Researching Doris Saunders
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 27467 people with the Saunders surname? In that year Saunders was ranked number 115 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Doris means "Wealth of the sea" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Doris Saunders on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Doris Saunders and the Saunders Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 37596 people with the Saunders surname in the UK? Saunders is now ranked number 117 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Doris Saunders
Doris Saunders
Doris Jean (Martin) Saunders, (June 6, 1941 – May 28, 2006) was editor of Them Days, a quarterly journal chronicling the history of Labrador, from 1975 to 2004. She was inducted into the Order of Canada in 1986.
Saunders was born in Cartwright, Labrador, in 1941 and was the second child of six. She later moved to Happy Valley-Goose Bay. In 1975, she was hired by the Labrador Heritage Society to publish a booklet containing oral histories of people from Labrador. Saunders went on to publish Them Days as a quarterly magazine. In 1986 she was inducted as a member of the Order of Canada. She was also given an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Memorial University in 1994. Saunders was also known for her award-winning embroidery. She presented Queen Elizabeth II a piece of her embroidery during her royal visit to Labrador in the 1990s. She died after a battle with Alzheimer's disease, in St. John's, Newfoundland, in May 2006. Doris is buried in Happy Valley, Labrador, alongside her husband, Frank. Saunders had three children and three grandchildren.
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