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Erastus Wright HEDGES 1816–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jul 1816

Birth Location: Stafford, Orange Co, VT

Death Date: 01 Sep 1854

Death Location: Griswold Cem, near Yorkville, IL

Father: Horace Hedges

Mother: Clarissa WRIGHT

Spouse(s): Sara NOBLE

Children(s): Rosamond Hedges, Clara HEDGES, George Hedges, Horace Hedges, Sarah Hedges

Erastus Wright HEDGES was born in 1816 in Stafford, Orange Co, VT, the child of Horace Hedges And Clarissa Wright. In 1840, Erastus Wright HEDGES resided in Fairlee, Orange, Vermont, USA. In 1850, Erastus Wright HEDGES resided in Little Rock, Kendall, Illinois, USA. Erastus Wright HEDGES married Sara Marie Noble, and had children including Clara Amanda Hedges, George Erastus Hedges, Horace Hedges, John Hedges, Rosamond Ellen Hedges, Sarah Walker Hedges. Erastus Wright HEDGES passed away in 1854 in Griswold Cem, near Yorkville, IL.

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Biography

  • Erastus Wright HEDGES was born in 1816 in Stafford, Orange Co, VT, the child of Horace Hedges And Clarissa Wright.
  • In 1840, Erastus Wright HEDGES resided in Fairlee, Orange, Vermont, USA.
  • In 1850, Erastus Wright HEDGES resided in Little Rock, Kendall, Illinois, USA.
  • Erastus Wright HEDGES married Sara Marie Noble, and had children including Clara Amanda Hedges, George Erastus Hedges, Horace Hedges, John Hedges, Rosamond Ellen Hedges, Sarah Walker Hedges.
  • Erastus Wright HEDGES passed away in 1854 in Griswold Cem, near Yorkville, IL.

Immediate Family

Parents

Horace Hedges
1791–1830
Birth Location: –
HH
Clarissa WRIGHT
1783–1835
Birth Location: CT
CW

Spouses(s)

Sara NOBLE
1816–1879
Birth Location: Hartford, VT
SN

Children(s)

Rosamond Hedges
1850–
Birth Location: near Plano, Fox Twp, Kendall Co, IL
RH
Clara HEDGES
1848–1925
Birth Location: South Strafford, Orange Co, VT
CH
George Hedges
1846–
Birth Location: South Strafford, Orange Co, VT
GH
Horace Hedges
1841–1915
Birth Location: West Fairlee, Orange Co, VT
HH
Sarah Hedges
1843–
Birth Location: West Fairlee, Orange Co, VT
SH

Erastus HEDGES's Ancestors

Self
Erastus HEDGES
1816–1854
Birth Place: Stafford, Orange Co, VT
Parents
Horace Hedges
1791–1830
Clarissa WRIGHT
1783–1835
CT
Grandparents
Jeremiah Hedges
1761–1814
New York, New York, USA
Dorothy Johnson
1758–1804
Norwich, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America
Moses WRIGHT
1731–1822
Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Thankful NORTON
1742–1821
Otis, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Hedges
1735–1829
Hannah Shaw
1749–1830
Hezekiah Johnson
1724–1806
Dorothy Johnson
1729–1811
Samuel WRIGHT
1692–1732
Abigail GOODRICH
1694–1777
Nathional NORTON
1698–
Mary Bartlett
1706–1729
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah HEDGES
1713–1738
Jerusha MULFORD
1714–1742
Samuel WRIGHT
1660–1734
Rebecca CROFTS
–1711
George NORTON
1671–1742
Hannah YOUNGLOVE
1674–1715
John Bartlett
1683–
Prudence Merrill
1683–1718

