Polly Edwards

3 June 1783–1850 (Age 66)
Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

The Life Summary of Polly

When Polly Edwards was born on 3 June 1783, in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, her father, Captain Clark Edwards, was 21 and her mother, Catherine Maxson, was 25. She married Larkin Wilcox on 3 September 1801, in Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died in 1850, in Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 67.

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Family Time Line

Larkin Wilcox
1781–1850
Polly Edwards
1783–1850
Marriage: 3 September 1801
Mary Catherine Wilcox
1804–1856
Clark A. Wilcox
1805–1850
John Wilcox
1808–1897
Lydia Wilcox
1815–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    3 September 1801Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
    • Children

    (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1786 · Shays' Rebellion
    Age 3
    Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
    1790 · 13th State
    Age 7
    On May 29, 1790, Rhode Island becomes the last of the original 13 colonies to become a state.
    1803
    Age 20
    France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

    Name Meaning

    English (also common in Wales): patronymic from Edward .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Edward

    Sources (1)

    • Polly Edwards, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"

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