. John's RC marriages and baptisms. I have found 3 baptisms so far in the Basilica records plus I also know there was also Peter and John in the family. William's wife was named Margaret Bradshaw. I did not find out where they married and thought it a little odd that Bradshaw would be a Catholic surname. However, the Bradshaws of the Placentia Bay area were likely CE, then RC. One of them was a J.P.

I have been able to find a number of references to their sons Peter and John. Peter lived in the Carter's Hill area where he eventually lived at #3 Saunders Pl. He was usually listed as a shipwright. John lived in the old family house at 239 Gower St. and he was listed as a ship carpenter. After the fire of 1892 he may have lived elsewhere in the city. Both of these sons eventually moved out of Newfoundland. Peter was married twice and he and his second wife moved to Montreal in 1906. He died there in 1917. John and his entire family moved to Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia in 1900.

Given the limited information available, the big stumbling block is the accuracy of William's age at his time of death. If this William was 87 years old when he died, I would say definitely that he was the son of Daniel. However, if he was only 77, as his headstone indicates, then he would likely be a grandson of John and Catherine Saunders. I'll keep on digging - maybe I get lucky..

Parents

Father: Capt. William Saunders ³¹¹ ^,493 ^,2365 ^,2366 Mother: Margaret Bradshaw ³¹¹ ^,493 ^,2364

Spouses and Children

1. *Anastasia Barry ⁴⁹³ Marriage: 24 Feb 1862 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁷⁶⁵ Children: 1. Pte James Henry Saunders Cef 2. Katherine Hayse Marriage: 20 Nov 1904 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Living

Sex: M

Parents

Father: John Saunders ¹⁰ Mother: Living

Spouses and Children

1. Living Children: 1. Living 2. Living 3. Living

Randy Saunders

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Christening: Death: Bef 22 Mar 2016 ⁵⁷⁰⁷ Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Living Mother: Living

Richard Saunders

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1856 - Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁴⁹² Christening: Death: 8 Apr 1906 - Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 50) ¹⁴⁹² ^,6876 Burial: After 8 Apr 1906 - Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁴⁹² ^,6876 Cause of Death: Bright's Disease (kidney failure) ⁶⁸⁷⁶
Events
• Occupation: Fisherman, 1889, Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Owner: Co-Owner of Schooner David. M. Hilton, 1889, Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: William Saunders ³¹¹ Mother: Frances Sliney ¹⁴⁹²

Spouses and Children

1. *Catherine F. Aylward ¹⁴⁹² Marriage: 7 Jan 1885 - Renews, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁴⁹² Children: 1. John William Saunders 2. Mary Frances Saunders 3. Laura Belle Saunders 4. Clotilda Saunders 5. Capt. Herman Rupert Saunders 6. Ellen Saunders

Richard Thomas Saunders

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 23 Apr 1933 - New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States of America ⁸²⁴ Christening: Death: 30 Nov 2008 - New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States of America ( at age 75) ³³⁰ ^,7943 Burial: After 30 Nov 2008 - Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States of America ¹⁴⁹³ Cause of Death:
Events
• Education: Monsignor Coyle High School, Boston College, and the Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Chicago.
• Religion: communicant of Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish and St. Lawrence Parish, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States of America.
• Social Security Number: 023-26-9408. Social Security Death Index Transcription

First name(s)Richard T
Last nameSaunders
Birth year1933
Birth monthApr
Birth day23
Death year2008
Death monthNov
Death day30
Social Security number023-26-9408
Place of issueMassachusetts
StateMassachusetts
CountryUnited States
Record setSocial Security Death Index
CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
SubcategoryCivil Deaths & Burials
Collections fromAmericas, United States.
• Alt. Birth: Cir 1933, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States of America.
• Census: 674 Cottage St., 1940, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States of America. (Household Member)
• Military: US Army Morse Code Operator, Brize Norton Royal Air Force base, 1957-1959, Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England.
• Occupation: English Teacher, Roosevelt Junior High School, Bef 1967, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States of America.
• Occupation: Funeral Home Owner, 1967-2008, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Parents

Father: Capt. Herman Rupert Saunders ¹⁴⁹² Mother: Matilda Mary O'Reilly ¹⁴⁹²

Spouses and Children

1. Living Children: 1. Living 2. Living 3. Living 4. Living 5. Living 6. Living 7. Living 8. Living

Notes
General:

281119 from Saunders-Dwyer Funeral Homes website https://www.saundersdwyer.com/AboutUs.htm

About Us
Richard T. Saunders, 1967

In 1967 Richard T. Saunders broke ground on the Richard T. Saunders Funeral Home at 495 Park St. in New Bedford. This funeral home was a large spacious facility with ample off street parking centrally located in the West End of New Bedford. In 1985, Daniel F. Dwyer, a well-respected local funeral director, merged his funeral home with Richard's to create the Saunders-Dwyer Home For Funerals. In 1996, our new Mattapoisett facility was opened to better serve the needs of our expanding clientele.

