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Ephraim Edwards 1762–1800 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Nov 1762

Birth Location: Saint Paul Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland

Death Date: 1800

Death Location: Near Wheeling West Virginia in Indian Attack

Father: William Edwards

Mother: Sarah Hilliard

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Clair

Children(s): James Edwards, William Edwards, "Sereney" Edwards, Rachel Edwards, Joseph Edwards, Margaret Edwards, Mayvilla Edwards

Ephraim Edwards was born in 1762 in Saint Paul Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, the child of William Harrison Edwards And Sarah Hilliard. In 1774, Ephraim Edwards resided in Scituate, Rhode Island, British America. Ephraim Edwards married Elizabeth St Clair, and had children including James St Clair Edwards, Joseph Edwards, Margaret S Edwards, Mayvilla Muriel Edwards, Rachel Edwards, Sereney Serena Edwards, William Edwards. Ephraim Edwards passed away in 1800 in Near Wheeling West Virginia in Indian Attack.

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Biography

  • Ephraim Edwards was born in 1762 in Saint Paul Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, the child of William Harrison Edwards And Sarah Hilliard.
  • In 1774, Ephraim Edwards resided in Scituate, Rhode Island, British America.
  • Ephraim Edwards married Elizabeth St Clair, and had children including James St Clair Edwards, Joseph Edwards, Margaret S Edwards, Mayvilla Muriel Edwards, Rachel Edwards, Sereney Serena Edwards, William Edwards.
  • Ephraim Edwards passed away in 1800 in Near Wheeling West Virginia in Indian Attack.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Edwards
1720–1808
Birth Location: Edwards Hall, Cardiff, Wales, to, Maryland, USA
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Sarah Hilliard
1720–
Birth Location: , , Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Clair
1749–1828
Birth Location: Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

James Edwards
1792–1859
Birth Location: Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
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William Edwards
1788–1839
Birth Location: prob. Maryland
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"Sereney" Edwards
1790–1870
Birth Location: Craven County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Rachel Edwards
1797–1860
Birth Location: Virginia
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Joseph Edwards
1790–
Birth Location: prob. Maryland
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Margaret Edwards
1794–1861
Birth Location: Mercersberg, Pennsylvania, United States
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Mayvilla Edwards
1790–1860
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Ephraim Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Ephraim Edwards
1762–1800
Birth Place: Saint Paul Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
Parents
William Harrison Edwards
1720–1808
Edwards Hall, Cardiff, Wales, to, Maryland, USA
Sarah Hilliard
1720–
, , Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Nathaniel Edwards II (Clergyman from England)) Sr.
1690–1781
Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Sir Ship-Society
1662–1734
Lady Cuelin
1666–1738
2nd-Great-Grandparents
* Baron
1647–1698
Elizabeth Edwards
1640–1692
Lord Hall\Hael(Cuelin)
1614–1669
Mary Drury\'Hall\Breaker\Penley
1619–1700

