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Edward Foster Farmer 1903 – 1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 May 1903

Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 12 Mar 1973

Death Location: Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Farmer

Mother: Hannah Bohannon

Spouse(s): Ruth Knighton, Grace McCracken

Children(s): Russell Farmer, Jeanne Farmer, Norman Farmer, Edward Farmer

Edward Foster Farmer was born in 1903 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Edward Farmer and Hannah Albertha Bohannon. In 1935, Edward Foster Farmer resided in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts. In 1940, Edward Foster Farmer resided in , Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Edward Foster Farmer married Ruth Olive Knighton, Grace K. McCracken, and had children including Russell Foster Farmer, Jeanne Charlotte Farmer, Norman Edward Farmer, Edward Farmer. Edward Foster Farmer passed away in 1973 in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Edward Foster Farmer was born in 1903 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Edward Farmer and Hannah Albertha Bohannon.
  • In 1935, Edward Foster Farmer resided in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
  • In 1940, Edward Foster Farmer resided in , Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Edward Foster Farmer married Ruth Olive Knighton, Grace K. McCracken, and had children including Russell Foster Farmer, Jeanne Charlotte Farmer, Norman Edward Farmer, Edward Farmer.
  • Edward Foster Farmer passed away in 1973 in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward Farmer's Ancestors

Self
Edward Farmer
1903 – 1973
Birth Place: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Edward Farmer
1867 – 1943
Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah (Albertha) Bohannon
1877 – 1964
Alburgh, Grand, Vermont, USA
Grandparents
Phebe (Jane Leavitt) Farmer
1838 – 1908
Clinton, Kennebec, Maine, United States
William (Briggs) Bohannon
1848 – 1912
Alburg, Grand Isle, Vermont, USA
Anna (Cornelia) Sweet
1858 – 1932
Alburgh, Grand Isle, Vermont, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hiram Sweet
1810 – 1888
Mary Sweet
1831 – 1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Sweet
1783 – 1843
Cornelia Mott
1785 – 1850
James Sweet
1789 – 1867
Lorany Tryon
1793 – 1871

Edward Farmer's Descendants

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Edward (Foster) Farmer (28 May 1903 – 12 Mar 1973) m. Ruth (Olive) Knighton (abt 1903 – 12 Apr 1971) m. Grace (K.) McCracken (9 Apr 1906 – 7 Sep 1994)
  1. 1. Russell (Foster) Farmer (abt 1924 – 5 Jul 1991) m. Phyllis (Mae) Foster
    1. 1. Edward (Theodore) Farmer (9 Nov 1947 – ) m. Nancy (Ruth) Wing (14 Oct 1949 – )
    2. 2. Timothy Farmer (Abt. 1950 – )
    3. 3. Phillip Farmer (Abt. 1950 – )
    4. 4. Russell (Foster) Farmer (5 October 1953 – 14 April 2014)
  2. 2. Jeanne (Charlotte) Farmer (abt 1925 – 31 Dec 1995) m. Warren (E.) Gilbert (13 February 1918 – 15 March 1993)
    1. 1. Leon (B) Pelletier (January 1946 – ) m. Patri (A) Dionne (March 1944 – )
  3. 3. Norman (Edward) Farmer (10 May 1926 – 22 Feb 2002)
  4. 4. Edward Farmer (23 July 1929 – 3 May 2018) m. Claire (M) Ladzinski (15 Sep 1935 – ) m. Sharon LaFrance
    1. 1. Maribeth Farmer (Jun 1963 – ) m. Stanley (L) Schnellbecher (1957 – )
    2. 2. Michael Farmer (Abt. 1966 – ) m. Shweta Farmer
    3. 3. Rebecca (Jeanne) Farmer (15 May 1969 – ) m. Raymond (Roy) Cormier (Oct 1967 – )

Edward Farmer's Timeline

4 Records

1903
28 May 1903
Birth of Edward Foster Farmer in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1935
1935
Age 32
Edward Foster Farmer resided here in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1940
1940
Age 37
Edward Foster Farmer resided here in , Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1973
12 Mar 1973
Age 70
Death of Edward Foster Farmer in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 May 1903
    Event Place: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01603; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 9-79
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01603; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 9-79

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01603; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 9-79

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1973
    Event Place: Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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