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Joseph Edwards 1686–1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1686

Birth Location: Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1784

Death Location: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Father: John Sr.

Mother: Sarah Woodin

Spouse(s): Desier Edwards, Desire None

Children(s): Sarah Edwards, Joseph jr, Simeon Burgs, Samuel Edwards, Mary Edwards, Sarah Edwards, Joseph Edwards, Deborah Edwards

In 1686, Joseph Edwards entered the world in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, born to John Edwards Sr And Sarah Woodin. Joseph Edwards married Desier Edwards, Desire, and had children including Deborah Edwards, Joseph Edwards, Joseph Edwards Jr, Mary Edwards, Samuel Edwards, Sarah Edwards, Simeon Burgs. Joseph Edwards passed away in 1784 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1686, Joseph Edwards entered the world in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, born to John Edwards Sr And Sarah Woodin.
  • Joseph Edwards married Desier Edwards, Desire, and had children including Deborah Edwards, Joseph Edwards, Joseph Edwards Jr, Mary Edwards, Samuel Edwards, Sarah Edwards, Simeon Burgs.
  • Joseph Edwards passed away in 1784 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sr.
1644–1697
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Sarah Woodin
1657–1734
Birth Location: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Desier Edwards
1683–1721
Birth Location: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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Desire None
1683–1721
Birth Location: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Edwards
1704–1705
Birth Location: Rochester, Plymouth Massechusetts
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Joseph jr
1717–1765
Birth Location: Rochester, Plymouth Massechusetts
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Simeon Burgs
1721–1793
Birth Location: Rochester, Plymouth Massechusetts
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Samuel Edwards
1710–1752
Birth Location: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Edwards
1707–1753
Birth Location: Rochester, Plymouth Massechusetts
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Sarah Edwards
1704–1705
Birth Location: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
SE
Joseph Edwards
1718–1765
Birth Location: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Deborah Edwards
1721–1793
Birth Location: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Joseph Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Edwards
1686–1784
Birth Place: Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Edwards Sr.
1644–1697
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Woodin
1657–1734
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Rise Edwards
1614–1683
Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Eleanor
1643–1680
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
John Woodin
1630–1678
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Mary Johnson
1630–1681
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
John Edwards
1584–1657
Elizabeth Whitfield
1587–1658
Richard Sr
1602–1671
John Wooden
1599–1656
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Edwardes
1549–1619
Martha Blundell
1553–1623
John Whitfeild
1562–1632

