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Mary Edwards 1709 – 1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1709

Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 4 Jan 1789

Death Location: Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Ebenezer Steele

Mother: Sarah Hart

Spouse(s): Thomas Smith

Children(s): Steel Smith, Samuel Smith, Steel Smith, Abner Smith, Jershua Smith, Sarah Smith, Samuel Smith, Elizabeth Smith

The story of Mary Edwards began in 1709 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America. Mary Edwards married Thomas Smith, and had children including Steel Smith, Samuel Smith, Steel Smith, Abner Smith, Jershua Holden Smith, Sarah Smith, Samuel Smith, Elizabeth Smith. Mary Edwards passed away in 1789 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Edwards began in 1709 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.
  • Mary Edwards married Thomas Smith, and had children including Steel Smith, Samuel Smith, Steel Smith, Abner Smith, Jershua Holden Smith, Sarah Smith, Samuel Smith, Elizabeth Smith.
  • Mary Edwards passed away in 1789 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ebenezer Steele
1671 – 1722
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
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Sarah Hart
1687 – 1751
Birth Location: Hartford, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Smith
1710 – 1763
Birth Location: Long Island, Suffolk, New York, USA
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Children(s)

Steel Smith
1725 – 1729
Birth Location: –
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Samuel Smith
1727 – 1729
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Steel Smith
1729 – 1812
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Abner Smith
1729 – 1812
Birth Location: Haddam, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
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Jershua Smith
1730 – 1849
Birth Location: Woodbury Clove, Orange Co., New York
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Sarah Smith
1732 – 1802
Birth Location: Goshen, Litchfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
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Samuel Smith
1733 – 1809
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Elizabeth Smith
Birth Location: –
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Mary Edwards's Ancestors

Self
Mary Edwards
1709 – 1789
Birth Place: Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Ebenezer Boosey Steele
1671 – 1722
Farmington, Hartford, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
Sarah Hart
1687 – 1751
Hartford, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Steele - SAR #) 98663
1626 – 1685
Fairfield, Essex, England
Mary Moore
1664 – 1738
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1591 – 1665
Rachel Talcott
1592 – 1653
Sgt Moore
1625 – 1677
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Steele
1549 – 1631
John Talcott
1562 – 1604
Anna Smith
1604 – 1656

Mary Edwards's Descendants

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Mary Edwards (1709 – 4 Jan 1789) m. Thomas Smith (1710 – 1763 Smith's Clove, Orange County, New York)
  1. 1. Steel Smith (14 February 1725 – 11 May 1729)
  2. 2. Samuel Smith (7 February 1727 – 27 April 1729)
  3. 3. Steel Smith (20 September 1729 – 5 April 1812)
  4. 4. Abner Smith (28 December 1729 – 4 May 1812)
  5. 5. Jershua (Holden) Smith (1730 – 1849) m. Tobias Weiant (1766 – 1849) m. Tobias Wygant (26 Jun 1728 – 1760)
    1. 1. John (C) Weigant (9 January 1750 – 27 January 1830)
    2. 2. Hannah Weigant (1752 – )
    3. 3. Sarah Weigant (1754 – )
    4. 4. Vincent Weyant (1789 – 1841)
    5. 5. Tobias Weygant (04 MAR 1755 – 22 JAN 1848) m. Eunice Tompkins (5 Jan 1777 – 1853)
      1. 1. Sylvia WEYGANDT (1805 – 5 Jul 1874)
      2. 2. Tobias Weygent (25 Mar 1814 – )
      3. 3. Rueben (Tower) Weygent (25 Mar 1814 – 1894)
      4. 4. Mary Weygent (5 MAR 1816 – 22 June 1850) m. Hiram Brown (7 Nov 1811 – 15 NOV 1880)
        1. 1. Martha (Ann) Weygent (13 DEC 1836 – 8 OCT 1873)
        2. 2. Mary (Ruth) Brown (4 Mar 1838 – 21 Jan 1916) m. Isaac (Newton) Leet (16 May 1836 – 16 Jun 1889) m. Newton (J) Brigham (1834 – 12 Jan 1920) m. John (Carver) Glezen
        3. 3. Tobias Brown (7 JUL 1839 – 1895)
        4. 4. Eunice Brown (8 SEP 1840 – 12 JAN 1925)
        5. 5. Hiram (Jr) Brown (3 DEC 1841 – 19 DEC 1863)
        6. 6. Sarah Brown (27 JUN 1843 – 1923)
        7. 7. Susan Brown (1844 – )
        8. 8. Sylvia Brown (30 Jan 1846 – 7 NOV 1925)
        9. 9. Jerusha (M.) Brown (15 APR 1847 – 20 JAN 1861)
        10. 10. John Brown (12 JAN 1849 – 1930)
        11. 11. Amanda (W.) Brown (23 Jun 1850 – 1927)
        12. 12. Howard (C) Brown (abt 1852 – )
      5. 5. William (B.) Weygent (28 Dec 1820 – 16 Nov 1917)
      6. 6. Violet Weygent (abt 1833 – 22 Jun 1850)
  6. 6. Sarah Smith (18 February 1732 – 18 February 1802)
  7. 7. Samuel Smith (19 November 1733 – 8 October 1809)
  8. 8. Elizabeth Smith

Mary Edwards's Timeline

3 Records

1709
1709
Birth of Mary Edwards in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
1789
4 Jan 1789
Age 80
Death of Mary Edwards in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
1789
10 Dec 1789
Age 80
Burial of Mary Edwards in Ely, Cambridge, England
Ely, Cambridge, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1709
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Steele family: a genealogical history of John and George Steele (settlers of Harford, Conn ) 1635-6
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1789
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Steele family: a genealogical history of John and George Steele (settlers of Harford, Conn ) 1635-6
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1789
    Event Place: Ely, Cambridge, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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