Years later, two of Richard's sons joined the family owned and operated business as licensed funeral directors, Richard T. Saunders, Jr. in 1984 and William H. Saunders in 1990. Since the death of their father in 2008, Rick and Bill have continued to operate this family business in the same professional manner that their father had followed throughout the years. Together they lead an impressive team of funeral directors, embalmers, administrative staff, and funeral assistants, in order to provide excellence in funeral service to all of the families that they serve.

Saunders-Dwyer Funeral Homes - New Bedford and Mattapoisett, MARichard T. Saunders 1933-2008
Richard, the founder of our family owned funeral home, died on November 30, 2008. He received his Funeral Director's License in 1963. He was a graduate of Monsignor Coyle High School class of 1951, Boston College Class of 1955, and Worsham College of Mortuary Science Class of 1961. Throughout the years, Richard was involved in countless religious, civic, political, and philanthropic endeavors both locally and globally. He is survived by his wife, Anne (Downey) Saunders, M.D., his eight children, Rick, Marie, Andrew, Maureen, Ellen, Mike, Bill and Chris, and 17 grandchildren.

Richard T. Saunders, Jr.
Rick received his Funeral Director's license in 1984. He is a graduate of Bishop Stang High School, Class of 1978, Bridgewater State University Class of 1982, and the New England Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences, Class of 1983. An active member of St. Mary's Church in South Dartmouth, he serves as a lector, Eucharistic Minister, St Vincent dePaul Society member, and Finance Council member. He is a director of the Sacred Heart Home in New Bedford and served as a director of the Massachusetts Funeral Directors Association, completing his three-year term in June 2019. He has served for over twenty years as an elected Dartmouth Town Meeting member. A resident of Dartmouth, he is the husband of Kathleen (Kennedy) Saunders; they have three sons, Jim, Patrick, and Chris, and three grandsons, James, Luke, and Jude.

William H. Saunders
Bill received his Funeral Director's License in 1990. He is a graduate of Bishop Stang High School class of 1988, College of Boca Raton, Funeral Service Program, class of 1990, Lynn University, class of 1992. He is married to Myriol B. (Beauseigneur) Saunders and resides in Mattapoisett. They are the parents of two children, Will and Tim.

Patrick T. Saunders
Patrick received his Funeral Director's license in 2015. He is a graduate of Dartmouth High School, Class of 2008 and graduated cum laude from both the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Class of 2012 and Mount Ida College, Class of 2015, where he was a member of the Pi Sigma Eta Honor Society. He is currently enrolled in the Master of Business Administration Program at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, where he is expected to graduate in 2020. A resident of Dartmouth, he serves on the Board of Directors for Better Community Living, Inc. and was recently elected as a Dartmouth Town Meeting member.

William H. Saunders, Jr.
Will received his Funeral Director's License in 2019. He is a graduate of Bishop Stang High School, class of 2016 and is the first graduate of the newly formed Cape Cod Community College Funeral Service Program to receive his license. He resides in Mattapoisett.

Richard T. Saunders Family

With a growing family and a growing business, our family now and in the future looks forward to assisting your family in the days and years to come.

"Our Family Serving Your Family"

His obituary from his own family-owned funderal home:

Obituary

Richard T. Saunders, 75, of New Bedford died Sunday November 30, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was the husband of Anne Downey Saunders, M.D.

Born in New Bedford, the son of the late Capt. Herman R. and Matilda M. (O'Reilly) Saunders, he lived in New Bedford for most of his life.

He was a communicant of Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish and St. Lawrence Parish.

Mr. Saunders was a well-known area funeral director who established the Richard T. Saunders Funeral Home Inc. in 1967. The firm later merged with the Dwyer Funeral Home in 1985 to create the Saunders-Dwyer Home For Funerals and in 1996 a new Mattapoisett facility was added. Prior to entering funeral service, he was an English teacher at Roosevelt Junior High School for several years.

He was a graduate of Monsignor Coyle High School, Boston College, and the Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Chicago.

He was a member of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, the New Bedford Port Society, the N.A.A.C.P., the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, the Friends of Poland, the Wamsutta Club, the American Legion Post 1, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge 73, and the Portuguese-American Social Club. He had served as a Commissioner of the New Bedford Housing Authority since 1981.