Erastus HEDGES's Descendants

1.
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Erastus (Wright) HEDGES (23 Jul 1816–01 Sep 1854) m. Sara (Marie) NOBLE (13 Jan 1816–23 Oct 1879)
  1. 1. Rosamond (Ellen) Hedges 1850–
  2. 2. Clara (Amanda) HEDGES 1848–1925 m. Abner WHITMORE 1849–1932
    1. 1. Joseph (E.) Whitmore 1875–1955 m. Sarah (E.) Hedges 1878–
      1. 1. Morrris Borders 1913–
      2. 2. Bessie (E) Borders 1908–
    2. 2. Martha (Jane) WHITMORE 1877–1951 m. Thomas (B) PARKER 1870–1952
      1. 1. Cora (Amanda Whitmore) PARKER 1906–1996 m. Lyle (Charles) OAKES 1896–1988
        1. 1. Lila (Mae) OAKES 1938–2004 m. James (Eugene) LAWTON 1938–2021
        2. 2. Elma (Irene) Oakes 1939–2021 m. Dallas (Harvey) Crone 1938–2014
      2. 2. Roy Parker 1905–1986 m. Florence (Eva) Linn 1909–1990
        1. 1. Gladys (Jean) Parker –1926
        2. 2. Robert (Dean "Bob") Parker 1927–2013 m. Joann ("Joan" Elizabeth) Trainer 1934–2014
        3. 3. Russell (Darwin) Parker 1941–2019 m. Carol (Lee) Fleischer 1940–2001
        4. 4. Marion (Dale) Parker 1944–
      3. 3. Lloyd (Brown) Parker 1908–1966 m. Reva (Marion) Johnston 1908–1979
        1. 1. Lloyd (Brown "Junior") Parker 1928–1994 m. Marian (RA) Teeters 1919–1958
      4. 4. Ralph (Abner) Parker 1903–1987 m. Marcella (V) Williams 1910–1998
      5. 5. Esther Parker 1910–2004 m. William (T "Bill") Brinker 1902–1982
      6. 6. Alice Parker 1915–2011 m. Guy (William) Cook 1898–1993
      7. 7. Charlie Parker 1909– m. Fern Fogerty 1919–
      8. 8. May Parker 1912– m. Howard (H) Jensen 1909–1995
    3. 3. Bertha (Alice Andress) Whitmore 1884–1958 m. Oscar (Claude) Andress 1872–1928 m. Delno Byerly 1887–1960
      1. 1. Clara (L) Andress 1918– m. Nelius Nelson –1984
      2. 2. Eula (Imogene) Cohee 1922–2017
    4. 4. Anna (Esther) Whitmore 1886–1934 m. Delno Byerly 1887–1960
      1. 1. Wayne (Delno) Byerly 1914–1914
      2. 2. Romayne ("Mike") Byerly 1917–1988 m. Leona Bascombe 1921–
        1. 1. Dolores (Ann) Byerly 1938–2014 m. Robert (B.) McCormick 1935–2020
    5. 5. Cora (E.) Whitmore 1882–
  3. 3. George (Erastus) Hedges 1846–
    1. 1. Margaret (Rachel "Maggie") Hedges 1878–1961 m. Charles (Fred) Blackley 1875–1950
      1. 1. Cecil (Roy) Blackley 1902–1959
        1. 1. Wayne (Leroy) Blackley 1931–1956
      2. 2. Lloyd (Raymond) Blackley 1900–1965 m. Louise Blackley 1902–1933 m. Buelah Blockley 1912–
        1. 1. Lawrence (Ralph) Blackley 1928–1981 m. Alice (Joyce) Gute 1927–2003
        2. 2. Lloyd Blockley 1900–
      3. 3. Lawrence (Ralph) Blackley 1928–1981
    2. 2. Sarah (E.) Hedges 1878– m. Joseph (E.) Whitmore 1875–1955 m. Elisha (B) Borders 1874– m. William (Elsworth) Stickel 1879–
      1. 1. Hazel (Erma) Borders 1897–1997 m. Gleona Oxley 1895–1969
        1. 1. Paulina Oxley 1919–
        2. 2. Vesta Oxley 1920–
        3. 3. Lowell Oxley 1924–
        4. 4. Lloyd (Morris) Oxley 1935–2016
        5. 5. Audrey (J) Oxley 1927–2019
      2. 2. Lena (O) Borders 1903–
  4. 4. Horace Hedges 1841–1915
    1. 1. Edina Hedges 1886–1952 m. Paul Dial 1886–1956
    2. 2. Charley Hedges 1879–1945 m. Bertha Gotter 1887–1978
      1. 1. Howard (Wendell) Hedges 1913–2005 m. Gladys (Viola) Hoyt 1917–1964
      2. 2. Mildred Hedges 1912–1935
    3. 3. Esther (May "Etta") Hedges 1884–1968 m. Albert (Martin) Peterson 1878–1957
      1. 1. Laura (Mae) Peterson 1908–1951
      2. 2. Ethel (Pauline) Peterson 1906–1985 m. Cassius (Leroy) Cadden 1898–1992
        1. 1. Robert (Lee) Cadden 1933–2009
      3. 3. Wilbur (Wayne) Peterson 1911–1980 m. Gertrude (Lenore) Lister 1909–1979
        1. 1. Infant (Son) Peterson 1945–1945
      4. 4. Earl (Raymond) Peterson 1913–1989 m. Audrey (Nadine) Tucker 1913–2000
        1. 1. Norman (Lee) Peterson 1944–1944
      5. 5. Bertie Peterson 1917–
      6. 6. Keith Peterson 1924–
      7. 7. Maxine Peterson 1917–
      8. 8. Ralph Peterson 1890–
      9. 9. Clifford Peterson 1896–
      10. 10. Florence Peterson 1905–
  5. 5. Sarah (Walker) Hedges 1843–
    1. 1. Nellie Goodrich 1881–

Erastus HEDGES's Timeline

4 Records

1816
23 Jul 1816
Birth of Erastus Wright HEDGES in Stafford, Orange Co, VT
Stafford, Orange Co, VT
1840
1840
Age 24
Erastus Wright HEDGES resided here in Fairlee, Orange, Vermont, USA
Fairlee, Orange, Vermont, USA
1850
1850
Age 34
Erastus Wright HEDGES resided here in Little Rock, Kendall, Illinois, USA
Little Rock, Kendall, Illinois, USA
1854
01 Sep 1854
Age 38
Death of Erastus Wright HEDGES in Yorkville, Kendell Co, IL
Yorkville, Kendell Co, IL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1816
    Event Place: Stafford, Orange Co, VT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: or, N. Hartford, Windsor Co, VT

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Fairlee, Orange, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Fairlee, Orange, Vermont; Roll: 543; Page: 153; Family History Library Film: 0027440

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Little Rock, Kendall, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Little Rock, Kendall, Illinois; Roll: 113; Page: 223b

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Sep 1854
    Event Place: Yorkville, Kendell Co, IL

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Griswold Cem, near Yorkville, IL
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