Sophia Stiles

Brief Life History of Sophia

When Sophia Stiles was born on 7 November 1786, in Whately, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Lewis Stiles, was 29 and her mother, Electa Pomeroy, was 24. She married Jerah Edson in 1809, in Brookfield, Orange, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 11 October 1857, in Brookfield, Orange, Vermont, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Brookfield Cemetery, Brookfield, Orange, Vermont, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jerah Edson
1788–1870
Sophia Stiles
1786–1857
Marriage: 1809
Chauncey Shepard Edson
1810–1844
Henry Edson
1812–1890
Amasa Edson
1814–1815
Electa Pomeroy Edson
1816–1891
Edward Edson
1819–1839
Marshal Edson
1821–1858
Jerah Edson Jr.
1825–1884
Sophia Morton Edson
1827–1853

Sources (33)

  • Sophia Edson in household of Jonah Edson, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Sophia Stiles - birth: 7 November 1786; Whately, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
  • Sophia Edson, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (7)

1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.

The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.

1791 · Vermont Becomes 14th State

On March 4, 1791, Vermont became the 14th state.

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Stile , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

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