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Edward A Safford 1842 – 1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1842

Birth Location: Royalton, Windsor, Vermont

Death Date: 14 Dec 1916

Death Location: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts

Father: Truman Safford

Mother: Louisa Parker

Spouse(s): Julia Parker, Marilla Tasker

Children(s): Lois Safford, Edward Safford, Clarence Safford, Infant Safford

The story of Edward A Safford began in 1842 in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont. In 1850, Edward A Safford resided in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts. In 1860, Edward A Safford resided in Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Edward A Safford married Julia Maria Parker, Marilla Hannah Tasker, and had children including Lois Maria Safford, Edward A Safford, Clarence Edwin Safford, Infant Female Safford. Edward A Safford passed away in 1916 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward A Safford began in 1842 in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont.
  • In 1850, Edward A Safford resided in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
  • In 1860, Edward A Safford resided in Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
  • Edward A Safford married Julia Maria Parker, Marilla Hannah Tasker, and had children including Lois Maria Safford, Edward A Safford, Clarence Edwin Safford, Infant Female Safford.
  • Edward A Safford passed away in 1916 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Truman Safford
1810 – 1880
Birth Location: Royalton, Windsor, Vermont
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Louisa Parker
1808 – 1881
Birth Location: Stowe, Lamoille, Vermont
LP

Spouses(s)

Julia Parker
1848 – 1883
Birth Location: Massachusetts
JP
Marilla Tasker
1852 –
Birth Location: Strafford County, New Hampshire
MT

Children(s)

Lois Safford
1869 –
Birth Location: Massachusetts
LS
Edward Safford
1871 – 1872
Birth Location: Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Clarence Safford
1874 – 1943
Birth Location: Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts
CS
Infant Safford
– 1872
Birth Location: Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts
IS

Edward Safford's Ancestors

Self
Edward Safford
1842 – 1916
Birth Place: Royalton, Windsor, Vermont
Parents
Truman Hopson Safford
1810 – 1880
Royalton, Windsor, Vermont
Louisa (Fuller) Parker
1808 – 1881
Stowe, Lamoille, Vermont
Grandparents
Nathan (M) Safford
1775 – 1828
Preston, New London, Connecticut
Anna Hopson
1766 – 1840
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut
Stephen (L) Parker
1780 – 1865
New Marlboro, Cheshire, New Hampshire
Lois Fuller
1783 – 1861
Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont
Great-Grandparents
John Safford
1729 – 1815
Mary Johnson
1735 – 1817
John Hopson
1741 – 1796
Abiah Hazen
1747 – 1821
Joseph Parker
1735 – 1825
Zerviah Lincoln
1746 – 1825
Seth Fuller
1757 – 1837
Olive Dutton
1761 – 1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Safford
1705 – 1760
Patience Yeomans
1702 – 1748
Jacob Johnson
1699 – 1738
Judith Haynes
Samuel Hopson
1684 – 1771
Anne Leete
1700 – 1747
Thomas Hazen
1719 – 1782
Ann Tenney
1726 – 1802
Joseph Parker
1700 – 1754
Mary Emery
1700 – 1734
Isaac Lincoln
1717 – 1776
Ruth Beal
1722 – 1763
Archippus Fuller
1721 – 1811
Mariah Rider
1724 – 1798
Samuel Dutton
1737 – 1813
Joanna Root
1737 – 1772

