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Samuel Edmunds¹

• Father: Joshua Edmunds¹ b. p 1631, d. 5 Nov 1683
• Mother: Mary Willard¹ b. p 1629, d. c Mar 1650

• Relationship: 2nd cousin 9 times removed of Steven George Levine

• Samuel Edmunds was born on 16 February 1650 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.¹
• He was the son of Joshua Edmunds and Mary Willard.¹

• Last Edited: 22 Nov 2009

Joseph Edson¹

• Charts: Cary Descendanbts

• Joseph Edson was born possibly (my best guess) 1681.
• Joseph Edson married Lydia Cary, daughter of Francis Cary and Hannah Brett, in 1704.¹

• Last Edited: 27 Oct 2009

Abigail Edwards¹

• Reference: 3848cfds

• Abigail Edwards was born possibly (my best guess) 1720.¹
• Abigail Edwards married Jacob Dodge, son of Jonah Dodge and Sarah Friend, on 1 January 1739.¹

• Last Edited: 20 Nov 2010

Adelaide Gibson Edwards

• Father: Delmer Ellery Edwards¹ b. 6 Jan 1868, d. 24 Dec 1909
• Mother: Alforetta Ann Farwell¹ b. 11 May 1874

• Relationship: 4th cousin 2 times removed of Steven George Levine
• Charts: Hale Descendants, Perley Descendants

• Adelaide Gibson Edwards was born on 1 July 1894 in Caribou, Aroostook County, Maine.¹
• She was the daughter of Delmer Ellery Edwards and Alforetta Ann Farwell.¹
• The census of 1900 shows:
  Adelaide G. Edwards, daughter, 5; in the household of
  Delmer E. Edwards, 32, flour-mill owner; and
  Alforetta A. Edwards, wife, 26;
  living at Maine Street, Fort Fairfield, Aroostook County, Maine.²
  
  
• The census of 1910 shows:
  Alforetta N. Edwards, 34, employed at grist mills; and
  Adelaide G. Edwards, 15, attending school;
  living at 62 Glenwood Avenue, Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
  They were living in the home of Alforetta's brother in law, John M. Brock, 46, saleman at a men's clothing store, along with his wife and son.³
  
  
• The census of 1920 shows:
  Alforetta Edwards, 44; and
  Adlaide Edwards, daughter, 24;
  living at State Street, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine.⁴
  
  
• Adelaide Gibson Edwards married Benjamin A. Sukeforth on 7 August 1921 in Locke Mills, Oxford County, Maine.¹
• As of June 1933, Adelaide Gibson Edwards lived at Portland, Cumberland County, Maine.¹
• Adelaide Gibson Edwards died in March 1971 in Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, at age 76.⁵

• Last Edited: 16 Dec 2010

Ayers Mason Edwards

• Father: General Clark Swett Edwards b. 26 Mar 1824, d. 3 May 1903
• Mother: Maria Antoinette Mason b. 8 Aug 1828, d. 6 Mar 1885

• Relationship: 3rd cousin 3 times removed of Steven George Levine
• Charts: Hale Descendants, Perley Descendants

• Ayers Mason Edwards was superintendent of schools at Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.¹
• He was He was a prominent educator at Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine, and author of several text books.¹
• Ayers Mason Edwards was superintendent of schools at Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine.¹
• He was born on 12 January 1857 in Bethel, Oxford County, Maine.²
• He was the son of General Clark Swett Edwards and Maria Antoinette Mason.
• Ayers Mason Edwards was graduated from Bowdoin College.²
• The census of 1880 shows:
  Ayers M. Edwards in the household of
  Clark S. Edwards, Clark was a farmer; and
  Mariah A. Edwards
  living at Bethel, Oxford County, Maine.³
  
  
• Ayers Mason Edwards married Lucinda Packard Sumner on 12 August 1885 in Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine.²
• Ayers Mason Edwards died on 21 July 1910 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at age 53.²

• Last Edited: 24 Jan 2004

Charles Frank Edwards

• Father: General Clark Swett Edwards b. 26 Mar 1824, d. 3 May 1903
• Mother: Maria Antoinette Mason b. 8 Aug 1828, d. 6 Mar 1885

• Relationship: 3rd cousin 3 times removed of Steven George Levine
• Charts: Hale Descendants, Perley Descendants

• Charles Frank Edwards was born on 21 May 1851 in Bethel, Oxford County, Maine.¹
• He was the son of General Clark Swett Edwards and Maria Antoinette Mason.
• Charles Frank Edwards died on 25 June 1884 in Dillon, Beaverhead County, Montana, at age 33 He never married.¹

