Philip Sanders

Male5 November 1769–24 July 1854

Brief Life History of Philip

When Philip Sanders was born on 5 November 1769, in Brixton, Devon, England, his father, Philip Saunders, was 33 and his mother, Ann Lang, was 33. He married Damaris Watts Woodman on 1 June 1792, in Plymstock, Devon, England. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 24 July 1854, in Murray River, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada, at the age of 84, and was buried in Murray River, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Philip Sanders
1769–1854
Damaris Watts Woodman
1771–1799
Marriage: 1 June 1792
Damaris Watts Saunders
1792–1848
Mary Saunders
1794–
Nancy Sanders
1795–
John Saunders
1796–
Catherine Sanders
1797–
Ann Saunders
1798–
James Sanders
1799–

Sources (32)

  • Philip Sanders, "Prince Edward Island Death Card Index, 1721-1905"
  • Philip Saunders in entry for George Saunders, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Philip Sanders, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1 June 1792Plymstock, Devon, England

    • Children (7)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

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    World Events (8)

    1770 · Boston Tea Party

    Age 1

    Thousands of British troops were sent to Boston to enforce Britain's tax laws. Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea. Americans, disguised as Native Americans, dumped chests of tea imported by the East India Company into the Boston Harbor in protest. This escalated tensions between the American Colonies and the British government.

    1775 · The Shot Heard Around the World

    Age 6

    "On April 18, 1775, a shot known as the ""shot heard around the world"" was fired between American colonists and British troops in Lexington, Massachusetts. This began the American War for Independence. Fifteen months later, Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence. The Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783 which ended the war. The colonies were no longer under British rule. Many who fought for the British fled to Canada, the West Indies, and some to England."

    1801 · The Act of Union

    Age 32

    The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

    Name Meaning

    English (Devon), Dutch, and North German: variant of Sander , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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