Edward Safford's Descendants

1.
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Edward (A) Safford (29 Mar 1842 – 14 Dec 1916) m. Julia (Maria) Parker (abt 1848 – 4 Jan 1883) m. Marilla (Hannah) Tasker (Mar 1852 – )
  1. 1. Lois (Maria) Safford (May 1869 – )
  2. 2. Edward (A) Safford (31 May 1871 – 22 Aug 1872)
  3. 3. Clarence (Edwin) Safford (Mar 1874 – 3 Apr 1943) m. Grace (Pillsbury) Smythe (18 Nov 1880 – Feb 1964)
    1. 1. Lois (Ruth) Safford (24 Feb 1899 – 17 Jan 1971) m. Charles (Wingate) Holt (9 Feb 1897 – 26 Jul 1977)
      1. 1. Charles (Wingate) Holt (13 Dec 1921 – )
      2. 2. Muriel (Lillian) Holt (15 May 1926 – 13 Oct 2004) m. Donald (G) Goulding (21 Mar 1921 – Aug 1974)
    2. 2. Henry (Ernest) Safford (12 Nov 1900 – 4 Jun 1984) m. Albina (Margaret) Sadlo (16 Feb 1903 – 15 Jan 1986)
      1. 1. Herbert (A) Safford (abt 1926 – Abt 1971) m. Helen (Emily) Torjesen (14 Mar 1927 – 27 Dec 1998)
      2. 2. Edward (Robert) Safford (14 Sep 1927 – 24 Jan 1991) m. Lillian (A) Masteller (31 Dec 1923 – 10 Apr 2015)
        1. 1. Michael (J) Safford (15 Oct 1964 – 3 Nov 2001) m. Jeanine (A) Jones
      3. 3. Dorothy (Florence) Safford (20 Nov 1929 – 28 Oct 1954) m. Walter Smith
    3. 3. Grace (Eleanor) Safford (24 Jan 1903 – Apr 1981) m. John (Irving) Wells (28 Jul 1904 – )
      1. 1. Grace (E) Wells (29 Aug 1937 – )
    4. 4. Velma (A) Safford (24 Jun 1905 – May 1981) m. Alexander Potash (abt 1899 – )
      1. 1. James Potash (abt 1926 – )
      2. 2. William Potash (abt 1928 – )
      3. 3. Clarence Potash (abt 1930 – )
      4. 4. Florence (E) Potash (abt 1932 – )
      5. 5. Carol (A) Potash (abt 1935 – )
      6. 6. David (H) Potash (abt 1938 – )
    5. 5. Ethel (Mae) Safford (26 Oct 1907 – 21 Mar 1991) m. Adolf (B) Bahusen (24 Jun 1897 – 29 May 1960)
      1. 1. Richard Bahnsen (24 Jul 1929 – 10 Jun 1999)
      2. 2. Joan (Marie) Bahnsen (30 Jun 1933 – 13 Aug 1996) m. Robert Krauss
      3. 3. Clare Bahnsen (27 Sep 1934 – 3 Dec 2002)
    6. 6. Louise (M) Safford (20 Jan 1913 – Dec 1984) m. Alvar (Frank) Carlson (28 Sep 1906 – 6 Nov 1975)
      1. 1. Stephen (Scott) Carlson (12 Jul 1939 – 25 Jan 2010) m. Betty Carlson
        1. 1. Stephen (J) Carlson
        2. 2. Pam Carlson
        3. 3. Venessa Carlson
        4. 4. Kim Carlson
    7. 7. Herbert (Arthur) Safford (5 Feb 1917 – 11 Nov 2005) m. Helen (Gertrude) Wells (2 Nov 1921 – 11 Jul 1997) m. Doris (J) Romaine (abt 1925 – )
  4. 4. Infant (Female) Safford ( – 6 Dec 1872)

Edward Safford's Timeline

8 Records

1842
29 Mar 1842
Birth of Edward A Safford in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont
Royalton, Windsor, Vermont
1850
1850
Age 8
Edward A Safford resided here in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1860
1860
Age 18
Edward A Safford resided here in Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1863
1 Jul 1863
Age 21
Edward A Safford resided here in Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1870
1870
Age 28
Edward A Safford resided here in Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1900
1900
Age 58
Edward A Safford resided here in Lynn Ward 1, Essex, Massachusetts
Lynn Ward 1, Essex, Massachusetts
1910
1910
Age 68
Edward A Safford resided here in Pittsfield, Merrimack, New Hampshire
Pittsfield, Merrimack, New Hampshire
1916
14 Dec 1916
Age 74
Death of Edward A Safford in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1842
    Event Place: Royalton, Windsor, Vermont
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha
    [2] Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915
    [3] New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947, New England Historical Genealogical Society; New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, Concord, New Hampshire
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_622; Page: 117A
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lynn Ward 1, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 644; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0360; FHL microfilm: 1240644
    [6] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_510; Page: 419; Family History Libr
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pittsfield, Merrimack, New Hampshire; Roll: T624_865; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0226; FHL microfilm: 1374878
    [8] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 326; Page: 360b
    [9] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 326; Page: 360b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_510; Page: 419; Family History Libr

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1863
    Event Place: Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_622; Page: 117A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Lynn Ward 1, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lynn Ward 1, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 644; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0360; FHL microfilm: 1240644

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pittsfield, Merrimack, New Hampshire
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pittsfield, Merrimack, New Hampshire; Roll: T624_865; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0226; FHL microfilm: 1374878

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1916
    Event Place: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Merrimac, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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