Elizabeth Saunders
about 1821–
Bedford, Virginia, United States
The Life Summary of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Saunders was born about 1821, in Bedford, Virginia, United States, her father, John Gardiner Saunders, was 30 and her mother, Nancy Ann Woodcock, was 28.
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Family Time Line
John Gardiner Saunders
1791–1862
Nancy Ann Woodcock
1793–1841
Anna Jane Saunders
1816–1897
George Woodward Saunders Jr
1819–1899
Elizabeth Saunders
1821–
Mary S Saunders
1824–1926
Letitia G. Saunders
1821–1855
Robert Woodcock Saunders
1825–1896
Amanda Saunders
1829–1926
Julena K Saunders
1831–1919
John Henry Saunders
1834–1916
William or Walter Silas Saunders
1836–1898
Parents and Siblings
1791–1862Male
1793–1841Female
Siblings
(10)
1816–1897Female
1819–1899Male
1821–1855Female
1821–Female
1824–1926Female
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World Events (3)
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
Age 0
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
Age 0
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
Age 3
1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
Age 3
“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America.
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 4
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 4
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: patronymic from the medieval personal name Saunder, reduced vernacular form of Alexander .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Alexander
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