Person:John Saunders (13)
John Aldrich Saunders
b.25 Mar 1787 Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
d.18 Mar 1832 South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 12 Jan 1774
  1. Mary Saunders1774 - 1843
  2. Stephen Saunders1776 -
  3. Esther Saunders1778 - 1810
  4. Samuel Saunders1780 - 1872
  5. Susannah Saunders1784 -
  6. John Aldrich Saunders1787 - 1832
  7. Elias Saunders1789 -
  8. Lydia Saunders1792 -
  9. Catherine Saunders1795 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 1807
  1. William M. Saunders1823 - 1891
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Facts and Events
Name[1] John Aldrich Saunders
Gender Male
Birth[1] 25 Mar 1787 Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Marriage 1807 Washington Co., Rhode Islandto Catherine Green Maxson
Death[2] 18 Mar 1832 South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Burial[2] Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

The town of Saunderstown, RI is named for him. He took over the shipwright business after his father's death. After his death his sons carried on as builders and seamen.

RI Biog. and Hist. Nar. by Arnold.

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)
    131.

    SAUNDERS, John Aldrich, of Stephen and Lucy [Tacy], [born] March 25, 1787.

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Denison, Frederic. Westerly and its witnesses: for two hundred and fifty years, 1626-1876 ; including Charlestown, Hopkinton, and Richmond, until their separate organization, with the principal points of their subsequest history
    296.

    John A. (son of Stephen and Tacy Saunders), died March 18, 1832, in his 45th year.

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