• Last Edited: 24 Jan 2004

General Clark Swett Edwards

• Charts: Hale Descendants, Perley Descendants

• General Edwards was said to be modest and retiring, social and genial in his habits and strongly attached to his family and friends.¹
• General Clark Swett Edwards was born on 26 March 1824 in Otisfield, Cumberland County, Maine, youngest son and child of Enoch and Abigail (McLellan) Edwards. His father and mother were of Gorham, Maine, and the latter was of the distinguished family of McLellan, closely identified with the early history of that town. They had an old fashioned family of eleven children.
• In 1848, General Clark Swett Edwards, with Edwin R. Eastman bought out Kimball and Pattee and went into trade in a store which stood where the store of Ceylon Rowe later stood at the northwest corner of the Common. After a year they purchased a building standing southerly and a little back of the store they then occupied, which had been used as a shoemaker's and harness making shop, moved it up in line with their store and that of John Harris, then occupied by Abernathy Grover, which stood farther south, and finished the three stores under one roof. This was the block that was burned during the war and has since been rebuilt. He subsequently built the store near the railroad, on the spot where the store of Woodbury & Purrington now stands, and traded in company with Charles Mason. He sold out to Mason and the store was afterwards burned. Mr Edwards then built a store near the foot of Vernon street, where he traded until 1858, when he sold out. During these years he built several houses at various parts of the village, and in various ways contributed to the growth and prosperity of Bethel Hill.¹
• General Clark Swett Edwards married Maria Antoinette Mason, daughter of Ayers Mason and Eunice Hale, on 5 December 1849 in Bethel, Oxford County, Maine.²
• At the breaking out of the war, when the first call was issued for 300,000 men, Mr. Edwards took out recruiting papers and was chosen Captain of the first company organized under this call, in the county. This company became Company I, of the 5th Maine Regiment, and an account of it is given in another place. Captain Edwards was rapidly promoted and soon had the command of the regiment, which he handled in the leading engagements of the Army of the Potomac including Gettysburg, until the expiration of his term in the summer of 1864, except a portion of the time when he commanded a brigade. He was a brave and capable officer, and for conspicuous bravery was promoted to Brigadier General by brevet.¹
• Returning to his home in 1864, General Edwards engaged in agriculture, which was ever his favorite persuit, and this was his chief employment since that time. He cleared an extensive tract of grass land situated on Alder River.¹
• On 27 July 1865 General Clark Swett Edwards was discharged with rank of Brig-Gen. for conspicuous bravery.²
• In 1874 General Clark Swett Edwards built an immense barn on Vernon Street, Bethel, Oxford County, Maine, which he filled with hay, his usual annual crop being about 100 tons.¹
• The census of 1880 shows:
  Clark S. Edwards, Clark was a farmer; and
  Mariah A. Edwards listed with
  Hurbert A. Edwards, Ayers M. Edwards, Fred L. Edwards and Dell E. Edwards
  living at Bethel, Oxford County, Maine.³
  
  
• In 1886 at Maine the Democratic nomination for Governor of Maine was urged upon him, and he reluctantly consented to accept it. He polled the full vote of his party, but as it was in the minority, he was not elected.¹
• In 1890 General Clark Swett Edwards was appointed by the Governor of Maine, Commissioner for the Columbian Exposition at Chicago, an appointment which gave general satisfaction.
• General Clark Swett Edwards died on 3 May 1903 in Bethel, Oxford County, Maine, at age 79.²

• Last Edited: 24 Jan 2004

Delmer Ellery Edwards

• Father: General Clark Swett Edwards b. 26 Mar 1824, d. 3 May 1903
• Mother: Maria Antoinette Mason b. 8 Aug 1828, d. 6 Mar 1885

• Relationship: 3rd cousin 3 times removed of Steven George Levine
• Charts: Hale Descendants, Perley Descendants

• Delmer Ellery Edwards was born on 6 January 1868 in Bethel, Oxford County, Maine.¹
• He was the son of General Clark Swett Edwards and Maria Antoinette Mason.
• The census of 1880 shows:
  Dell E. Edwards in the household of
  Clark S. Edwards, Clark was a farmer; and
  Mariah A. Edwards
  living at Bethel, Oxford County, Maine.²
  
  
• Delmer Ellery Edwards married Alforetta Ann Farwell on 14 June 1893 in Bethel, Oxford County, Maine.¹
• The census of 1900 shows:
  Delmer E. Edwards, 32, flour-mill owner; and
  Alforetta A. Edwards, wife, 26; listed with
  Adelaide G. Edwards
  living at Maine Street, Fort Fairfield, Aroostook County, Maine.
  Also in the household was a servant, Beulah S. Simmons, 20.³
  
  
• Delmer Ellery Edwards died on 24 December 1909 in Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, at age 41.¹

• Last Edited: 16 Dec 2010

Ellen M. Edwards

• Father: General Clark Swett Edwards b. 26 Mar 1824, d. 3 May 1903
• Mother: Maria Antoinette Mason b. 8 Aug 1828, d. 6 Mar 1885

• Relationship: 3rd cousin 3 times removed of Steven George Levine
• Charts: Hale Descendants, Perley Descendants

