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Eli Edwards 1762 – 1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1762

Birth Location: Vermont, United States

Death Date: 18 Apr 1850

Death Location: Frmrs Crk Twp, Jackson, Iowa, United States

Father: John Edwards

Mother: Hannah Meeker

Spouse(s): Hannah Wilsie

Children(s): Sarah Edwards, Eli Edwards, Nancy Edwards, Mary Edwards, Hannah Edwards, Loucenia Edwards, Susan Edwards, John Edwards, Jefferson Edwards

In 1762, Eli Edwards entered the world in Vermont, United States, born to John Edwards and Hannah Meeker. In 1820, Eli Edwards resided in Trumbull, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. In 1850, Eli Edwards resided in Farmers Creek, Jackson, Iowa. Eli Edwards married Hannah Wilsie, and had children including Sarah Edwards, Eli Edwards, Nancy Edwards, Mary Edwards, Hannah Edwards, Loucenia Edwards, Susan Edwards, John Edwards, Jefferson Edwards. Eli Edwards passed away in 1850 in Frmrs Crk Twp, Jackson, Iowa, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1762, Eli Edwards entered the world in Vermont, United States, born to John Edwards and Hannah Meeker.
  • In 1820, Eli Edwards resided in Trumbull, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.
  • In 1850, Eli Edwards resided in Farmers Creek, Jackson, Iowa.
  • Eli Edwards married Hannah Wilsie, and had children including Sarah Edwards, Eli Edwards, Nancy Edwards, Mary Edwards, Hannah Edwards, Loucenia Edwards, Susan Edwards, John Edwards, Jefferson Edwards.
  • Eli Edwards passed away in 1850 in Frmrs Crk Twp, Jackson, Iowa, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Edwards
1746 – 1827
Birth Location: Northfield, Essex, New Jersey, United States
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Hannah Meeker
1747 – 1793
Birth Location: Montclair, Essex, New Jersey, United States
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Wilsie
1772 – 1853
Birth Location: Pownal, Bennington, Connecticut, United States
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Children(s)

Sarah Edwards
1788 – 1869
Birth Location: New York, United States
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Eli Edwards
1793 – 1867
Birth Location: New York, United States
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Nancy Edwards
1795 – 1838
Birth Location: –
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Mary Edwards
1799 – 1881
Birth Location: New York, United States
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Hannah Edwards
1801 – 1840
Birth Location: –
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Loucenia Edwards
1804 –
Birth Location: Luzerne, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
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Susan Edwards
1811 – 1893
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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John Edwards
1814 – 1894
Birth Location: Luzerne, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
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Jefferson Edwards
1816 –
Birth Location: Luzerne, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
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Eli Edwards's Ancestors

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Eli Edwards
1762 – 1850
Birth Place: Vermont, United States
Parents
John Edwards
1746 – 1827
Northfield, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Hannah Meeker
1747 – 1793
Montclair, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eli Edwards's Descendants

