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Christopher Columbus Edwards 1827–1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jul 1827

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 27 Apr 1859

Death Location: Columbia City, Whitley, Indiana

Father: James Edwards

Mother: Elizabeth Beaver

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Christopher Columbus Edwards was born in 1827 in Pennsylvania, the child of James St Clair Edwards And Elizabeth Beaver. Christopher Columbus Edwards passed away in 1859 in Columbia City, Whitley, Indiana.

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Biography

  • Christopher Columbus Edwards was born in 1827 in Pennsylvania, the child of James St Clair Edwards And Elizabeth Beaver.
  • Christopher Columbus Edwards passed away in 1859 in Columbia City, Whitley, Indiana.

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Christopher Edwards's Ancestors

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Christopher Edwards
1827–1859
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
James St. Clair Edwards
1792–1859
Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Beaver
1792–1861
Upper Strasburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Ephraim Edwards
1762–1800
Saint Paul Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
Elizabeth (St.) Clair
1749–1828
Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
Captain (George) Beaver
1755–1836
Great Valley, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
William Edwards
1720–1808
Sarah Hilliard
1720–
James Clair
1715–1761
Ann Lester
1722–1911
Johann Bieber
1719–1787
Maria Kieffer
1713–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Sr.
1690–1781
William Clair
1651–1774
Elizabeth (Sinclair)
1680–1774
Hans LEISTER
1672–1773
Margaret Foulke
1692–1749
Johann Bieber
1698–1775
Margaretha Schoefferin
1700–1796
Johannes Kieffer
1673–1741
Anna Scheuffelin
1678–1732

Christopher Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1827
7 Jul 1827
Birth of Christopher Columbus Edwards in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1859
27 Apr 1859
Age 32
Death of Christopher Columbus Edwards in Columbia City, Whitley, Indiana
Columbia City, Whitley, Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1827
    Event Place: Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1859
    Event Place: Columbia City, Whitley, Indiana

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