Descendants of James and Henny SAUNDERS
 Second Generation 
2. Donald "Dan" SAUNDERS (James1) was born on January 2, 1820 in Fivepenny Borve, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland,4 was christened on March 8, 1820 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, and died on July 6, 1902 in Kincardine, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,4 aged 82. He was usually called Dan.
The Lewis Settlement an excerpt from "Jane Fyfe Yemen's Scrapbook"
"Prior to 1851 Sir James Matheson purchased Lewis Island. The people, or crofters as they were called, had a hard time making a living, the soil was poor and they raised sheep and fished in the sea. Many were unable to meet their rents to the landlord, so he evicted them from their croftings. He bought their sheep and offered them free passage to Canada. He had two sailing boats taking pig iron over the Atlantic ocean.
On May 30, 1851 these people with their families boarded these two sailing vessels at Stornoway, Lewis Island. The trip over was long and hazardous. Durng a terrible storm in mid-Atlantic some of the iron had to be cast overboard and one of the boats lost two masts. It was fortunate that all of the men were sailors. After nine weeks and four days the boats docked at Quebec City on Aug. 4th, 1851.
From Quebec they went down the St. Lawrence River to Fort St. Francis. Here they divided into two groups. And the larger group went down the St. Francis River to settle in Compton County in the province of Quebec. There they named their village Stornoway.
The smaller party went to Montreal where they changed boats and proceeded on up Lake Ontario touching at Toronto and then landing at Hamilton.
From August to December they stayed at Hamilton where they worked at railroad construction. To add to their troubles, smallpox spread through their families and some died. In December they went to Guelph, Galt, Stratford and even to Goderich in search of work.
During the summer of 1852 they all gathered in Goderich, including some who came right from Lewis that summer and early in Sept. they moved to Huron township ----109 families in all.
They settled on the 12th, 10th, 8th, 6th and 4th concessions of Huron township. Here are the family names of these Lewis settlers---MacDonald, Martyn, MacLay, Murray, MacLean, Matheson, MacLennan, Smith, MacIver, Graham, Campbell, MacKenzie, MacFarlane, MacLeod, MacGregor, McKay, Martin and MacArthur."
Jane Fyfe YEMEN was born 1886 in Huron County and died1954 in Kincardine. She was the daughter of Thomas Fyfe YEMEN and Jane WELCH. Thomas and his family arrived in Bruce County in 1867.
Interestingly, Dan SAUNDERS had a grand daughter named Jessie Ellen Fyfe SAUNDERS.
Events
• Dan resided at Bovre in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland in 1841.
• He worked as a sawyer and lived at Milbort Barve in 1851 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
• He worked as a labourer in 1861 in Garafraxa Twp., Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada.
• He worked as a labourer in 1871 in Huron Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.
• He worked as a sawyer in 1891 in Kincardine, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.
• He resided in Kincardine, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada in 1901 .
• Dan resided at the time of his death on Huron Terrace in Kincardine, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada in 1902.
Dan married Margaret MacLEOD, daughter of John MacLEOD and Mary CAMPBELL, on February 8, 1842 in Arnol, Barvis Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.1.,4 Margaret was born on July 7, 1819 in Arnol, Barvis Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland and died in 1852 in , , , Scotland, aged 33.
Events
• Margaret resided at Milbort Barve in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland in 1851.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 12 i. Henrietta SAUNDERS was born in 1843 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland and died on April 12, 1888 in Guelph, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada, aged 45.
+ 13 ii. Mary SAUNDERS was born on May 1, 1843 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland5 and died on September 24, 1923 in Marquette, Marquette, Michigan, USA,5 aged 80.
+ 14 iii. James SAUNDERS was born in June 1845 in , Isle of Lewis, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, died on October 7, 1915 in Port Elgin, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada, aged 70, and was buried in Sanctuary Park Port Elgin, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.
15 iv. Robert SAUNDERS was born in 1851 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.6
Dan next married Margaret SMITH, daughter of Malcolm SMITH and Mary MacRITCHIE, about 1854 in , , Ontario, Canada. Margaret was born on October 1, 1830 in Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland,7 was christened on March 7, 1831 in Mid-Barve, Barvis Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, and died on October 22, 1915 in Kincardine, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada, aged 85.
Events
• She emigrated from , , , Scotland in 1849.
• Margaret resided at home with her husband, stepdaughter Henrietta and three daughters Margaret, Christina and Sarah in Garafraxa Twp., Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada in 1861.