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Eli Edwards (1762 – 18 Apr 1850) m. Hannah Wilsie (9 Feb 1772 – 1853)
  1. 1. Sarah Edwards (1788 – 12 Jun 1869)
  2. 2. Eli Edwards (1793 – 04 Jan 1867) m. Julia Tompkins (1796 – 5 Mar 1874)
    1. 1. Phoebe Edwards (1813 – 1830)
    2. 2. Sidenia Edwards (1813 – 1819)
    3. 3. Thomas (Jefferson) Edwards (27 Jul 1816 – 2 Feb 1894)
    4. 4. Hanna Edwards (1817 – )
    5. 5. Emily Edwards (1820 – 1859)
    6. 6. Elijah Edwards (4 Nov 1820 – 6 Jun 1893) m. Hannah Clarkson
    7. 7. Minerva Edwards (Jul 1822 – 23 Feb 1902) m. James (Sylvester) Heath (1822 – 1880) m. John Beard (1820 – 1895)
      1. 1. David (W.) Heath (1841 – BET 1873 AND 1932) m. Margaret (1842 – BET 1872 AND 1936)
        1. 1. Mary Heath (abt 1867 – BET 1868 AND 1961)
        2. 2. James Heath (SEP 1869 – BET 1870 AND 1959)
      2. 2. Daniel (Morris) Heath (31 January 1841 – 19 Feb 1915) m. Margarite (A.) Conley (29 August 1843 – 29 March 1916)
        1. 1. Mary (Alice) Heath (2 April 1868 – 3 Jan 1946) m. John (Esterbrook) Rarick (28 June 1858 – 6 Jun 1923)
        2. 2. James (Sylvester) Heath (21 March 1869 – 8 December 1934)
        3. 3. John (William) Heath (20 January 1872 – 18 July 1938)
        4. 4. Minerva (Jane) Heath (24 September 1873 – 20 January 1964) m. John (Joseph) Blenderman (25 September 1871 – 6 April 1927)
        5. 5. Lewis (Daniel) Heath (3 October 1876 – 5 Feb 1960) m. Mary (A) Crowell (Sep 1881 – 1942)
        6. 6. Thomas (Eli) Heath (15 January 1878 – 11 September 1958)
      3. 3. Male Heath (1843 – )
      4. 4. Mary (Agnes) Heath (6 September 1843 – 6 April 1883) m. Andrew (Jackson) Sinkey (30 Mar 1843 – 23 Jan 1917)
        1. 1. Margaret (Jane) Sinkey (21 Dec 1866 – 8 Feb 1951) m. John (William) Snodgrass (8 June 1859 – 19 August 1887) m. Hiram (Dunlap) Roush (18 Sep 1859 – 30 Jun 1894) m. George (P.) Murphy (20 Sep 1872 – )
        2. 2. Nancy (Mary) Sinkey (16 Apr 1868 – 16 Sep 1933) m. Grant (Ulyses) Ralston (09 AUG 1868 – 11 Jan 1948)
        3. 3. John (Silvester) Sinkey (7 Aug 1871 – 1 May 1946) m. Olive (M.) Potter (Sep 1889 – 13 Feb 1977)
        4. 4. Matthew (S.) Sinkey (4 Jun 1873 – 5 Dec 1937) m. Gertrude (Maude) Dowden (17 Oct 1876 – 17 May 1947)
        5. 5. Isaiah Sinkey (12 Aug 1876 – 1946) m. Margaret (A. "Maggie") Weaver (1870 – 1953)
        6. 6. Ira (R.) Sinkey (Apr 1879 – )
      5. 5. Lewis Heath (1845 – 1866)
      6. 6. Eli (Jackson) Heath (20 Feb 1846 – 09 May 1918) m. Roseann Conley (1 May 1848 – 12 May 1914)
        1. 1. Minerva (Bridget) Heath (31 July 1868 – 8 March 1946) m. George (Eric) Cooley (8 November 1860 – 15 March 1934)
        2. 2. Luke (Augustus) Heath (7 January 1873 – 12 September 1956)
        3. 3. Israel (Edward) Heath (17 May 1875 – 22 June 1943)
        4. 4. Mary (E.) Heath (23 June 1877 – 24 March 1951)
        5. 5. Grant (C.) Heath (Aug Abt 1879 – )
        6. 6. Clara (May) Heath (30 March 1882 – 9 January 1969) m. Charles (F) Downing (abt 1879 – )
        7. 7. Truman (Bartholomew) Heath (14 May 1884 – 5 March 1962)
        8. 8. Eli (Howard) Heath (19 Aug 1888 – 28 June 1953)
      7. 7. Peter (Truman) Heath (25 October 1847 – 4 Jun 1932) m. Harriet Keefe (Feb 1878 – 1959) m. Ellen Edwards (1850 – 13 March 1872)
        1. 1. Truman (S.) Heath (Sep 1897 – 02 May 1918)
        2. 2. Gladys (Martha) Heath (27 April 1900 – 15 October 1996) m. Eli Edwards (21 September 1893 – 20 June 1963)
        3. 3. Ira Heath (Mar 1869 – )
      8. 8. Sarah (Jane) Heath (1849 – 29 Dec 1928) m. Daniel (Boone) Sinkey (12 Feb 1848 – 19 Dec 1915)
        1. 1. Alma Sinkey (Jul 1870 – ) m. Sherman Blakely (Aug 1864 – ) m. John Arp (1882 – )
        2. 2. Henry (Willis) Sinkey (29 Oct 1873 – 29 Sep 1959) m. Zelota (A.) Point (3 January 1879 – 17 September 1949)
        3. 3. Alice (L.) Sinkey (1876 – 10 Mar 1901)
        4. 4. Melvin (I.) Sinkey (1878 – 1954) m. Louella Shockey (17 Sep 1881 – 1944)
