Elizabeth "Betsey" Cotton^[1]

1832 - 1874  (42 years)

• Name	Elizabeth "Betsey" Cotton
  Born	1832	, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Birth	, England   [6]
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/263435356
  Name	Betsey
  Name	Betsey Cotton
  Name	Elizabeth "Betsey" Saunders
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Evangelical Union
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Evangelical Union
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-339645
  Died	8 Dec 1874	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 5, 6]
  Buried	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 5]
  Person ID	I339645	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	John Saunders,   b. 1834, , Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Isabella Hamilton "Bella" Saunders,   b. 1858, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Grace R. "Gracie" Saunders,   b. 1860, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Feb 1881, Salem, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 21 years)   3. Elizabeth H. Saunders,   b. CALC 26 Sep 1862,   d. 11 Dec 1864, , Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 2 years)   4. Mary Saunders,   b. CALC 4 Sep 1866, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jan 1927, Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 60 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F248169	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 12640 (1890), Ross-Saunders. Thomas Anderson Ross, painter of Elora, Birth Place: Ayr Ontario Age: 32 Estimated birth year: abt 1858 Father Name: Robert Ross Mother Name: Jane Anderson Spouse Name: Mary Saunders, residence Nichol, Spouse's Age: 25 Spouse Birth Place: Ayr Ontario Spouse Father Name: John Saunders Spouse Mother Name: Elizabeth Cotton Marriage Date: 5 Nov 1890 Marriage Location: Wellington, Salem [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Farewell/ In/ memory of/ Grace R. / Dau'r of/ John & Elizabeth/ Saunders/ who died/ Feb'y 6, 1881/ aged/ (Broken) Mo. / & 18 days/ In/ memory of/ Elizabeth/ wife of John Saunders/ a Native of/ Lanarkshire, Scot. / who died/ Dec'r 8, 18[84]?/ (Broken)/ age [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 2 Page 16. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 83. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Farewell/ In/ memory of/ Grace R./ Dau'r of/ John & Elizabeth/ Saunders/ who died/ Feb'y 6, 1881/ aged/ [Broken] Mo./ & 18 days/ In/ memory of/ Elizabeth/ wife of John Saunders/ a Native of/ Lanarkshire, Scot./ who died/ Dec'r 8, 18(84)/ [Broken]/ age [lying flat in the ground, September 2011] [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Elizabeth Saunders d. 7 Dec 1874 North Dumfries, aged 40 b. England, tailors wife, cause: carcinomia or cancer 1 year

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1832 - , Lanarkshire, Scotland Birth - - , England Residence - Evangelical Union - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical Union - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 8 Dec 1874 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth