Griffin/Saunders Family of Knocknaboley Wicklow

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Margaret SAUNDERSAge: 94 years18241918

Name
Margaret SAUNDERS
Birth June 8, 1824 33 27
Birth of a brotherJames SAUNDERS
1826 (Age 18 months)

Death of a paternal grandmotherMargaret STRAHAN
after 1825 (Age 6 months)
Death of a paternal grandfatherAndrew SAUNDERS
1828 (Age 3 years)


Birth of a brotherWilliam SAUNDERS
August 24, 1834 (Age 10 years)
Shared note: According to 1901 Census of Huron Co.
Birth of a brotherJohn SAUNDERS
1839 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a brotherThomas SAUNDERS
1841 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a sisterAnn SAUNDERS
1841 (Age 16 years)
MarriageJames GRAHAMView this family
December 15, 1849 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Robert GRAHAM
1850 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Ruth GRAHAM
1853 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Mary Jane GRAHAM
1855 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#4
James GRAHAM
1859 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Job GRAHAM
November 5, 1863 (Age 39 years)
Census 1871 (Age 46 years)
Death of a fatherJames SAUNDERS
December 21, 1875 (Age 51 years)
Shared note: It is reported that James Saunders was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery in nearby Prince Albert Ontario.
Marriage of a childRobert GRAHAMEllen STONEHOUSEView this family
January 1, 1879 (Age 54 years)
Marriage of a childThomas DINSMORERuth GRAHAMView this family
December 21, 1881 (Age 57 years)
Residence 1881 (Age 56 years)
Shared note: In 1881 census Margaret and her husband James Graham lived next door to her mother Mary Saunders.
Death of a motherMary
March 22, 1882 (Age 57 years)
Death of a sonJames GRAHAM
November 11, 1886 (Age 62 years)
Shared note: James must have died at the home of his cousin Margaret GRIFFIN Phair in Howick. He was a farmer.
Death of a sisterJane SAUNDERS
after 1890 (Age 65 years)

Shared note: Jane was listed with her daughter Margaret Phair's family in Forwich in 1891 census of Ontario.
Marriage of a childJohn BARTLEYMary Jane GRAHAMView this family
November 7, 1894 (Age 70 years)
Death of a husbandJames GRAHAM
October 27, 1914 (Age 90 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam SAUNDERS
January 7, 1918 (Age 93 years)

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Death October 26, 1918 (Age 94 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
elder brother
6 years
herself
-2 years
elder sister
14 years
younger brother
5 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
-14 years
younger brother
16 years
younger sister
Family with James GRAHAM - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 15, 1849Anglican Church, Whitby Parish, Ontario
4 years
daughter
3 years
daughter
Mary Jane GRAHAM
Birth: 1855 30 30Cartwright Township, Durham, Ontario
Death: June 20, 1941Roland, Manitoba, Canada
-4 years
son
10 years
son
James GRAHAM
Birth: 1859 34 34Cartwright Township, Durham, Ontario
Death: November 11, 1886Howick, Huron Co, Ontario
5 years
son
Job GRAHAM
Birth: November 5, 1863 39 39Cartwright, Durham Co, Ont, Canada
Death: April 29, 1946Ontario

Birth

From ancestry.com Public Tree: Freeborn Family Tree Margaret Saunders Graham Born 1824 8 Jun, Ireland Death 1918 26 Oct Age: 94 Cartwright Township, Durham County, Ontario, Canada

1901 census of Durham Ontario also says birth was Jun 8 1924.

Residence

In 1881 census Margaret and her husband James Graham lived next door to her mother Mary Saunders.

Death

Ontario, Canada, Deaths, Margaret Graham Birth Place: Ireland Age at Death: 95 Death Date: 26 Oct 1918 Death Place: Durham, Ontario, Canada

Burial: GRAHAM, Margaret (Saunders) Pine Grove, Prince Albert Cemetery Section C Durham Co Reach Township OCFA Index WO-105-1

Shared note

1891 Census of Canada Name: James Graham Birthplace: Ontario Religion: Methodist Spouse's Name: Margaret Graham Father's Birth Place: Ireland Mother's Birth Place: Ireland District: Durham West Subdistrict: Cartwright

James Graham 66 Margaret Graham 66 Mary Jane Graham 38 Jobb Graham 28

The Darcys are next door neighbors.

From a Report in Ontario prepared by Gina Martin:

James Graham was born in Whitby Township on August 24, 1824 to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Graham who had emigrated from Scotland some years earlier. In Whitby on December 15, 1849, he married Margaret Saunders, the eldest child of James and Mary. Margaret was born June 8, 1824 in Knocknaboley, County Wicklow, Ireland and immigrated with her family in the mid-1840s. Three sons and two daughters were born to James and Margaret, all of whom were raised in Cartwright.

Census reports for 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901 show James Graham farming the study lands, later in conjunction with his son Job. On February 25, 1874, he deeded the farm to his middle son Robert who sold it back to his father on March 30, 1875 (Deed #729 and #866). Robert, his wife Ellen and their young family later moved to Lisgar, Manitoba where their descendants remain today.

Between 1878 and 1901, James Graham secured three separate mortgages against the farm, possibly indicating some improvements to the land. However, by 1904 he appeared to be in some financial distress when he defaulted on a mortgage to a Mr. Samuel Trees who then took over the property under power of sale (Notice #3901). On January 25, 1905, Samuel Trees deeded the property to Job Graham who was the eldest son of James (Deed #3902). James and his wife Margaret remained living on the study lands until their respective deaths on February 27, 1914 and October 26, 1918.

The youngest son of James Graham and Margaret Saunders, Job Graham was born in Cartwright on November 5, 1863. On September 20, 1898, he married Marietta Williamena Byam at Cambray in neighbouring Victoria County. The couple had two children, both born on the farm. Howard Courtney Graham was born January 22, 1902 and Frances Margaret Christie Graham was born January 17, 1907. Job Graham was a lifelong farmer and a prominent Orangeman, acting many years as chaplain for the Purple Hill Loyal Order Lodge #399. After four decades on the farm, he signed it over to his son on June 19, 1944 who also farmed for many years (Deed #7885). Job Graham died April 29, 1946. All of the Grahams and Saunders are buried at the aforementioned Pine Grove Cemetery.

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