Ephraim Edwards's Descendants

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Ephraim Edwards (25 Nov 1762–1800) m. Elizabeth (St.) Clair (1749–15 Apr 1828)
  1. 1. James (St. Clair) Edwards 1792–1859 m. Elizabeth Beaver 1792–1861
    1. 1. Barbara (Ann) Edwards 1820–1858 m. Joseph (Brindle) Heslar 1814–1869
      1. 1. James (Elbridge) Heslar 1839–1929 m. Martha (Ann) Slavens 1843–1882 m. Madora (E) Peyton 1859–1921
        1. 1. Charles (Thomas) Heslar 1869–1947 m. Maggie (L) Hesler 1862–1924
        2. 2. Mary (Jane) Heslar 1863–1945 m. Alfred (Scott) McPheeters 1860–1889
        3. 3. Clara (Ann) Heslar 1866–1933 m. John (Gilford) Parrish 1864–1934
        4. 4. Laura Heslar 1866–1905
        5. 5. Reverend (William Henry) Heslar 1871–1954 m. Lula (M) Everett 1893– m. Emma (Matilda (Mazie)) Wehe 1881–1936 m. Emma Paklman 1898–1993
        6. 6. Ora (Ellen) Heslar 1873–1959 m. Silas (Houston) Comer 1870–1939
        7. 7. Edna (Erma Grace) Heslar 1878–1962 m. John (G) Greiner 1866–
        8. 8. Josephine (Pearl) Heslar 1881–1973 m. Estace (Byron) Drum 1878–1942
        9. 9. James (Howell) Heslar 1885–1968 m. Etta (Pearl) Julian 1886–1961
        10. 10. Mamie (V) Heslar 1887–1968 m. Bernard (Columbus) Wisdom 1883–1957
      2. 2. Anna (Elizabeth) Heslar 1845–1890
      3. 3. Rebecca Heslar 1854–1940
      4. 4. Sarah (Frances) Heslar 1854–1932
      5. 5. Joseph (William) Heslar 1856–1872
      6. 6. Martha (Jane) Heslar 1857–1857
      7. 7. James (Beaver Edwards) Hassler 1840–1910 m. Molly (E) Hart 1840–1911
        1. 1. Bessie Hassler 1889–
        2. 2. Charles (Cooper) Hassler 1870–1929
        3. 3. Joseph (Edward B) Hassler 1878–1932
        4. 4. Lillian Hassler 1877–
        5. 5. Monta (Ray) Hassler 1875–1958
      8. 8. Mary (Elizabeth (Keyes)) Heslar 1848–1907
      9. 9. Charles (Wesley) Heslar 1845–1861
      10. 10. Clara Hostler 1850–
    2. 2. Elizabeth (St. Clair) Edwards 1823–1863
    3. 3. James (Beaver) Edwards 1816–1885
    4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Edwards 1819–1902
    5. 5. Margaret (Ann) Edwards 1825–1887
    6. 6. Christopher (Columbus) Edwards 1827–1859
    7. 7. Hannah (Mary) Edwards 1830–1830
    8. 8. William (Reed Humphreys) Edwards 1833–1909
    9. 9. Joseph (George) Edwards 1815–1877
    10. 10. Charles (St Clair Wythe) Edwards 1835–1903
  2. 2. William Edwards 1788–1839
  3. 3. "Sereney" (Serena) Edwards 1790–1870
  4. 4. Rachel Edwards 1797–1860
  5. 5. Joseph Edwards 1790–
  6. 6. Margaret (S) Edwards 1794–1861
  7. 7. Mayvilla (Muriel) Edwards 1790–1860

Ephraim Edwards's Timeline

9 Records

1762
25 Nov 1762
Birth of Ephraim Edwards in Saint Paul Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
Saint Paul Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
1762
25 Nov 1762
Birth of Ephraim Edwards in Saint Paul Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
Saint Paul Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
1774
1774
Age 12
Ephraim Edwards resided here in Scituate, Rhode Island, British America
Scituate, Rhode Island, British America
1782
1782
Age 20
Ephraim Edwards resided here in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island
Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island
1785
19 May 1785
Age 23
Ephraim Edwards was married in Baltimore County, Maryland
Baltimore County, Maryland
1787
1787
Age 25
Ephraim Edwards resided here in Lurgan, Franklin, Pennsylvania
Lurgan, Franklin, Pennsylvania
1790
2 Aug 1790
Age 28
Ephraim Edwards resided here in Fannet, Hamilton, Letterkenney, Montgomery, and Peters, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Fannet, Hamilton, Letterkenney, Montgomery, and Peters, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
1800
1800
Age 38
Ephraim Edwards resided here in Craven, North Carolina
Craven, North Carolina
1800
1800
Age 38
Death of Ephraim Edwards in Near Wheeling West Virginia in Indian Attack
Near Wheeling West Virginia in Indian Attack

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1762
    Event Place: Saint Paul Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Maryland, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1762
    Event Place: Saint Paul Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 May 1785
    Event Place: Baltimore County, Maryland
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1655-1850

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Scituate, Rhode Island, British America
    Record Source: Rhode Island Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island
    Record Source: Rhode Island, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Lurgan, Franklin, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 327

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Fannet, Hamilton, Letterkenney, Montgomery, and Peters, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Fannet, Hamilton, Letterkenney, Montgomery, and Peters, Franklin, Pennsylvania; Series: M637; Roll: 9; Page: 305; Family History Li

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Craven, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Craven, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 31; Page: 166; Image: 296; Family History Library Film: 337907

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Near Wheeling West Virginia in Indian Attack
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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