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Erastus Bennie Edwards 1836–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Mar 1836

Birth Location: Aberdeen, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, usa

Death Date: 6 Jul 1898

Death Location: Madisonville, Lackawanna , Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Richard Jr

Mother: Asenath DEPEW

Spouse(s): Mary Biesecker

Children(s): Levi Edwards

Erastus Bennie Edwards was born in 1836 in Aberdeen, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, usa, the child of Richard Edwards Jr And Asenath Depew. Erastus Bennie Edwards married Mary Ann Biesecker, and had children including Levi John Edwards. Erastus Bennie Edwards passed away in 1898 in Madisonville, Lackawanna , Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Erastus Bennie Edwards was born in 1836 in Aberdeen, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, usa, the child of Richard Edwards Jr And Asenath Depew.
  • Erastus Bennie Edwards married Mary Ann Biesecker, and had children including Levi John Edwards.
  • Erastus Bennie Edwards passed away in 1898 in Madisonville, Lackawanna , Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Jr
1791–1839
Birth Location: East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
RJ
Asenath DEPEW
1799–1879
Birth Location: Wantage, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
AD

Spouses(s)

Mary Biesecker
1840–1923
Birth Location: Dunmore, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States
MB

Children(s)

Levi Edwards
1870–1944
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
LE

Erastus Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Erastus Edwards
1836–1898
Birth Place: Aberdeen, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, usa
Parents
Richard EDWARDS Jr
1791–1839
East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Asenath DEPEW
1799–1879
Wantage, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Richard Edwards
1770–1843
Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Mary Howard
1770–1847
Rhode Island, United States
Levi DEPEW
1777–1868
Wantage, Sussex, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Edwards
1745–1812
Marcy Cantrell
1749–1837
Benjamin (Depew)
1743–1804
Jannetje Bruyn
1750–1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Edwards
1722–1789
Anne (Edwards)
1724–1803
Jacobus I
1703–1762
Sara Schoonmaker
1708–1762
Johannes Bruyn
1712–1755
Maria Schoonmaker
1727–1764

Erastus Edwards's Descendants

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Erastus (Bennie) Edwards (22 Mar 1836–6 Jul 1898) m. Mary (Ann) Biesecker (6 May 1840–22 Dec 1923)
  1. 1. Levi (John) Edwards 1870–1944 m. Minnie (Arvella) Wescott 1878–1941
    1. 1. Stella (M) Parry 1901–1972 m. Howard (R) Parry 1897–1984
      1. 1. Albert (William) Parry 1919–1997 m. Helen Parry 1919–2002
      2. 2. Ralph (J) Parry 1920–
      3. 3. Donald (R) Parry 1921–
      4. 4. Eugene (E) Parry 1923–
      5. 5. Leonard Parry 1931–1972
      6. 6. Jack Parry 1934–2005
      7. 7. Frederick Parry 1935–1992
      8. 8. Gerald Parry 1926–1983
      9. 9. Margauritte Parry 1944–1944

Erastus Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1836
22 Mar 1836
Birth of Erastus Bennie Edwards in Aberdeen, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, usa
Aberdeen, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, usa
1898
6 Jul 1898
Age 62
Death of Erastus Bennie Edwards in Madisonville, Lackawanna , Pennsylvania, USA
Madisonville, Lackawanna , Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1836
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, usa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1898
    Event Place: Madisonville, Lackawanna , Pennsylvania, USA
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