Brief Life History of Oliver
When Oliver Saunders was born on 5 March 1787, in Loudoun, Virginia, United States, his father, Gunnell Saunders Sr, was 38 and his mother, Ellener Robinson, was 42. He married Elizabeth Dailey on 30 August 1807, in Fleming, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 8 daughters. He lived in Magisterial District 1, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States in 1860 and Kentucky, United States in 1870. He died on 28 June 1871, in Sherburne, Fleming, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Sherburne, Fleming, Kentucky, United States.
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- Oliver Sanders, "United States Census, 1850"
- Oliver Sanders, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Oliver Saunders, "Find A Grave Index"
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1792 · Becomes the 15th State
On June 1, 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state. It was the first state west of the Appalachian Mountains
1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
1812 · Kentucky Bend Created
During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.
Name Meaning
English (Surrey and Kent): variant of Sander , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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