Person:Ezekiel Saunders (1)

Name	Ezekiel Rogers Saunders
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	1 Apr 1801	Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Marriage	24 Jan 1822	Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United Statesto Clarissa Lanphere
Death^[2]	26 Oct 1878	Alfred, Allegany, New York, United States
Religion`^?`		Seventh-Day Baptist

References

↑ 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)
132.

SAUNDERS, Ezekiel, of Clarke and Sarah, [born] April 1, 1801.
↑ Sanford, Ilou M; New York) Seventh Day Baptist Church (Alfred; and Frank L Greene. First Alfred Seventh Day Baptist Church membership records, Alfred, New York, 1816-1886. (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, c1995)
76.
Minard, John Stearns, and Georgia Drew Merrill. Allegany County and its people: a centennial memorial history of Allegany County, New York. (Alfred, N. Y.: W. A. Fergusson & Co., 1896)
652.

Ezekiel Saunders, son of Clark and grandson of Peleg, was born in Westerly, R. I., April 1, 1901. In 1826, he emigrated to Alfred, took up 75 acres, cleared and cultivated his land, made his home. His wife was Clarissa, a daughter of Jonathan Lanphear. Of their 7 children, 6 attained maturity. He died Oct. 26, 1878, his wife Dec. 19, 1873.