Person:Clarke Saunders (2)
Capt. Clarke Saunders
b.24 Jan 1776 Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
d.18 Mar 1864 Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 21 Jan 1761
  1. Meribe Saunders1763 -
  2. Amelia Saunders1765 -
  3. Polly Saunders1767 -
  4. Patty Saunders1770 - 1791
  5. Nancy Saunders1773 -
  6. Capt. Clarke Saunders1776 - 1864
  7. Peleg Saunders1784 - 1799
Spouse and Children
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m. 15 Feb 1798
  1. Clarke Saunders1798 -
  2. Ezekiel Rogers Saunders1801 - 1878
  3. Mary Saunders1803 -
  4. Hannah Saunders1805 -
  5. Peleg Saunders1809 - 1889
  6. Henry Perry Saunders, M. D.1821 - 1903
  7. Sarah Saunders
  8. Nathan Saunders
  9. Charles Saunders
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2] Capt. Clarke Saunders
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 24 Jan 1776 Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Marriage 15 Feb 1798 Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United Statesto Sarah "Sally" Rogers
Death[2] 18 Mar 1864 Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Obituary[2]
Burial? Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United States1st Hopkinton Cemetery

On 24 Jul 1848 he appointed Peleg, his son, to be guardian over Clarke Saunders, Jr., who was thrown out of a wagon and hit his head on a rock - he was never "normal" after that incident. The three daughters, Mary, Hannah, and Sarah, never married.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Westerly Births and Deaths, in Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636–1850: First series, births, marriages and deaths. A family register for the people. (Narragansett Hist. Publ. Co., 1891)
    130.

    SAUNDERS, Clarke, of Peleg and Mary, [born] Jan. 24, 1776

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Sabbath Recorder . (New York City, New York; later Plainfield, N. J.)
    20:12:47, 24 Mar 1864.

    In Westerly, March 18th, 1864, Capt. Clark Saunders, aged 88 years, 1 month and 23 days. Bro. Saunders was born in Westerly, January 24, 1776. He made a public profession of his faith in Christ in June, 1798, at which time he united with the First Seventh-day Baptist Church of Hopkinton, and at the time of his death had been a worthy member of that church for a period of nearly 66 years. He was a modest and faithful man in all the relations of life, and in ripe old age has gone to a peaceful rest, trusting in Jesus Christ for a glorious immortality.

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