        5. 5. Mathias Sinkey (5 January 1883 – 18 June 1937) m. Olga Mellerup (15 Jan 1887 – 3 July 1975)
        6. 6. Lennie (L.) Sinkey (18 March 1885 – 30 December 1935) m. Bert (Hiram) Bowling (28 March 1878 – 17 May 1969)
        7. 7. Aloysius (Lidia) Sinkey (27 October 1887 – 13 November 1970) m. Alvin (Lamoine) Davis (9 Apr 1883 – 24 Oct 1939) m. Charles (Ross) Heister (29 September 1885 – 4 November 1972)
        8. 8. Isaac (H.) Sinkey (9 Jun 1892 – 17 February 1975) m. Ethel (Mae) Leavens (7 May 1899 – 24 November 1970)
      9. 9. Luke (P.) Heath (1851 – Sep 1928)
      10. 10. Jake (P.) Heath (1852 – )
      11. 11. Nancy (Loanza) Heath (7 Apr 1854 – 10 Jan 1928)
      12. 12. Tobitha Heath (1855 – )
      13. 13. Andrew Heath (31 July 1856 – 17 Jul 1921) m. Martha (Avilla) Nabb (10 August 1860 – 24 December 1930)
        1. 1. Daniel (Ezra) Heath (25 June 1882 – 9 April 1938) m. Maude (Mae) Varner (1889 – 6 November 1960)
        2. 2. Carrie (Olive) Heath (21 Aug 1883 – 1969) m. Laurence (Edward) Cornish (24 February 1878 – 4 December 1922)
        3. 3. Harry (Clay) Heath (15 April 1885 – 26 September 1964)
        4. 4. Alva (S.) Heath (2 August 1887 – 7 January 1888)
        5. 5. Ira (Ellsworth) Heath (22 January 1889 – 12 November 1954)
        6. 6. Lilly Heath (31 October 1890 – 7 November 1890)
        7. 7. Mae (Loanza Stowers) Smith (1891 – 1964)
        8. 8. Mary (Ellen Mohr) Howes (7 September 1893 – 16 February 1981)
        9. 9. Esben (Turner) Heath (11 Jul 1895 – 14 August 1967) m. Irma Jacobsen (10 February 1893 – 15 March 1982) m. Gladys King (23 January 1905 – 27 April 1977)
        10. 10. Loy Heath (23 Jul 1897 – 25 December 1967) m. Jennie Gibson (13 Dec 1897 – )
      14. 14. Tobitha (A) Beard (28 Nov 1861 – 21 Nov 1924)
    8. 8. Lorna Edwards (1823 – )
    9. 9. Manville (Eli) Edwards (1825 – 19 Feb 1894) m. Lucinda Haskins (16 Apr 1828 – May 7, 1887) m. Sarah (Jane) McDaniel (January 6,1837 – 1885)
      1. 1. Jane (Melissa) Edwards (February 20, 1845 – October 29, 1923)
      2. 2. Julia Edwards (January 20, 1850 – 11 Sep 1921) m. James Redfern (Apr 1830 – ) m. Thomas Gordon (abt 1850 – )
        1. 1. Lucinda Redfern (abt 1866 – )
        2. 2. John Redfern (abt 1867 – )
        3. 3. James Redfern (abt 1870 – )
        4. 4. Joseph Redfern (1873 – ) m. Cora (May) Edwards (1882 – )
        5. 5. Eliza Redfern (abt 1875 – )
        6. 6. Rodney Redfern (abt 1877 – )
        7. 7. Stella Redfern (abt 1879 – )
        8. 8. Louis Redfern (Dec 1886 – )
        9. 9. Lavenion Redfern (Feb 1889 – )
        10. 10. George Redfern (Jun 1893 – )
      3. 3. Ira Edwards (December 28, 1851 – 25 Oct 1924)
      4. 4. William Edwards (1852 – 1860)
      5. 5. Mary Edwards (1854 – 1880)
    10. 10. Ira Edwards (22 February 1827 – 31 Jul 1898) m. Cynthia Williams (abt 1836 – 3 May 1890) m. Mary Sinkey (20 Sep 1836 – 26 Sep 1907)
      1. 1. Perry (J.) Edwards (abt 1863 – )
      2. 2. Elizabeth (M.) Edwards (abt 1867 – )
      3. 3. Eli (Rosel) Edwards (8 June 1871 – 25 April 1947) m. Effie Bickford (1878 – 2 Apr 1943)
        1. 1. Sofie (M.) Edwards (Mar 1893 – )
        2. 2. Harley Edwards (Jan 1895 – )
        3. 3. Onna (Cecil) Edwards (Dec 1897 – )
        4. 4. Vernel Edwards (abt 1906 – )
        5. 5. Peter (Giles) Edwards (17 Jul 1909 – 18 March 1973) m. Therese (Mary) Giraldi (1 February 1902 – 1 March 2004)
        6. 6. Clifford (Earl) Edwards (15 August 1914 – 7 March 1992) m. Ilene (Mavis) Higgins (30 September 1915 – 8 December 1997)
        7. 7. Maxine Edwards (abt 1916 – )
        8. 8. Merlin Edwards (abt 1920 – )
      4. 4. Nelly Edwards (abt 1875 – )
      5. 5. Tillman Edwards (abt 1877 – ) m. Mahala Conly (1876 – )
        1. 1. William Edwards (abt 1907 – )
      6. 6. Freeman Edwards (abt 1879 – )
    11. 11. Ezra Edwards (7 September 1827 – 08 Apr 1898) m. Mary Streets (18 MAY 1833 – 18 May 1898)
