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• Birth	5 Sep 1759	Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Oct 1814	Buffalo, Erie Co., New York
  Person ID	I4006	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2005 00:00:00
  Father	Stephen SAUNDERS, Jr., b. 3 Aug 1722, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island
  Mother	Lydia WILCOX, b. 6 Apr 1725, Westerley, Rhode Island
  Family ID	F1648	Group Sheet
  Family	Sarah VARS, b. 25 Mar 1768, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island
  Married	28 Jun 1784	Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island
  Children	> 1. Peleg SAUNDERS, b. 22 Aug 1785, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island > 2. Lyman SAUNDERS, b. 14 May 1787, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island   3. Rowland SAUNDERS, b. 16 Nov 1789, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island > 4. Sarah "Sally" SAUNDERS, b. 28 May 1791, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island > 5. Stephen SAUNDERS, b. 11 Aug 1793, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island > 6. Isaac Vars SAUNDERS, b. 13 Jul 1795, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island > 7. Alanson SAUNDERS, b. 2 Nov 1797, Berlin, Rensselaer Co., New York > 8. Catherine SAUNDERS, b. 21 Jul 1800, Berlin, Rensselaer Co., New York > 9. Thomas G. SAUNDERS, b. 6 Apr 1802, Berlin, Rensselaer Co., New York > 10. Nathan SAUNDERS, b. 31 Aug 1804, Berlin, Rensselaer Co., New York > 11. Billings SAUNDERS, b. 21 May 1807, Berlin, Rensselaer Co., New York > 12. Saxton B. SAUNDERS, b. 6 Jul 1809, Berlin, Rensselaer Co., New York
  Family ID	F1646	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Name Prefix: Capt. 1 NOTE "Old Tobe: Some Lines of Descent of Tobias SAUNDERS of Westerly,Rhode Island"; by Earl P. Crandall; Higginson Book Co.; 1995, p27, 55. The family moved to Berlin, NY in the fall of 1796 and thenmoved toSweden, NY 23 Feb 1811. Peleg was a casualty of thewar of 1812. After selling his farm to his brother Charles, Peleg moved hisfamily from Westerly R.I. to Berlin, Rennselaer Co., N.Y. in thefall of 1796. On about 23 Feb 1811 they moved west to Sweden,Monroe Co., N.Y. where he bought a 290 acre farm. In 1814,during the war, a General Izard(?) was marching to Niagara todefend the frontier against British forces in Canada. Hepressed Mr Saunders's teams, and Mr. Saunders accompanied him totransport provisions to Fort Erie. Peleg became sick with whatthey called Camp Distemper and he died at Fort Erie on 28 Oct1814, aged55 yrs 1 mo. and 24 days. Their son Rowland tookcharge of the farm.