Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Edgar was born in 1704, in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Zachariah Edgar, was 32 and her mother, Elizabeth Herndon, was 32. She married Capt. Samuel Harnden on 16 March 1726, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 22 October 1771, in Lincoln, Maine, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Nequasset Cemetery, Woolwich, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States.
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- Mary Edger, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Mary Edgar Harnden, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mary in entry for Samuel Harding, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
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1755
Oldest Grave seen in the Memorials list.
1759
Historical Boundaries: 1759: York, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America 1760: Lincoln, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Lincoln, Maine, United States 1854: Sagadahoc, Maine, United States
1760
Historical Boundaries: 1760: Lincoln, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Lincoln, Maine, United States
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Edgar, Adger (Old English Ēadgār, from Old English ēad ‘prosperity’ + gār ‘spear’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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