1821 - 1893

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• Birth	6 Jun 1821	Berlin,Rensselaer Co.,New York
  Gender	Female
  Buried	1893	Milton,Rock Co.,Wisconsin
  Died	25 Dec 1893	Milton,Rock Co.,Wisconsin
  Person ID	I123844	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2002 00:00:00
  Family	Truman SAUNDERS, b. 13 Nov 1814, Berlin,Rensselaer Co.,New York
  Married	Sep 1844	Berlin,Rensselaer Co.,New York
  Children	> 1. Ellen Augusta SAUNDERS, b. 17 Aug 1845, Berlin,Rensselaer Co.,New York > 2. Truman Wilcox SAUNDERS, b. 27 Jan 1847, Berlin,Rensselaer Co.,New York > 3. Charles Rogers SAUNDERS, b. 19 Dec 1848, Berlin,Rensselaer Co.,New York > 4. Edward Bates SAUNDERS, b. 7 Jun 1851, Berlin,Rensselaer Co.,New York   5. John Barber SAUNDERS, b. 5 Sep 1856, West Halleck,Peoria Co.,Illinois   6. Holdane Cochran SAUNDERS, b. 4 Mar 1862, West Halleck,Peoria Co.,Illinois
  Family ID	F48728	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Milton Cemetery 1 NOTE "Old Tobe: Some Lines of Descent of Tobias SAUNDERSof Westerly,Rhode Island"; by Earl P. Crandall; Higginson Book Co.; 1995, p95. "Weekly Telephone", Milton Junction, Thursday, Dec 28, 1893. Died: of dropsy and heart failure on Christmas morning at herresidence, Mrs. Phebe Wilcox Saunders wife of Deacon TrumanSaunders, aged 72 years, 11 months 19 days. It washoped that Mrs. Saunders would recover from her illness,but death came soon than was expected even by those who hadfears she might not recover. The diseasedwas a women of greatexecutive ability and possessed of a gifted and cultivatedmind.She was educated at Miss Willard's Female Seminary in Troy, N.Y. She wasmarried to Mr. Saunders in 1844. They moved to WestHallock, Ill., in 1854, where after 25 years of industry,economy and benevolence they accumulated a largeand valuableestate and reared and educated a family of six children five ofwhomare still living. She came here to reside over 14 yearsago, where through herconsistent christian life her activityand in every good cause a quite aeffectivuate demeanor, she hadendeared herself to the hearts of all. The church, theW.C.T.Uand the community realize they have lost a valuable member. Shedid notfear the approach of death, was living to live or die asbest pleased her beloved Father. She will be greatly missed byall, but what is Milton's loss is Heaven's gain. Gravestone photo 7 July 2001.