• She resided in Huron Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada in 1871 .
• Margaret resided in Kincardine, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada in 1901 .
• She resided at Huron Terrace in Kincardine, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada in 1911.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 16 i. Margaret SAUNDERS was born on April 13, 1854 in Garafraxa Twp., Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada.8
+ 17 ii. Christina SAUNDERS was born on January 2, 1856 in Garafraxa Twp., Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada8 and died on June 21, 1888 in Kincardine, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada, aged 32.
18 iii. Sarah SAUNDERS was born in 1860 in Garafraxa Twp., Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada.8
19 iv. Donald "Dan" SAUNDERS was born in 1865 in Huron Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.8 He was usually called Dan.
20 v. Robert SAUNDERS was born on November 11, 1868 in Huron Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada8,9 and died on January 3, 1926 in Kincardine, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada, aged 57.
21 vi. Mary Emily SAUNDERS was born on June 27, 1870 in Huron Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.8,9
3. Emily SAUNDERS (James1) was born in 1822 in Old Melbost, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland,1 was christened on February 4, 1822 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, and died in 1894 in Lower Shader, Barvis Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, aged 72.
Events
• Emily resided at Borve in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland in 1841.
Emily married John MacDONALD, son of Murdo MacDONALD and Mary MacDONALD, on January 31, 1843 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.1 John was born in 1811 in Old Melbost, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland6 and died in 1887 in Lower Shader, Barvis Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, aged 76. Another name for John was mac Mhurchaidh.
Events
• He worked as a tenant, lived at Milbort Barve in 1851 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
• He worked as a crofter at Lower Shader in 1861 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
Children from this marriage were:
22 i. Ann MacDONALD was born in 1844 in Lower Shader, Barvis Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland and died in Lower Shader, Barvis Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
Ann married John MacLEAY, son of Donald MacLEAY and Marion MacDONALD. John was born in 1847 in Lower Shader, Barvis Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland and died in Lower Shader, Barvis Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
23 ii. James MacDONALD was born in 1846 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.6
24 iii. Henrietta MacDONALD was born in 1849 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.6
25 iv. Murdo MacDONALD was born in 1853 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.10
26 v. Donald MacDONALD was born in 1856 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.10
Donald married Margaret MacDONALD, daughter of Donald MacDONALD and Marion GRAHAM. Margaret was born on February 15, 1859 in Galson, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
+ 27 vi. John MacDONALD was born in 1860 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland10,11 and died in 1897,11 aged 37.
4. Margaret Stewart SAUNDERS (James1) was born in 1824 in Fivepenny Borve, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, was christened on March 24, 1824 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland,1 and died in 1864, aged 40.
Events
• Margaret resided at Bovre in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland in 1841.
• She worked as a tenant at Milbort Barve in 1851 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
Margaret married William MATHESON, son of Donald MATHESON and Margaret MacRITCHIE. William was born in 1822 in , , Isle of Lewis, Scotland and died in 1895, aged 73.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 28 i. Henrietta MATHESON was born in 1857 in Lower Shader, Barvis Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
6. Robert SAUNDERS (James1) was born in 1828 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland2 and died in 1908, aged 80.
Events
• Robert resided at Bovre in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland in 1841.
• He worked as a sawyer at Milbort Barve in 1851 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
• He worked as a crofter at Fivepenny Bowe in 1861 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
Robert married Christian McKENZIE, daughter of Angus McKENZIE and Ann MURRAY, on April 10, 1851 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. Christian was born in 1824 in Borve, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland12 and died on September 25, 1855 in Fivepenny Borve, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, aged 31.
Children from this marriage were:
+ 29 i. Ann SAUNDERS was born in 1852 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland11,13 and died in 1915,11 aged 63.
+ 30 ii. James SAUNDERS was born in 1853 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland14,15 and died on July 3, 1931 in Borve, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland,15 aged 78.
Robert next married Catherine GRAHAM, daughter of Roderick GRAHAM and Mary GRAHAM, on March 14, 1856 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. Catherine was born in 1828 in Borve, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland and died on March 15, 1913 in Borve, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, aged 85.
Children from this marriage were:
31 i. Roderick SAUNDERS was born in 1858 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.16
+ 32 ii. Malcolm SAUNDERS was born in 1860 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
33 iii. Donald SAUNDERS was born in 1863 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.17
+ 34 iv. Henrietta SAUNDERS was born in 1866 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland17 and died in 1949, aged 83.
