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Major Alexander Edwards 1613–1690 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 February 1613

Birth Location: Llangadog, Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom

Death Date: 4 September 1690

Death Location: Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Giles Edwards

Mother: Jane Maund

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Children(s): Joseph Edwards, Benjamin Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, Hannah Edwards, Mary Edwards, Nathaniel Edwards, Samuel Edwards, Sarah Edwards

Major Alexander Edwards was born in 1613 in Llangadog, Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom, the child of Giles Edwards And Jane Maund. Major Alexander Edwards had children including Benjamin Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, Hannah Edwards, Joseph Edwards, Mary Edwards, Nathaniel Edwards, Samuel Edwards, Sarah Edwards. Major Alexander Edwards passed away in 1690 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Major Alexander Edwards was born in 1613 in Llangadog, Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom, the child of Giles Edwards And Jane Maund.
  • Major Alexander Edwards had children including Benjamin Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards, Hannah Edwards, Joseph Edwards, Mary Edwards, Nathaniel Edwards, Samuel Edwards, Sarah Edwards.
  • Major Alexander Edwards passed away in 1690 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Major Edwards's Ancestors

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Major Edwards
1613–1690
Birth Place: Llangadog, Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
Parents
Giles Edwards
1600–1620
St Botolph, Bishopsgate, England, United Kingdom
Jane Maund
1600–1620
London, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Edwardes
1576–1638
Postslade, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Susan Giles
1545–1610
Wales
Great-Grandparents
Martha Blundell
1553–1623
Peter Giles
1520–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Major Edwards's Descendants

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Major (Alexander) Edwards (13 February 1613–4 September 1690)
  1. 1. Joseph Edwards 1647–1716 m. Mary Hickman 1665–1733
    1. 1. Joseph (Thomas Edwards) Sr. 1695–1782 m. Sarah (Nally\Neally) (Edwards) 1695–1784
      1. 1. Thomas Edwards 1725–1791 m. Mary Hiatt 1726–1786
        1. 1. Naomi Edwards 1754–1843 m. Bernard Brelsford 1756–1843
  2. 2. Benjamin Edwards 1652–1724
  3. 3. Elizabeth Edwards 1659–1690
  4. 4. Hannah Edwards 1645–1680
  5. 5. Mary Edwards 1650–1743
  6. 6. Nathaniel Edwards 1657–1731
  7. 7. Samuel Edwards 1643–1712
  8. 8. Sarah Edwards 1654–1689

Major Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1613
13 February 1613
Birth of Major Alexander Edwards in Llangadog, Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
Llangadog, Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
1690
4 September 1690
Age 77
Death of Major Alexander Edwards in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 February 1613
    Event Place: Llangadog, Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 September 1690
    Event Place: Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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