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Joshua Edwards 1740 – 1829 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 17 Sep 1829

Death Location: Guilford, North Carolina, United States

Father: Thomas Edwards

Mother: Eleanor Scaife

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According to available records, Joshua Edwards was born in 1740 in North Carolina, the child of Thomas Hanuel Edwards and Eleanor "Ellen" Scaife. In the later years of life, Joshua Edwards died in 1829 in Guilford, North Carolina, United States.

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Thomas Edwards
1706 – 1768
Birth Location: Middleton, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
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Eleanor Scaife
1710 – 1768
Birth Location: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1740
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 17 Sep 1829
    Event Place: Guilford, North Carolina, United States
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