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Francis Joseph Saunders

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Francis Joseph Saunders

Birth
Death
30 May 1971 (aged 64–65)
Freedom, Whitecourt Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Burial
Barrhead, Whitecourt Census Division, Alberta, Canada Add to Map
Plot
Anglican Section B, Block 11, Plot 178
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Son of Joseph Saunders (1880 - 1907) & Beatrice Felton Saunders Abernathy (1883 - 1974).
Joseph was born in/near Essex, England. His father likely died before he was born, or shortly thereafter. He and his mother moved to Belton Lake, Illinois, where his mother married Rufus Edmond Abernathy on June 4, 1908 in Zion, Illinois, USA.
This gave Joseph an instant set of siblings, as his stepfather had the following children with his first wife, Mary L. Christopher:
Daughter: Lulu Ethel Abernathy, 1894 - ?
Son: Robert Bascom Abernathy, 1896 - 1981
Son: Benjamin Leslie Abernathy, 1898 - 1993
Son: Pinckney Abernathy born in approx. 1900 - 1961
Daughter: Bessie Lee Abernathy, 1902 - 2003
Daughter: May Abernathy, 1903 - 1998
Daughter: Mary Esther Abernathy, 1907 - 1987
Later the family was joined by the children of Beatrice & Edmond:
Daughter: Beatrice Abernathy (possibly Naomi Beatrice Ella) born in approx. 1909 - 1998
Son: Victor Amos Gervais Abernathy, 1912 - 1999
Son: Lionel David Abernathy, 1914 - 1982
Son: Jack Percy Abernathy, 1919 - 1984

He married Lila and had three children: Albert, Charles & Frances.

Mr. Saunders died by accidental drowning in a well on his farm in Freedom, Alberta, at the age of 64.
Son of Joseph Saunders (1880 - 1907) & Beatrice Felton Saunders Abernathy (1883 - 1974).
Joseph was born in/near Essex, England. His father likely died before he was born, or shortly thereafter. He and his mother moved to Belton Lake, Illinois, where his mother married Rufus Edmond Abernathy on June 4, 1908 in Zion, Illinois, USA.
This gave Joseph an instant set of siblings, as his stepfather had the following children with his first wife, Mary L. Christopher:
Daughter: Lulu Ethel Abernathy, 1894 - ?
Son: Robert Bascom Abernathy, 1896 - 1981
Son: Benjamin Leslie Abernathy, 1898 - 1993
Son: Pinckney Abernathy born in approx. 1900 - 1961
Daughter: Bessie Lee Abernathy, 1902 - 2003
Daughter: May Abernathy, 1903 - 1998
Daughter: Mary Esther Abernathy, 1907 - 1987
Later the family was joined by the children of Beatrice & Edmond:
Daughter: Beatrice Abernathy (possibly Naomi Beatrice Ella) born in approx. 1909 - 1998
Son: Victor Amos Gervais Abernathy, 1912 - 1999
Son: Lionel David Abernathy, 1914 - 1982
Son: Jack Percy Abernathy, 1919 - 1984

He married Lila and had three children: Albert, Charles & Frances.

Mr. Saunders died by accidental drowning in a well on his farm in Freedom, Alberta, at the age of 64.

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