From 1955 to 1957, he served in the U.S. Army as a Morse Code operator stationed at Brize Norton Royal Air Force Base in England.

Although of Irish heritage, Mr. Saunders had a special affection for Poland and the Polish people. Over the years, he made numerous humanitarian visits to his adopted country, delivering medical supplies, educational equipment, and computers. For two summers, he studied Polish language and culture at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow and the Catholic University of Lublin. He was an honorary member of the Armii Krajowej, the Polish Home Army of freedom fighters that fought against the Nazis during World War II. He was decorated by the Polish government with one of the highest State honors, the Order Virtuti Militari. He was a major benefactor of the Cistercian Monastery in Wachock, the Wielka Wies Primary School, and the Laski School for the Blind.

Among his many charitable endeavors, Mr. Saunders was instrumental in procuring and renovating the Missionaries of Charity Convent on County Street in 1994. In June 1995, he had the privilege of meeting Mother Teresa at a private reception at the convent when she visited New Bedford.

He is survived by his wife; eight children, Richard T. Saunders, Jr. and his wife Kathleen of Dartmouth, Marie A. Saunders of New Bedford, Atty. Andrew B. Saunders and his wife Atty. Sandra G. Saunders of Fairhaven, Maureen L. O'Toole and her husband Atty. Patrick J. O'Toole, Jr. of Foxboro, Ellen L. Poyant and her husband Jeffrey of New Bedford, Michael A. Saunders and his wife Kirsten of Walpole, William H. Saunders and his wife Myriol of Mattapoisett, and Atty. Christopher T. Saunders and his wife Kimberly of New Bedford; seventeen grandchildren; Patrick, Christopher, Mary, Nora, Caroline, Allison, Matthew, William, Timothy, Jack, Benjamin and Ryan Saunders, Margaret and Elizabeth Poyant, Anne, Caitlin, and Patrick O'Toole; four brothers, Herman R. Saunders and Thomas F. Saunders, both of New Bedford, John W. "Jack" Saunders of Dartmouth, and Daniel J. Saunders of Fall River; two sisters, Mary M. Welch of Lakeville and Joan M. Liarikos of Rochester; and many nieces and nephews.

He was the brother of the late Katherine F. Sullivan, Albert E. Saunders, and Paul F. Saunders.

His Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, December 5th at 10 AM at Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery, Fairhaven. Visiting hours will be on Thursday from 2-8 PM at the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford. Remembrances may be made to Market Ministries, 60 Eighth St., New Bedford, MA 02740.

Article from the Standard-Times 12/2/08

NEW BEDFORD — Friends and associates of Richard T. Saunders remembered him on Monday as a generous humanitarian and family man with an affinity for a good practical joke.

Mr. Saunders, 75, founder in 1967 of the Richard T. Saunders Funeral Home, which later merged with the Dwyer Funeral Home, died Sunday. The news rippled through the city, including its political establishment.

One person after another told of his generosity, which was often private and hidden from view. Former state Sen. William Q. "Biff" MacLean told of how Mr. Saunders, with family connections to the fishing industry, often extended his help to fishing families when they were faced with funeral costs.

"Between the Cape Verdeans and the fishing industry, there were a number of people he buried and never charged. When people were in need, he was there for them," he said. "There was the money he gave to churches in Greater New Bedford to help them with their cause. I could go on and on."

But his biggest personal mission was aiding the Polish people through Friends of Poland Inc., which raised money and donations to send tens of thousands of dollars worth of medical supplies, aspirin and even refurbished ambulances to Poland.

He made about three dozen trips to Poland over the years, and only a handful of those were with the Friends of Poland delegations, said his lifelong friend Joseph Finnerty, director of the New Bedford Housing Authority.

"That's where he got his greatest enjoyment," said former Mayor Frederick M. Kalisz Jr., who is chairman of the group. It was so even though Mr. Saunders was of pure Irish extraction.

Living

Sex: M

Parents

Father: Richard Thomas Saunders ¹⁴⁹³ Mother: Living

Spouses and Children

1. Living Children: 1. Living 2. Living 3. Living

Robert Saunders

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1862 - Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁷⁹⁴⁴ Christening: Death: 17 Jan 1898 - Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 36) ⁶⁸⁷⁶ ^,7944 Burial: After 17 Jan 1898 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁶⁸⁷⁶ ^,7944 Cause of Death: Hemorrhage ⁶⁸⁷⁶

Parents

Father: William Saunders ³¹¹ Mother: Frances Sliney ¹⁴⁹²

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