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Capt Samuel Ogden Edison Sr 1767–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Mar 1767

Birth Location: Caldwell, Essex County, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 27 Mar 1865

Death Location: Bayham, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada

Father: John (Edah)

Mother: Sarah Ogden

Spouse(s): Nancy Simpson

Children(s): Samuel Jr, Snow Edison, Simeon Edison, Mahlon Edison, Elizabeth Edison, Fordice Edison, Charles Edison

Capt Samuel Ogden Edison Sr was born in 1767 in Caldwell, Essex County, New Jersey, USA, the child of John Marcelas Edison Edah And Sarah Ogden. In 1861, Capt Samuel Ogden Edison Sr resided in Vienna, Elgin, Canada West, Canada. Capt Samuel Ogden Edison Sr married Nancy Simpson, and had children including Charles Oscar Edison, David Edison, Eliza Edison, Elizabeth Jane Edison, Fordice Warner Edison, Harry Edison, John Edison, Mahlon Burwell Edison, Marcellus Edison, Samuel Ogden Edison Jr, Simeon Ogden Edison, Snow Edison, Thomas Edison. Capt Samuel Ogden Edison Sr passed away in 1865 in Bayham, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Capt Samuel Ogden Edison Sr was born in 1767 in Caldwell, Essex County, New Jersey, USA, the child of John Marcelas Edison Edah And Sarah Ogden.
  • In 1861, Capt Samuel Ogden Edison Sr resided in Vienna, Elgin, Canada West, Canada.
  • Capt Samuel Ogden Edison Sr married Nancy Simpson, and had children including Charles Oscar Edison, David Edison, Eliza Edison, Elizabeth Jane Edison, Fordice Warner Edison, Harry Edison, John Edison, Mahlon Burwell Edison, Marcellus Edison, Samuel Ogden Edison Jr, Simeon Ogden Edison, Snow Edison, Thomas Edison.
  • Capt Samuel Ogden Edison Sr passed away in 1865 in Bayham, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.

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Spouses(s)

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Capt Sr's Ancestors

Self
Capt Sr
1767–1865
Birth Place: Caldwell, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Parents
John Marcelas Edison (Edah)
1742–1814
Belleville, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Sarah Ogden
1744–1799
Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Grandparents
Marselis ((Marshall) Ideson (Edeson) (Ydese)) (Marselise)
1714–
Bergen Bergen Nj Now Part Jersey City Hudson, New Jersey, USA
Femmetje Doolhagen
1724–
New York City, New York, USA
Samuel Ogden
1716–1789
Hackensack, Bergen, New Jersey
Great-Grandparents
Maritje Thomason
1697–1717
Jan Doolhage
1701–1752
Helena Rycken
1696–1752
Swaine Ogden
1687–1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Marritje Coeymans
1676–1745
Denys Doolhagen
1673–1728
Rachael Schuerman
1672–1713
Jan Rijcken
1648–1723
Sara Schouten
1657–1701
Elizabeth Swaine
1654–1706

Capt Sr's Descendants

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Capt (Samuel Ogden Edison) Sr (07 Mar 1767–27 Mar 1865) m. Nancy Simpson (17 Oct 1769–26 Sep 1824)
  1. 1. Samuel (Ogden Edison) Jr 1804–1896 m. Nancy (Matthews) Elliot 1810–1871
    1. 1. Thomas (Alva) Edison 1847–1931 m. Mina (Mary Miller) Edison 1865–1947 m. Mary (Jane) Stillwell 1855–1884
      1. 1. Madeline Edison 1888–1979
      2. 2. Charles Edison 1890–1969
      3. 3. Theodore (Miller) Edison 1898–1992
      4. 4. Marion (Estelle) Edison 1873–1965 m. Carl (Oskar Hermann) Oeser 1865–
      5. 5. Thomas (Alva (Dash) Edison) Jr 1876–1935 m. Beatrice (M) Edison 1895– m. Mari Edison 1881–
      6. 6. William (Leslie) Edison 1878–1937
    2. 2. William (Pitt) Edison 1831–1891
    3. 3. Marion (Wallace) Edison 1831–1900
    4. 4. Harriet (Ann Edison) Bailey 1833–1863
    5. 5. Carlile (Snow) Edison 1836–1847
    6. 6. Samuel (Ogden Edison) III 1840–1896
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Smith) Edison 1844–1847
  2. 2. Snow Edison 1809–
  3. 3. Simeon (Ogden) Edison 1826–
  4. 4. Mahlon (Burwell) Edison 1828–
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Jane) Edison 1830–
  6. 6. Fordice (Warner) Edison 1832–
  7. 7. Charles (Oscar) Edison 1836–

Capt Sr's Timeline

4 Records

1767
07 Mar 1767
Birth of Capt Samuel Ogden Edison Sr in Caldwell, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Caldwell, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
1861
1861
Age 94
Capt Samuel Ogden Edison Sr resided here in Vienna, Elgin, Canada West, Canada
Vienna, Elgin, Canada West, Canada
1865
27 Mar 1865
Age 98
Death of Capt Samuel Ogden Edison Sr in Bayham, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
Bayham, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
1865
27 Mar 1865
Age 98
Death of Capt Samuel Ogden Edison Sr in Vienna, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada
Vienna, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Mar 1767
    Event Place: Caldwell, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Ogden Family in America : Elizabethtown Branch and their English ancestry : John Ogden, the Pil

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Vienna, Elgin, Canada West, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1019

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1865
    Event Place: Bayham, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Ogden Family in America : Elizabethtown Branch and their English ancestry : John Ogden, the Pil

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1865
    Event Place: Vienna, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bayham, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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