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Alexander Simpson EDWARDS 1837–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 JUL 1837

Birth Location: Rockland, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 10 MAY 1916

Death Location: Clarence, Ontario, Canada

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Spouse(s): Elizabeth ROE

Children(s): Albert EDWARDS, Joseph EDWARDS, William EDWARDS, Janet EDWARDS, Mary EDWARDS, Ethel EDWARDS, Sarah EDWARDS

Alexander Simpson EDWARDS was born in 1837 in Rockland, Ontario, Canada, the child of John Edwards And Helen Lamb. Alexander Simpson EDWARDS married Elizabeth Ann Roe, and had children including Albert George Edwards, Ethel Georgina Edwards, Janet Lamb Edwards, Joseph Alexander Edwards, Mary Ellen Edwards, Sarah Roe Edwards, William Hatton Edwards. Alexander Simpson EDWARDS passed away in 1916 in Clarence, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Alexander Simpson EDWARDS was born in 1837 in Rockland, Ontario, Canada, the child of John Edwards And Helen Lamb.
  • Alexander Simpson EDWARDS married Elizabeth Ann Roe, and had children including Albert George Edwards, Ethel Georgina Edwards, Janet Lamb Edwards, Joseph Alexander Edwards, Mary Ellen Edwards, Sarah Roe Edwards, William Hatton Edwards.
  • Alexander Simpson EDWARDS passed away in 1916 in Clarence, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth ROE
1843–1914
Birth Location: Clarence, Ontario, Canada
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Children(s)

Albert EDWARDS
1872–1932
Birth Location: Rockland, Ontario, Canada
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Joseph EDWARDS
1870–1959
Birth Location: Rockland, Ontario, Canada
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William EDWARDS
1874–1930
Birth Location: Rockland, Ontario, Canada
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Janet EDWARDS
1876–1944
Birth Location: Rockland, Ontario, Canada
JE
Mary EDWARDS
1878–1967
Birth Location: Rockland, Ontario, Canada
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Ethel EDWARDS
1882–1932
Birth Location: Rockland, Ontario, Canada
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Sarah EDWARDS
1886–1979
Birth Location: Rockland, Ontario, Canada
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Alexander EDWARDS's Ancestors

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Alexander EDWARDS
1837–1916
Birth Place: Rockland, Ontario, Canada
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Alexander EDWARDS's Descendants

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Alexander (Simpson) EDWARDS (28 JUL 1837–10 MAY 1916) m. Elizabeth (Ann) ROE (3 APR 1843–20 JUL 1914)
  1. 1. Albert (George) EDWARDS 1872–1932 m. Norma (McGregor) CAMPBELL 1868–1952
  2. 2. Joseph (Alexander) EDWARDS 1870–1959 m. Anne (Cameron) EDWARDS 1873–1958
  3. 3. William (Hatton) EDWARDS 1874–1930 m. Ida (Esther) PARR 1877–1952
  4. 4. Janet (Lamb) EDWARDS 1876–1944
  5. 5. Mary (Ellen) EDWARDS 1878–1967 m. Lyman (James) THOMSON 1879–1964
    1. 1. Loyal (Alexander) THOMSON 1909–1999 m. Olive (Mary) MARKS 1911–1989
    2. 2. Helen (Clementia) THOMSON 1910–1992 m. Rev. (Charles) HARDIE 1901–1942 m. Clarence (E.) DIXON 1906–1995
  6. 6. Ethel (Georgina) EDWARDS 1882–1932 m. Charles (Donald) McKENZIE 1880–1957
  7. 7. Sarah (Roe) EDWARDS 1886–1979 m. Edmund CHURCH 1888–1958
    1. 1. Howard (Edwards) CHURCH 1918– m. Margaret (Olive) SIBBALD 1922–
    2. 2. Leonard (Campbell) CHURCH 1920–1987 m. Joyce (Vernell) LINDBERG 1926–
    3. 3. Stuart (Roe) CHURCH 1923–
    4. 4. Albert (Joseph) CHURCH 1924–

Alexander EDWARDS's Timeline

2 Records

1837
28 JUL 1837
Birth of Alexander Simpson EDWARDS in Rockland, Ontario, Canada
Rockland, Ontario, Canada
1916
10 MAY 1916
Age 79
Death of Alexander Simpson EDWARDS in Rockland, Ontario, Canada
Rockland, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 JUL 1837
    Event Place: Rockland, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation
    Record Source:
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    [2] World Connect Post-Em

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 MAY 1916
    Event Place: Rockland, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clarence, Ontario, Canada
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