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Mary Porter Edwards 1838 – 1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Nov 1838

Birth Location: New York, New York, New York

Death Date: 19 May 1919

Death Location: 46 West 50th St., New York, NY

Father: Walter Edwards

Mother: Sarah DeForest

Spouse(s): Thomas Volkenburgh

Children(s): Susie Volkenburgh

Mary Porter Edwards was born in 1838 in New York, New York, New York, the child of Walter Edwards and Sarah DeForest. Mary Porter Edwards married Thomas Sedgwick Van Volkenburgh, and had children including Susie Edwards Van Volkenburgh. Mary Porter Edwards passed away in 1919 in 46 West 50th St., New York, NY.

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Biography

  • Mary Porter Edwards was born in 1838 in New York, New York, New York, the child of Walter Edwards and Sarah DeForest.
  • Mary Porter Edwards married Thomas Sedgwick Van Volkenburgh, and had children including Susie Edwards Van Volkenburgh.
  • Mary Porter Edwards passed away in 1919 in 46 West 50th St., New York, NY.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Edwards's Ancestors

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Mary Edwards
1838 – 1919
Birth Place: New York, New York, New York
Parents
Walter Edwards
1807 – 1880
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Sarah DeForest
1811 – 1881
Connecticut
Grandparents
Amos Edwards
1778 –
Connecticut, USA
Olive Churchill
1784 –
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Josiah Edwards
1739 – 1824
Mary Foster
1741 – 1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Edwards
1704 – 1776
Elizabeth Norton
1708 – 1761

Mary Edwards's Descendants

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Mary (Porter) Edwards (29 Nov 1838 – 19 May 1919) m. Thomas (Sedgwick Van) Volkenburgh (17 Aug 1843 – 25 Dec 1921)
  1. 1. Susie (Edwards Van) Volkenburgh (Dec 1875 – )

Mary Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1838
29 Nov 1838
Birth of Mary Porter Edwards in New York, New York, New York
New York, New York, New York
1919
19 May 1919
Age 81
Death of Mary Porter Edwards in 46 West 50th St., New York, NY
46 West 50th St., New York, NY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1838
    Event Place: New York, New York, New York

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1919
    Event Place: 46 West 50th St., New York, NY

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