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William Edwards 1709 – 1759 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1709

Birth Location: Monmouthshire, Wales

Death Date: 1759

Death Location: Llangovan, Monmouthshire, Wales

Father: Thomas Edwards

Mother: Sarah Bennett

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Richard Edwards

William Edwards was born in 1709 in Monmouthshire, Wales, the child of Thomas Edwards and Sarah Addenbrooke Bennett. William Edwards had children including Richard Edwards. William Edwards passed away in 1759 in Llangovan, Monmouthshire, Wales.

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Biography

  • William Edwards was born in 1709 in Monmouthshire, Wales, the child of Thomas Edwards and Sarah Addenbrooke Bennett.
  • William Edwards had children including Richard Edwards.
  • William Edwards passed away in 1759 in Llangovan, Monmouthshire, Wales.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Edwards
1659 – 1725
Birth Location: danby, Wales
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Sarah Bennett
– 1720
Birth Location: Shropshire County, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
SB

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Edwards
1730 – 1770
Birth Location: Soham, Cambridgeshire England
RE

William Edwards's Ancestors

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William Edwards
1709 – 1759
Birth Place: Monmouthshire, Wales
Parents
Thomas Edwards
1659 – 1725
danby, Wales
Sarah (Addenbrooke) Bennett
– 1720
Shropshire County, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Bennett
1660 – 1698
the Oaks Kingswinford Staffordshire England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Edwards's Descendants

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William Edwards (1709 – 1759)
  1. 1. Richard Edwards (1730 – Aft 1770)
    1. 1. Richard ((The Immigrant)) Edwards (20 Apr Abt 1767 – 28 Dec 1820) m. Phobea (Edwards) Maiden (6 Apr 1775 – 30 Oct 1850)
      1. 1. Alfred (Erasmus) Edwards (1790 – 15 Sep 1873) m. Mary (Polly) Slay (1788 – Aug 1850)
        1. 1. Thomas (Erasmus Dr) Edwards (18 Apr 1816 – 6 Oct 1875) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Stanley (abt 1832 – 23 Dec 1887) m. Martha (M) Edwards (abt 1819 – )

William Edwards's Timeline

3 Records

1709
1709
Birth of William Edwards in Monmouthshire, Wales
Monmouthshire, Wales
1740
20 Jul 1740
Age 31
William Edwards was married in London, England
London, England
1759
1759
Age 50
Death of William Edwards in Llangovan, Monmouthshire, Wales
Llangovan, Monmouthshire, Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1709
    Event Place: Monmouthshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1740
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1759
    Event Place: Llangovan, Monmouthshire, Wales
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