William Gimbert Saunders

Brief Life History of William Gimbert

When William Gimbert Saunders was born on 10 January 1819, in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Charles L Saunders, was 22 and his mother, Mary Ann Levet, was 28. He married Phoebe Merrill on 11 November 1839, in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He immigrated to New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States in 1854 and lived in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 9 June 1888, in Uintah, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Gimbert Saunders
1819–1888
Amelia Ann Batchelor
1850–1919
Marriage: 22 September 1866
Hyrum Saunders
1868–1873
Joseph Saunders
1871–1884
Elizabeth Ann Saunders
1873–1946
Richard Saunders
1875–1920
Heber Charles Saunders
1877–1946
David Saunders
1879–1957
Reuben A Saunders
1881–1957
Charlotte Saunders
1883–1980
Edward Thomas Saunders
1886–1971

Sources (69)

  • Wm G Saunders, "United States Census, 1870"
  • William Saunders, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • William Gimbert Saunders, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"

World Events (8)

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.

1841

EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER: Josiah Nelson BIRTH 1841 Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA DEATH 1841 (aged less–than 1 year) Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA BURIAL Ogden City Cemetery Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 240526232 · View Source

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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Story Highlight

Trial of Faith – Persecution for living Plural Marriage (concluded) Taken from Windows to the Past:

Although William lived in Ogden with Amelia, he wrote often to Mary and took every opportunity to assist them. Amelia took the children and went out to visit in Uintah often, and Mary came into Ogde …

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