Brief Life History of Edward
When Edward Edwards was born on 8 May 1793, in North Carolina, United States, his father, Robert Edwards, was 34 and his mother, Nancy F Quesenbury, was 25. He married Nancy Clemmons on 19 December 1815, in Wilson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Franklin, Tennessee, United States in 1850. He died on 8 June 1869, in Boon Township, Warrick, Indiana, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Warrick, Indiana, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Edward Edwards, "United States Census, 1850"
- Edwd Edwards, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Edward Edwards, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
1793–1869 Male
1796–1848 Female
Children (11)
1817–1882 Male
1817– Male
1820–1891 Male
1822–1915 Male
1824–1880 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1759–1831 Male
1767–1839 Female
Siblings (15)
1776–1850 Female
1783–1850 Male
1787–1854 Male
1789–1835 Male
1791–1835 Female
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World Events (8)
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
Age 1
1799 · Gold Nuggets Found
Age 6
1813
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Name Meaning
English and Welsh: variant of Edward , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
History: One of the earliest American bearers of this very common English surname was William Edwards, the son of Rev. Richard Edwards, a London clergyman in the age of Elizabeth I, who came to New England c. 1640. His descendant Jonathan (1703–58), of East Windsor, CT, was a prominent Congregational clergyman whose New England theology led to the first Great Awakening, a great religious revival.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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