+ 35 v. Mary SAUNDERS was born in 1869 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland17 and died in April 1947 in Borve, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland,11 aged 78.
7. Mary SAUNDERS (James1) was born in 1831 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, was christened on January 16, 1831 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland,1 and died in 1891,3 aged 60.
Events
• Mary resided at Bovre in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland in 1841.
• She worked as an agricultural labourer at Milbort Barve in 1851 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
Mary married Murdo MacKAY, son of John MacKAY and Christine "Kristy" MacDONALD, on December 11, 1849 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.3 Murdo was born in 1823 in Borve, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland3 and died on January 17, 1882 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland,3 aged 59.
Children from this marriage were:
36 i. Henrietta MacKAY was born in 1853 in Borve, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.3
Henrietta married James MacDONALD.
37 ii. Christina MacKAY was born about 1855 in Borve, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
+ 38 iii. James MacKAY was born on March 5, 1857 in Borve, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland3 and died in 1922 in Borve, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland,3 aged 65.
39 iv. Robert MacKAY was born in 1862 in Borve, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland and died on March 24, 1919, aged 57.
+ 40 v. Margaret MacKAY was born on December 30, 1866 in Borve, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland and died in 1902 in Borve, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, aged 36.
41 vi. Mary MacKAY was born on March 5, 1874 in Borve, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
8. Meriot SAUNDERS (James1) was born in 1834 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland and died on December 10, 1865 in Upper Shader, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland,1 aged 31.
Events
• She worked as a domestic servant at Lower Shader in 1857 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
• Meriot resided at Upper Shader (listed in census as Margaret) in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland in 1861.
Meriot married Murdoch "Murdo" MacDONALD, son of John MacDONALD and Ann MacDONALD, on April 15, 1857 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.1 Murdo was born on October 3, 1824 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland and died in 1898, aged 74. He was usually called Murdo.
Events
• Murdo resided at Upper Shader in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland in 1841.
• He worked as an agricultural labourer at Upper Shader in 1851 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
• He worked as a crofter at Upper Shader in 1857 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
• He worked as a tenant at Lower Shader in 1861 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
The child from this marriage was:
+ 42 i. Catherine MacDONALD was born on July 18, 1859 in Upper Shader, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland1 and died on February 19, 1886 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland,18 aged 26.
10. James SAUNDERS (James1) was born in August 1837 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland,2 was christened on October 8, 1837 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, died on April 9, 1919 in Ripley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada, aged 81, and was buried in Ripley-Huron Cemetery, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.
Events
• James resided at Bovre in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland in 1841.
• He attended school at Milbort Barve in 1851 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
• He worked as a tenant at the home of his father-in-law Donald MORRISON in 1861 in Lower Shader, Barvis Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
• He emigrated from , , Isle of Lewis, Scotland in 1863.
• He worked as a farmer in 1871 in Huron Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.
• He resided at Lot #221 at the time of his death in Ripley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada in 1919.
James married Janet "Jessie" MORRISON, daughter of Donald MORRISON and Margaret GUNN. Jessie was born on September 15, 1832 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland,19 died on April 10, 1919 in Ripley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada, aged 86, and was buried in Ripley-Huron Cemetery, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada. She was usually called Jessie.
Events
• She worked as an agricultural labourer at Milbort Barve in 1851 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
Children from this marriage were:
43 i. Margaret SAUNDERS was born in 1859 in Lower Shader, Barvis Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.20
44 ii. Eric SAUNDERS was born in 1861 in Lower Shader, Barvis Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.21
45 iii. Henrietta "Effie" SAUNDERS was born in 1861 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.8 She was usually called Effie.
Effie married James Alexander THOM, son of Charles THOM and Elizabeth FLEMING, on August 30, 1898 in , Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.22 James was born in 1874 in , , , Canada.
46 iv. Ellen SAUNDERS was born in 1863 at Sea.8
47 v. Donald "Dan" SAUNDERS was born in 1865 in Huron Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada. He was usually called Dan.
48 vi. James SAUNDERS was born in 1867 in Huron Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.8
49 vii. Murdoch SAUNDERS was born on October 5, 1869 in Huron Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.8,23
50 viii. Mary SAUNDERS was born in 1872 in , Huron Co, Ontario, Canada.
Mary married Angus McKENZIE, son of Angus McKENZIE and Margaret MacDONALD, on January 14, 1891 in Kinloss Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada. Angus was born in 1868 in Kinloss Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.
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