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Dr. Benjamin Franklin Edwards 1797–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 July 1797

Birth Location: Darnestown, Montgomery, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 27 Apr 1877

Death Location: Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Lt

Mother: Margaret Edwards

Spouse(s): Nancy Green

Children(s): Pvt. Sr

Dr. Benjamin Franklin Edwards was born in 1797 in Darnestown, Montgomery, Maryland, USA, the child of Benjamin Stevenson Edwards Lt And Margaret Beall Edwards. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Edwards married Nancy Elizabeth Green, and had children including Pvt Cyrus Lewis Edwards Sr. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Edwards passed away in 1877 in Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dr. Benjamin Franklin Edwards was born in 1797 in Darnestown, Montgomery, Maryland, USA, the child of Benjamin Stevenson Edwards Lt And Margaret Beall Edwards.
  • Dr. Benjamin Franklin Edwards married Nancy Elizabeth Green, and had children including Pvt Cyrus Lewis Edwards Sr.
  • Dr. Benjamin Franklin Edwards passed away in 1877 in Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Lt
1753–1829
Birth Location: Chopawasmic Creek, Stafford, Virginia, USA
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Margaret Edwards
1755–1826
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Maryland, United States of America
ME

Spouses(s)

Nancy Green
1797–1876
Birth Location: Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA
NG

Children(s)

Pvt. Sr
1837–1912
Birth Location: Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA
PS

Dr. Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Dr. Edwards
1797–1877
Birth Place: Darnestown, Montgomery, Maryland, USA
Parents
Benjamin Stevenson Edwards Lt
1753–1829
Chopawasmic Creek, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Beall) Edwards
1755–1826
Montgomery County, Maryland, United States of America
Grandparents
Hayden Edwards
1716–1803
St Pauls Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia, Colonial America
Penelope Sanford
1723–1809
, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Ninian (Beall) I
1724–1790
Prince George City, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
Mary Stricker
1728–1790
Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dr. Edwards's Descendants

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Dr. (Benjamin Franklin) Edwards (2 July 1797–27 Apr 1877) m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Green (7 August 1797–23 Oct 1876)
  1. 1. Pvt. (Cyrus Lewis Edwards) Sr 1837–1912 m. Lucinda ((Lou)) Bird 1852–1944
    1. 1. Sarah (Byrd) Edwards 1877–1966 m. John (Calhoun) Sligh 1876–1959
      1. 1. Ruth Sligh 1905–1985 m. James (Turner) Harris 1896–1948
        1. 1. John (Turner) Harris 1930–1994
        2. 2. Carolyn (Ruth) Harris 1927–1969 m. Walter (Rienzi) Dunkelberg 1928–2007
      2. 2. Margaret Sligh 1907–1996 m. Paul Crone 1911–
      3. 3. Katherine Sligh 1906–1990 m. Guy (Bryant) James 1905–1990
        1. 1. Robert (Edward) James 1940–2016
        2. 2. Margaret (Sligh) James 1938–2006
      4. 4. Sarah (Bird) Sligh 1909–2000
      5. 5. Nora (Martha) Sligh 1914–1943 m. James (O) Hiner 1914–
      6. 6. Dorothea (Calhoun) Sligh 1916–1993

Dr. Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1797
2 July 1797
Birth of Dr. Benjamin Franklin Edwards in Darnestown, Montgomery, Maryland, USA
Darnestown, Montgomery, Maryland, USA
1877
27 Apr 1877
Age 80
Death of Dr. Benjamin Franklin Edwards in Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America
Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 July 1797
    Event Place: Darnestown, Montgomery, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1877
    Event Place: Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America
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