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Introductory Material:
Preface

Chapter 1
The Edwards Coat of Arms

Family Records:
John 1
John 2
John 3
Richard 3
Jonathan 3
Samuel 3
Nathaniel 3
William 3

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The Crockett Connection
Edwards and the Civil War
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Our Immigrant Ancestors
1906 Census

Family Fun
Mayberry Hill Chronicles

This Old House
Justin Edwards had a Farm
Letters from Henry


Samuel S Edwards



Father: Mother:

John Edwards
Jemima Wallingford
Birth Date: Birth Location: Death Date: Death Location:
3/9/1781 Haverhill MA

Married:

Name: Marriage Date: Marriage Location: Father: Mother:
Hannah Thompson 1/30/1808 Gilmanton NH

Birth Date: Birth Location: Death Date: Death Location:


Child(ren):

Name: Birth Date: Birth Location: Death Date: Death Location:









Comments:

Tradition is that Samuel S. Edwards, after his marriage at Gilmanton, N. H., located in the central or eastern portion of southern Maine.

Other Info:

1810 census household of Samuel Edwards, Montville Plantation, Lincoln County, Maine lists 2 adults and one girl under the age of 10.
1820 census, Montville Plantation - 2 adults, 1 boy and 4 girls under the age of 10, one girl age 10-16.
1830 census - Liberty (Waldo County) ME - 2 adults aged 40-50, 2 girls under 5, 1 boy and 1 girl age 5-10. 1 boy and 1 girl 10-15, 2 girls 15-20,  1 girl 20-30
1840 census - Liberty - 2 adults 50-60, 2 girls 10-15, 1 girl 15-20, 1 boy and 3 girls 20-30
1850 census - Liberty - Samuel, farmer, age 68, head of household; Martha W, 38; Susan S, 36, Hannah, 24; Rosannah, 22
1860 census - Liberty - Samuel Edwards, 80, born MA; Martha 47, born ME

buried in Mt Repose Cemetery Montville (Waldo County, Maine):
David W Edward died Oct 13, 1864 age 45v yr 10 mo
Charles W only son of David W and Caroline A Edwards died Feb 22 1848 age 8 mo
Capt Samuel Edwards died may 10, 1870 age 90 yr 2 mo 1 day
his wife Hannah died Oct 11, 1849 age 63
Martha Edwards died Nov 26, 1860 age 48 yr 4 mo

David W Edwards married Caroline Bartlett both of Montvlle 2/14/1844

Source: Vital records of Montville, Maine prior to 1892, copied by Isabel Morse Maresh.

children of David W and Caroline A Edwards
Hattie G Edwards 12/30/1848
David B Edwards 12/14/1854
Carrie Abbie Edwards 10/23/1861

Return of Death
Date of Death  Oct 13th 1864
Name of Deceased  David W Edwards
Sex Male
Color White
Single or Married Married
Age  45 years 10 months
Occupation  Farmer
Place of death  West???
"   "   birth  Liberty
Name of father  Samuel Edwards
Birth Place of  "   NH
Name of Mother  Hannah Edwards
Birth Place of     “  NH
Disease or Cause of Death  Shot by a Bullet from a gun by a unknown person

from History of the town of Liberty
Samuel Edwards
Samuel Edwards came here among the early settlers and lived on what is now A B Sherman’s place. His son, David W, a charter member of Liberty Masonic Lodge, was killed in 1865 while attending to his duties as US Deputy Marshal.

source: Vital records of Liberty, Maine, Transcribed by Isabel Morse Maresh.

12/20/1867  Cyrus A Batchelder of Palermo married Caroline A Edwards of Liberty
1/31/1867 John W Ayer of Montville married Hattie G Edwards in Palermo

Source: Waldo County marriages

1870 census shows Cyrus Batchelder and wife Caroline living in Fairfield (Somerset County) ME. Carrie is 9, David B is 15; there is another male child, age 10, in the household whose name might be Mathew.

possible daughters of Samuel and Hannah:
John b McAlister of Burnham Rachel T Edwards of Liberty intentions 4/12/1844
April 17 1838 intentions Oliver F Bryant of Liberty and Ruth Edwards of Montville
6/26/1848 Joel W Haskell married Julia D Edwards
Probable:
March 4 1852 James Prescott of China married Hannah T Edwards of Liberty

Name Birth Date Birth Location Death Date Death Location
female Edwards 1808-10
Martha Edwards 7/1812 11/26/1860
Susan S Edwards 1814
female Edwards 1815
female Edwards 1816-18
David W Edwards 12/1819 10/13/1864
female Edwards 1820-25
Jno? Edwards 1820-25
Hannah Edwards 1826
Rosannah Edwards 1828

Martha unmarried lived with father always as per census
Susan and Rosannah unmarried and living tog in 1870 as per census

Liberty 1840
Oliver Bryant
1 male under 5
1 female 5-10
1 male 10-15
1 female 20-30
1 male 30-40
1 female 60-70

Liberty 1850
Joel W Haskel    26    Joiner    300
Julia D    24
Hannah E    6/12

Samuel Edwards    68    Farmer    MA
Martha W    38        ME
Susan S    36
Hannah    24
Rosannah    22

Belfast
Chas Treadwell    67    Wheelwright
(among others:
Jno F Edwards    23    Carriage Maker    ME)

Montville
David W Edwards    31    Farmer    500
Caroline A    25
Harriet    1

1860 Liberty
David W Edwards 41 Farmer 2000 600
Caroline 34
Hattie G 11
David B 3

1870 Montville (Waldo) ME
Haskell, Joel W    46    Farmer    2500    830    Maine
_____, Julia D    47    Keeping House    Maine
_____, Hannah    20    School Teacher    Maine    attended school within the year
_____, William    5    Maine

1880 Montville (Waldo) ME
Haskell Joel W    55    Farmer and Mechanic
Hannah E    30    daughter    milliner
William L(?)    15    son    farmer
all b Maine