      1. 1. Catherine Edwards (3 SEP 1850 – 12 JUL 1928) m. Richard (Service) Clark (13 Jan 1843 – 3 Mar 1915)
        1. 1. Ezra Clark (6 Nov 1873 – 15 Jun 1967) m. Clara (Josephine) Tracy (3 Dec 1877 – 3 Mar 1916) m. Louise (Willamine Marie) Durkop (7 Aug 1899 – 8 Aug 1957)
      2. 2. David (John) Edwards (21 Mar 1852 – 04 Dec 1902)
      3. 3. Martha Edwards (17 MAR 1856 – 14 Dec 1887)
      4. 4. Marietta Edwards (1858 – )
      5. 5. Harriet (Streets) Edwards (17 MAR 1858 – 28 Sep 1933)
      6. 6. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Edwards (abt 1860 – 15 JUL 1923) m. John (William) Snodgrass (8 June 1859 – 19 August 1887)
        1. 1. Snodgrass (7 Jan 1882 – )
      7. 7. Shermon Edwards (15 JUN 1864 – 15 DEC 1887)
      8. 8. Jane Edwards (02 Sep 1866 – 2 September 1892) m. Abraham Tracy (28 Feb 1864 – 25 Apr 1941)
        1. 1. Leaphy Tracy (21 Aug 1887 – 12 Jan 1974) m. James (Isaiah) Rannals (22 April 1887 – 30 November 1960)
        2. 2. Sanford Tracy (22 Sept 1889 – 10 July 1971) m. Bertha (E) Tracy (16 October 1892 – 10 July 1985)
        3. 3. Florence,"Sister (") Tracy (22 FEB 1892 – 28 FEB 1920)
        4. 4. Jennie (E.) Tracy (Dec 1894 – 31 Jan 1931)
        5. 5. Missouri (O.) Tracy (Nov 1896 – )
        6. 6. Harmonie Tracy (23 Jul 1898 – 19 Aug 1898)
        7. 7. Zuella (Zoe) Tracy (1899 – )
        8. 8. Clark Tracy (1 Jun 1899 – 9 Sep 1900)
        9. 9. Flossie (Mary Agnes) Tracy (12 Jan 1901 – Feb 1992)
      9. 9. Willard Edwards (1 Jan 1867 – 16 Feb 1867)
      10. 10. Richard Edwards (1869 – 23 Feb 1876)
      11. 11. Sanford (Richard) Edwards (17 March 1869 – 24 March 1953) m. Amy Sheffield (December 1874 – 26 December 1901) m. Ida (Alice) Baty (8 August 1876 – 1950)
        1. 1. Ezra Edwards (Mar 1892 – 1959)
        2. 2. Mary (Clarice) Edwards (5 October 1897 – 4 August 1964) m. Harry (D) Batey (abt 1883 – )
        3. 3. John (Dennis) Edwards (16 Jan 1908 – )
        4. 4. Marilla (T) Edwards (3 Dec 1914 – 2 September 2002) m. Henry (Orval) Fiser (abt 1904 – ) m. Leland Grooms (abt 1918 – )
        5. 5. Sherman (Richard) Edwards (19 December 1914 – 14 August 1966)
        6. 6. Walter (David) Edwards (21 April 1920 – 9 August 1972)
        7. 7. Marcella (Bernice) Edwards (19 October 1923 – 31 August 1927)
  3. 3. Nancy Edwards (1795 – 1838)
  4. 4. Mary Edwards (10 Jun 1799 – 1881)
  5. 5. Hannah Edwards (1801 – 1840)
  6. 6. Loucenia Edwards (1804 – )
  7. 7. Susan Edwards (1811 – 1893)
  8. 8. John Edwards (27 Jan 1814 – 5 Mar 1894) m. Hannah Edwards (abt 1833 – )
    1. 1. A. (R.) Edwards (abt 1866 – )
  9. 9. Jefferson Edwards (29 Oct 1816 – )

Eli Edwards's Timeline

4 Records

1762
1762
Birth of Eli Edwards in Vermont, United States
Vermont, United States
1820
1820
Age 58
Eli Edwards resided here in Trumbull, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Trumbull, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1850
1850
Age 88
Eli Edwards resided here in Farmers Creek, Jackson, Iowa
Farmers Creek, Jackson, Iowa
1850
18 Apr 1850
Age 88
Death of Eli Edwards in Frmrs Crk Twp, Jackson, Iowa, United States
Frmrs Crk Twp, Jackson, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1762
    Event Place: Vermont, United States
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Farmers Creek, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: M432_184; Page: 322B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Trumbull, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Fairfield, Connecticut; Page: 228; NARA Roll: M33_1; Image: 161

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Farmers Creek, Jackson, Iowa
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Farmers Creek, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: M432_184; Page: 322B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1850
    Event Place: Frmrs Crk Twp, Jackson, Iowa, United States
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