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Benjamin Edwards 1652–1724 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1652

Birth Location: Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 31 October 1724

Death Location: Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Major Edwards

Mother: Sarah Searle

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Benjamin Edwards was born in 1652 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Major Alexander Edwards And Sarah Searle. Benjamin Edwards passed away in 1724 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Edwards was born in 1652 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Major Alexander Edwards And Sarah Searle.
  • Benjamin Edwards passed away in 1724 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Benjamin Edwards's Ancestors

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Benjamin Edwards
1652–1724
Birth Place: Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Major Alexander Edwards
1620–1690
Llanddarog, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Sarah Searle
1621–1690
Cholesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Alexander (Edwards) Sr
1590–1666
Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
Richard Baldwin
1576–1632
Buckinghamshire, England
Isabell Harding
1582–1633
Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Adam Edwards
1574–1634
Sarah Bates
1576–1600
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Edwards
1550–1579
Dorothy South
1552–1593
William Bates
1556–1601

Benjamin Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1652
1652
Birth of Benjamin Edwards in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1724
31 October 1724
Age 72
Death of Benjamin Edwards in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1652
    Event Place: Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 October 1724
    Event Place: Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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