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Dr. William Edwards 1745–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1745

Birth Location: Greenbrier,Virginia, USA

Death Date: after 1835

Death Location: Illinois

Father: Cader Edwards

Mother: Mary Gordan

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1745, Dr. William Edwards entered the world in Greenbrier,Virginia, USA, born to Cader Captain Edwards And Mary Gordon Gordan. Dr. William Edwards passed away in 1835 in Illinois.

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Biography

  • In 1745, Dr. William Edwards entered the world in Greenbrier,Virginia, USA, born to Cader Captain Edwards And Mary Gordon Gordan.
  • Dr. William Edwards passed away in 1835 in Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

Cader Edwards
1705–1782
Birth Location: 1675627, Somerset, England
CE
Mary Gordan
1729–1796
Birth Location: Boharm,Moray,(Highlands) Scotland
MG

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dr. Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Dr. Edwards
1745–1835
Birth Place: Greenbrier,Virginia, USA
Parents
Cader Captain Edwards
1705–1782
1675627, Somerset, England
Mary (Gordon) Gordan
1729–1796
Boharm,Moray,(Highlands) Scotland
Grandparents
David Edwards
1685–1740
West Coast,Montg, Wales
Elizabeth Crain
1690–1750
Wales
George Gordan
1700–1752
Boharm, Banffshire, Scotland
Mary Gordon
–1754
Highlands, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Mr. Crain
1669–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dr. Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1745
1745
Birth of Dr. William Edwards in Greenbrier,Virginia, USA
Greenbrier,Virginia, USA
1835
after 1835
Age 90
Death of Dr. William Edwards in Illinois
Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Greenbrier,Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: after 1835
    Event Place: Illinois
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