Joseph Edwards's Descendants

1.
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Joseph Edwards (1686–1784) m. Desier Edwards (1683–1721) m. Desire (1683–Aft. 1721)
  1. 1. Sarah Edwards 1704–1705
  2. 2. Joseph (Edwards) jr 1717–1765
  3. 3. Simeon Burgs 1721–1793 m. Simeon Burgess 1718–1793
    1. 1. Abigail Burgess 1748–1787
    2. 2. Thankful Burgess 1748–
    3. 3. Dorothy Burgess 1758–
    4. 4. Dolly Burgess 1759–
    5. 5. Bangs Burgess 1747–1822
    6. 6. Bangs Burgess 1749–1849 m. Unice Burges 1749–1780 m. Phoebe (Burgess) Lillie 1766–1845
  4. 4. Samuel Edwards 1710–1752 m. Rebecca Burgess 1713–1752
    1. 1. REBECCA EDWARDS 1741–1742 m. Belcher Manter 1738–1825
      1. 1. Katherine Manter 1771–1848
      2. 2. Alden Manter 1761–1838
      3. 3. David Manter 1758–1820 m. Keziah Robbins 1766–1841
        1. 1. Daniel (Ezra) Manter 1792–1864 m. Lydia (Turell) Pratt 1790–1878
        2. 2. Mary Manter 1793–1850
        3. 3. George Manter 1795–1858
        4. 4. David Manter 1795–1818
        5. 5. Freeman Manter 1798–1842
        6. 6. Katherine Manter 1800–
        7. 7. Silas Manter 1802–1875
        8. 8. Eliphalet (S) Manter 1804–1826
        9. 9. Eleazer Manter 1806–1847
        10. 10. Elias Manter 1808–1863
        11. 11. Ezra Manter 1811–1881
      4. 4. Grafton Manter 1765–1810
      5. 5. Sarah Manter 1767–1798
      6. 6. George Manter 1768–1860
      7. 7. Belcher Manter 1774–1776
      8. 8. Belcher (Manter) Jr 1777–1847
      9. 9. Prince Manter 1779–1854
      10. 10. William Manter 1781–1803
      11. 11. Rebecca Manter 1776–1831
    2. 2. David Edwards 1749–1815 m. Deborah Clark 1752–1839
      1. 1. Johnathan Edwards 1778–1860 m. Mary Edwards 1786–1865
        1. 1. George (J.) Edwards 1807–1863 m. Sophia Burr 1808–1890
        2. 2. Jonathan (Judson) Edwards 1811–1856 m. Rowena Sabin 1810–1889
        3. 3. Rodolphus (Clark) Edwards 1813–1870
        4. 4. James (Hubbard) Edwards 1812–1878 m. Maria Noble 1817–1872
        5. 5. Irene (Rich) Edwards 1828–1878 m. James (Davis) Pattee 1830–1882
        6. 6. Avery (Buell) Edwards 1818–1899 m. Mary (Ann) Kimball 1829–1868
        7. 7. Harriet Edwards 1808–1892 m. Jonathan Fay 1804–1890
      2. 2. Polly Edwards 1772–
      3. 3. Deborah Edwards 1776–1843 m. Jeremiah (Carleton) III 1772–1844
        1. 1. Jeremiah Carleton 1799–1882 m. Betsey Robey 1798–1836
        2. 2. Silas Carleton 1801–1888 m. Susan (S) Dunbar 1811–
        3. 3. Elizabeth Carleton 1816–1857
        4. 4. Noah Carleton 1803–1869 m. Elizabeth Nichols 1816–1896 m. Eliza Cady 1816–1896 m. Elizabeth Nichols 1807–1842
        5. 5. Elliot Carleton 1807–1852
        6. 6. Deborah Carleton 1805–1897
        7. 7. David Carleton 1809–1888
        8. 8. Hiram Carleton 1811–1893
        9. 9. Guy Carleton 1821–1823
        10. 10. Luther (Clarke) Carleton 1809–
      4. 4. Samuel Edwards 1774–1797
      5. 5. David (Edwards) Jr 1785–1863 m. Martha (Maria) Reed 1782–1862
        1. 1. Maria (H) Edwards 1821–1878
        2. 2. Guy (Mills) Edwards 1826–1901
        3. 3. Samuel Edwards 1811–1873 m. Harriet (Newell) Hamblin 1815–1896
        4. 4. Octavia (W) EDWARDS 1811–1891 m. Richmond (R.) Hill 1826–
        5. 5. Charles (Hamlin) Edwards 1821–1903
      6. 6. Priscilla Edwards 1771–1868 m. Paul Knapp 1765–1852
        1. 1. Polly Knapp 1802–1880 m. Willard Dudley 1800–1866
        2. 2. Priscilla Knapp 1798–1890
        3. 3. Samuel Knapp 1797–1878 m. Martha Haseltine 1803–1878
        4. 4. Paul Knapp 1805–1889 m. Sophronia Warren 1804–1845
        5. 5. Abigail (Polly) Knapp 1800–1848
      7. 7. Rowland Edwards 1787–1865
    3. 3. Seth Edwards 1743–1744
    4. 4. Jonathon Edwards 1739–1740
      1. 1. Asa EDWARDS 1755–1825 m. Mary Nye –1817
        1. 1. Nye Edwards 1780–1819
        2. 2. Joseph Edwards 1784–1876
        3. 3. Mercy Edwards 1801–1801
        4. 4. Susanna Edwards 1787–1787
        5. 5. Abigail Edwards 1790–1879 m. Thomas Davis 1789–1874
        6. 6. Ansel Edwards 1778–1807
        7. 7. John Edwards 1776–1842
        8. 8. Asa Edwards 1796–1842
        9. 9. Sarah Edwards 1793–1877
        10. 10. David (Nye) Edwards 1797–1797
        11. 11. Susanna Edwards 1787–1816
        12. 12. Sarah Edwards 1781–1782
    5. 5. Samuel Edwards 1736–1766 m. Judith Parker 1722–1765
      1. 1. Sarah Edwards 1762–
    6. 6. Rowland Edwards 1746–1747
  5. 5. Mary Edwards 1707–1753 m. Daniel Griffeth 1692–1814
    1. 1. Hannah Griffeth 1750–1784 m. Bezaleel Washburn 1740–1813
      1. 1. Hannah Washburn 1784–1861
      2. 2. Stephen Washburn 1775–1856
      3. 3. Thomas Washburn 1777–1824
      4. 4. Bathsheba Washburn 1773–
      5. 5. Robert (C) Washburn 1771–1976
      6. 6. Mary Washburn 1782–
      7. 7. Jonathan Washburn 1781–1868
    2. 2. Daniel Griffith 1753–1779
    3. 3. Stephen Griffith 1754–1775
    4. 4. Charity Griffith –1822
    5. 5. Rebecca Griffith 1758–1834 m. Joshua Rawson 1746–1804
      1. 1. Polly Rawson 1777–1857 m. Jonathan Vaile 1776–1863
        1. 1. Sarah Vaile 1801–1825
        2. 2. Chloe Vaile 1802–1889
        3. 3. Joel Vaile 1803–1868
        4. 4. Harvey (Merrick) Vaile 1805–1873 m. Elizabeth (N) Sprague 1808–1878
        5. 5. Levi Vaile 1806–1880
        6. 6. John Vaile 1808–1844
        7. 7. Mary ((Polly)) Vaile* 1810–1887
        8. 8. Rawson Vaile 1812–1888
        9. 9. Lucy Vaile 1816–1897
        10. 10. Jonathan Vaile 1818–1889
        11. 11. Edward Vaile 1820–1841
      2. 2. Chloe Rawson 1782–1804
      3. 3. Wilson Rawson 1784–1842
      4. 4. Joshua Rawson 1786–1835
      5. 5. Abigail Rawson 1789–1831
      6. 6. Stephen Rawson 1791–1867
      7. 7. Daniel Rawson 1793–1855
      8. 8. John Rawson 1795–
      9. 9. Levi Rawson 1800–1876
    6. 6. John Griffith 1761–1795
  6. 6. Sarah Edwards 1704–1705
  7. 7. Joseph Edwards 1718–1765
  8. 8. Deborah Edwards 1721–1793

Joseph Edwards's Timeline

5 Records

1684
Abt. 1684
Birth of Joseph Edwards in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1685
1685
Birth of Joseph Edwards in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1686
1686
Birth of Joseph Edwards in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1734
1734
Age 48
Death of Joseph Edwards in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1784
1784
Age 98
Death of Joseph Edwards in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1684
    Event Place: Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1686
    Event Place: Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1734
    Event Place: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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