• Ellen M. Edwards was born on 27 January 1853 in Bethel, Oxford County, Maine.^1,2
• She was the daughter of General Clark Swett Edwards and Maria Antoinette Mason.
• Ellen M. Edwards married James Selden Phipps on 17 June 1875 in Milan, Coos County, New Hampshire.³
• The census of 1880 shows:
  James Selden Phipps, James and Ellen were living in the home of his parents, James M. and Lydia Phipps. Both James M. and James S. were farmers. Also in the household were the daughter of James M. Phipps, Emily P. Cole, age 39, and a seamstress, her husband, Lewis H. Cole, age 41, an agent for mowing machines, scythes, and grinders, and the Cole's children, Elmer E., 17, Clara E., 16, and Lena B., 13. Also residing there was a farm laborer and servant, George D. Pettengill, 25; and
  Ellen M. Edwards listed with
  Maude Lillian Phipps
  living at Milan, Coos County, New Hampshire.⁴
  
  
• The census of 1 January 1920 shows:
  Ellen M. Edwards, Ellen and her daughter Marcia were not employed. Her son-in-law Thomas owned a box store; listed with
  Marcia P. Phipps and Thomas A. Taylor
  living at on a farm, Milan Village, Coos County, New Hampshire.¹
  
  
• Ellen M. Edwards died on 23 July 1924 in Milan, Coos County, New Hampshire, at age 71.²

• Last Edited: 24 Jan 2004

Frederick Lee Edwards

• Father: General Clark Swett Edwards¹ b. 26 Mar 1824, d. 3 May 1903
• Mother: Maria Antoinette Mason¹ b. 8 Aug 1828, d. 6 Mar 1885

• Relationship: 3rd cousin 3 times removed of Steven George Levine
• Charts: Hale Descendants, Perley Descendants

• Frederick Lee Edwards was born on 12 October 1865 in Bethel, Oxford County, Maine.^1,2
• He was the son of General Clark Swett Edwards and Maria Antoinette Mason.¹
• The census of 1880 shows:
  Fred L. Edwards in the household of
  Clark S. Edwards, Clark was a farmer; and
  Mariah A. Edwards
  living at Bethel, Oxford County, Maine.³
  
  
• Frederick Lee Edwards married Susan Gray Frost on 28 June 1890 in Bethel, Oxford County, Maine.^1,2
• As of October 1932, Frederick Lee Edwards lived at Bethel, Oxford County, Maine.²

• Last Edited: 24 Jan 2004

Herbert Arthur Edwards

• Father: General Clark Swett Edwards¹ b. 26 Mar 1824, d. 3 May 1903
• Mother: Maria Antoinette Mason¹ b. 8 Aug 1828, d. 6 Mar 1885

• Relationship: 3rd cousin 3 times removed of Steven George Levine
• Charts: Hale Descendants, Perley Descendants

• Herbert Arthur Edwards lived at Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.²
• He was born on 17 April 1860 in Bethel, Oxford County, Maine.^1,2
• He was the son of General Clark Swett Edwards and Maria Antoinette Mason.¹
• The census of 1880 shows:
  Hurbert A. Edwards in the household of
  Clark S. Edwards, Clark was a farmer; and
  Mariah A. Edwards
  living at Bethel, Oxford County, Maine.³
  
  
• Herbert Arthur Edwards married Lillian Gleason Brackett on 1 January 1887 in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, They had no children.^1,2

• Last Edited: 24 Jan 2004

Isabel Edwards of Keene, N. H.¹

• Charts: Perley Descendants

• Isabel Edwards of Keene, N. H. was born possibly (my best guess) 1824, daughter of Judge Thomas Edwards.¹
• Isabel Edwards of Keene, N. H. married Thomas Sherwin, son of Thomas Sherwin, and had four children.¹

• Last Edited: 27 Oct 2009

Jay Danforth Edwards

• Charts: Hale Descendants, Perley Descendants

• Reference: 0060heabs

• Jay Danforth Edwards was born possibly (my best guess) 1892 in Edgewood, Providence County, Rhode Island.¹
• Jay Danforth Edwards married Edith Carleton Sawyer, daughter of George Frederick Sawyer and Naomi Woodbury Babson.¹

• Last Edited: 23 Nov 2012

John Edwards¹

• John Edwards was born possibly (my best guess) 1672.¹
• John Edwards married Anna Dodge, daughter of Samuel Dodge and Mary Parker.¹

• Last Edited: 21 Nov 2010

Martha Edwards¹

• Reference: 3848aaas1

• Martha Edwards was born in 1683 or 1684.²
• 
• She and Phineas Dodge published their marriage intention on 15 November 1712 in Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts.¹
• Martha Edwards died on 31 March 1723.¹

• Last Edited: 27 Jan 2014

Mary Edwards¹

• Reference: 3848cfbs

• Mary Edwards was born on 11 March 1719 in Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts.¹
• Mary Edwards married Lt. Jonah Dodge, son of Jonah Dodge and Sarah Friend, on 22 February 1737 in Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts.¹
• Mary Edwards died on 30 July 1761 in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, at age 42.¹

• Last Edited: 20 Nov 2010

Oliver Edwards¹

• Charts: Colby Descendants

• Oliver Edwards was born possibly (my best guess) 1865.
• Oliver Edwards married Fanny Maria Tabor, daughter of John W. Tabor and Mary A. Little, in Chesterfield, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.¹

• Last Edited: 27 Oct 2009