Mary Ann Saunders

Brief Life History of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann Saunders was born on 5 October 1840, in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Gimbert Saunders, was 21 and her mother, Phoebe Merrill, was 23. She married Richard Matthews on 31 March 1859, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 10 February 1891, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard Matthews
1835–1906
Mary Ann Saunders
1840–1891
Marriage: 31 March 1859
Sarah Ann Matthews
1860–1893
Mary Helena Matthews
1861–1938
Elizabeth Emma Matthews
1863–1909
Richard Matthews Jr
1866–1912
Nellie Matthews
1868–1868
Eliza Rose Mathews
1869–1879
William Charles Matthews
1873–1932
Thomas Matthews
1875–1875
Elihu Matthews
1880–1881

Sources (90)

  • Mary Sanders in household of William Sanders, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth
  • Mary Ann Sunders, "United States Western States Marriage Index"

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

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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BIOGRAPHY OF MARY ANN SAUNDERS MATTHEWS

Mary Ann Saunders was born 5 October 1840 to William Gimbert and Phoebe Merrill Saunders in Soham, Cambridgeshire,England.  Her father, William Gimbert became an apprentice to his father, Charles, at …

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