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Edward Sturgis 1642–1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Apr 1642

Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Death Date: 08 Dec 1678

Death Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Father: Edward I

Mother: Elizabeth Hinkley

Spouse(s): Temperance Gorham

Children(s): Fear Sturges, Sarah Sturgis, Thankful Sturgis, Samuel Sturgis, Edward III, Desire Sturgis, Joseph Sturgis, James I

In 1642, Edward Sturgis entered the world in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, born to Edward Sturges Sturgis I And Elizabeth Hinkley. Edward Sturgis married Temperance Gorham, and had children including Desire Sturgis, Edward Sturgis Iii, Fear Sturges, James Sturges Sturgis I, Joseph Sturgis, Samuel Sturgis, Sarah Sturgis, Thankful M Thacher Sturgis. Edward Sturgis passed away in 1678 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1642, Edward Sturgis entered the world in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, born to Edward Sturges Sturgis I And Elizabeth Hinkley.
  • Edward Sturgis married Temperance Gorham, and had children including Desire Sturgis, Edward Sturgis Iii, Fear Sturges, James Sturges Sturgis I, Joseph Sturgis, Samuel Sturgis, Sarah Sturgis, Thankful M Thacher Sturgis.
  • Edward Sturgis passed away in 1678 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward I
1613–1695
Birth Location: Fotheringhay, England
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Elizabeth Hinkley
1617–1691
Birth Location: Fordwich, England
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Spouses(s)

Temperance Gorham
1646–1714
Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts
TG

Children(s)

Fear Sturges
1678–1753
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
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Sarah Sturgis
1664–1738
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
SS
Thankful Sturgis
1675–1745
Birth Location: Probably Yarmouth, Mass
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Samuel Sturgis
1665–1737
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Massachusetts
SS
Edward III
1672–1738
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
EI
Desire Sturgis
1666–1749
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
DS
Joseph Sturgis
1664–1747
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
JS
James I
1668–1717
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
JI

Edward Sturgis's Ancestors

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Edward Sturgis
1642–1678
Birth Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Parents
Edward Sturges Sturgis/ I
1613–1695
Fotheringhay, England
Elizabeth Hinkley
1617–1691
Fordwich, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Sturgis's Descendants

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Edward Sturgis (10 Apr 1642–08 Dec 1678) m. Temperance Gorham (5 May 1646–12 Mar 1714)
  1. 1. Fear Sturges 1678–1753 m. Joshua (Holmes) II 1678–1729
    1. 1. 1 (Temperance) Holmes 1707–1792 m. John Smith 1704–1758 m. James Treadway 1703–1779
      1. 1. Roswell (or Rossell (married cousin, no children)) Smith 1742–1780 m. Abagail ((Married cousin Roswell Smith, no children)) Holmes 1741–1778
      2. 2. Shubael Smith 1737–1761 m. Hannah Waterman 1741–1763
      3. 3. Josuha Smith 1739–
      4. 4. Jonas (A) Smith 1737–1800 m. Mercy (Buxton) Smith☼ 1744–1822
        1. 1. John Smith 1775–1817
        2. 2. Sarah (Smith) Beals 1767–1788
        3. 3. Nathan (C) Smith 1770–1840
        4. 4. Enos Smith 1771–1860
        5. 5. Lydia Smith 1768–1791
        6. 6. Charles Smith 1782–1826
        7. 7. Joseph Smith 1780–1824
        8. 8. Sarah (R. Smith) Horton 1777–1841
        9. 9. Jesse Smith 1766–1843
      5. 5. David Smith 1735–1742
      6. 6. John Smith 1728–1752
      7. 7. Olive Smith 1753–
      8. 8. Charles Smith 1749–1802 m. Hannah Stewart 1750–1831
        1. 1. Hanna Smith 1780–1854
        2. 2. Russell (Atkins) Smith 1777–1850
        3. 3. Shubel Smith 1775–1823
        4. 4. Charles (Stewart) Smith 1772–1810
        5. 5. Russell Smith 1777–1828
      9. 9. David Smith 1744–1811 m. Betsey Starke 1751–1788 m. Lucy Gore 1754–1820
        1. 1. Shubal Smith 1775–1862
        2. 2. Olive Smith 1770–1831
        3. 3. David (Smith) Jr 1770–1845
        4. 4. Nancy (Ann) Smith 1768–1849
        5. 5. Nathan Smith 1780–1866 m. Rhoda Love 1784–1845
        6. 6. Obadiah Smith 1791–1846
        7. 7. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Smith 1794–
        8. 8. George Smith 1797–1798
      10. 10. Shubert Smith 1731–1736
      11. 11. Temperance Smith 1746–1801
      12. 12. Nehemiah Smith 1733–1810 m. Abigail Avery 1737–1797
        1. 1. Thankful (Smith) Geer 1775–1864
        2. 2. John Smith 1771–1856
        3. 3. Thankful Smith 1769–1770
        4. 4. Temperance Smith 1769–1859
        5. 5. Nehemiah (Smith) Jr 1767–1803
        6. 6. Anna (Smith) Williams 1765–1848
        7. 7. Sarah (Jane Smith) Bellows 1761–1827
        8. 8. Abigail (Smith) Bailey 1759–1842
      13. 13. Joshua Smith 1729–1798 m. Sarah NEWMAN 1718–1749 m. Elizabeth Pomery 1729–1816
        1. 1. Sarah3 SMITH 1741–
        2. 2. Eunice ([Eunis]) SMITH 1743–
        3. 3. Abigail1.3 SMITH 1750–
        4. 4. Eamy ([child]) SMITH 1756–
        5. 5. Hannah SMITH 1746–
        6. 6. Newman Smith 1748–
        7. 7. Rebeckah SMITH 1737–
        8. 8. Joshua Smith 1752–
      14. 14. Cabel Smith 1739–1740
    2. 2. Abigail Holmes 1702–1704
    3. 3. Prudence Holmes 1724–1799
    4. 4. Bethiah Holmes 1715–1744
    5. 5. Marvin Holmes 1717–1774
    6. 6. John Holmes 1702–1783
    7. 7. Thomas Holmes 1711–1796
    8. 8. Joshua (Holmes) III 1700–1777
    9. 9. Abigail Holmes 1703–1732
    10. 10. Mary Holmes 1713–1759
    11. 11. Thankful Holmes 1708–1742
  2. 2. Sarah Sturgis 1664–1738
  3. 3. Thankful ((m.thacher)) Sturgis 1675–1745
  4. 4. Samuel Sturgis 1665–1737
  5. 5. Edward (Sturgis) III 1672–1738
  6. 6. Desire Sturgis 1666–1749
  7. 7. Joseph Sturgis 1664–1747
  8. 8. James (Sturges Sturgis/) I 1668–1717

Edward Sturgis's Timeline

2 Records

1642
10 Apr 1642
Birth of Edward Sturgis in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
1678
08 Dec 1678
Age 36
Death of Edward Sturgis in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Dec 1678
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Society of Mayflower Descendants Applications

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1642
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
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