Ancestors of Euphemis "Phemie" SAUNDERS
 Third Generation 
4. Donald "Dan" SAUNDERS, son of James SAUNDERS and Henrietta "Henny" MORRISON, was born on January 2, 1820 in Fivepenny Borve, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland,8 was christened on March 8, 1820 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, and died on July 6, 1902 in Kincardine, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada8 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 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 Halron 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 on February 8, 1842 in Arnol, Barvis Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.8.,9 Margaret was born on July 7, 1819 in Arnol, Barvis Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland and died in 1852 in , , , Scotland aged 33.
Children from this marriage were:
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.
ii. Mary SAUNDERS was born on May 1, 1843 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland10 and died on September 24, 1923 in Marquette, Marquette, Michigan, USA10 aged 80.
2 iii. James SAUNDERS (born in June 1845 in , Isle of Lewis, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland - died on October 7, 1915 in Port Elgin, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada)
iv. Robert SAUNDERS was born in 1851 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.11
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,5 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:
i. Margaret SAUNDERS was born on April 13, 1854 in Garafraxa Twp., Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada.12
ii. Christina SAUNDERS was born on January 2, 1856 in Garafraxa Twp., Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada12 and died on June 21, 1888 in Kincardine, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada aged 32.
iii. Sarah SAUNDERS was born in 1860 in Garafraxa Twp., Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada.12
iv. Donald "Dan" SAUNDERS was born in 1865 in Huron Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.12
v. Robert SAUNDERS was born on November 11, 1868 in Huron Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada12,13 and died on January 3, 1926 in Kincardine, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada aged 57.
vi. Mary Emily SAUNDERS was born on June 27, 1870 in Huron Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.12,13
5. Margaret MacLEOD, daughter of John MacLEOD and Mary CAMPBELL, 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.
Margaret married Donald "Dan" SAUNDERS on February 8, 1842 in Arnol, Barvis Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.8.,9 Dan was born on January 2, 1820 in Fivepenny Borve, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland,8 was christened on March 8, 1820 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, and died on July 6, 1902 in Kincardine, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada8 aged 82. He was usually called Dan.
6. Angus GRAHAM, son of Alexander GRAHAM and Mary MacIVER, was born in 1806 in Upper Shader, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland14 and died after 1882 in , , Ontario, Canada.
Events
• Angus resided at at the time of his marrige in Upper Shader, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland in 1828.
• He resided at the home of his parents Alex and mary in Upper Shader, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland in 1841.
• He emigrated to Easthope Twp, Perth Co, Ontario in 1851 from , , , Scotland.
• He worked as a labourer in 1852 in North Easthope Twp, Perth Co, Ontario, Canada.
• He worked as a farmer in 1861 in Huron Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.
• Angus resided in Huron Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada in 1871 .
• He resided in Huron Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada in 1881 .
Angus married Catherine MacLEOD on July 23, 1828 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. Catherine was born in 1809 in Lower Barvas, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland14 and died before 1881 in Huron Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.
Children from this marriage were:
i. Ann M. GRAHAM was born in 1830 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland,9,14 was christened on March 28, 1830 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland,9 and died about 1918 in , Algoma Dist, Ontario, Canada14 aged about 88.
ii. Mary GRAHAM was born in 1833 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland and was christened on April 9, 1833 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.9
iii. Margaret GRAHAM 15 was born on December 25, 1843 in Upper Shader, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland and died before 1921 in , , Ontario, Canada.
3 iv. Janet "Jessie" GRAHAM (born in May 1845 in Upper Shader, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland - died in Port Elgin, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada)
Angus next married Margaret McKINNON, daughter of Malcolm (__?__) and Euphemia (__?__), on April 12, 1882 in Lucknow, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada. Margaret was born in 1840 in , , , Scotland.
7. Catherine MacLEOD, daughter of Donald Ruadh MacLEOD and Ann MacLENNAN, was born in 1809 in Lower Barvas, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland14 and died before 1881 in Huron Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.
Events
• Catherine resided at Lower Barvas at the time of her marriage in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland in 1828.
• She resided at the home of her in-laws Alex and Mary GRAHAM in Upper Shader, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland in 1841.
• Catherine resided in Upper Shader, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland in 1851 .
• She resided in North Easthope Twp, Perth Co, Ontario, Canada in 1852 .
• Catherine resided in Huron Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada in 1861 .
• She resided in Huron Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada in 1871 .
Catherine married Angus GRAHAM on July 23, 1828 in , Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. Angus was born in 1806 in Upper Shader, Barvas Parish, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland14 and died after 1882 in , , Ontario, Canada.
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