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Bryce McLellan Edwards |
| Father: | Mother: | |||
| Enoch Edwards |
Abigail McLellan | |||
| Birth Date: | Birth Location: | Death Date: | Death Location: | |
| 8/22/1820 | Otisfield ME | 9/9/1894 | Otisfield ME |
Married:
| Name: | Marriage Date: | Marriage Location: | Father: | Mother: |
| Miranda Frost | 12/18/1842 | Norway ME | Peter Frost | Sally Perkins |
| Birth Date: | Birth Location: | Death Date: | Death Location: | |
| 4/2/2824 | Norway ME | 4/19/1888 | Otisfield ME |
Child(ren):
| Name: | Birth Date: | Birth Location: | Death Date: | Death Location: |
| Sydney Danforth Edwards | 9/30/1843 | Otisfield ME | 12/14/1901 | Oxford ME |
| Elbridge Warren Edwards | 6/8/1846 | Otisfield ME | ||
| Sarah Harriet Edwards | 7/26/1849 | Otisfield ME | ||
| Eva Emogene Edwards | 5/31/1852 | Otisfield ME | ||
Comments:
Family Located: Otisfield ME
Occupation: Farmer
Bryce McLellan Edwards was a soldier in the Civil War. He was mustered into service July 28, 1862, Co. 1, 5th Me. Regt. Inf.; and was discharged May, 1862. Another record states that he was discharged for disability June 23, 1863. His brother, Col. Clark Edwards, purchased and brought home from the war two horses. Bryce had charge of them en route.
Other Info:
| Census: |
1850 Otisfield (Cumberland) ME
Bryce M Edwards 30 Farmer 1000
Miranda 26
Sidney 7
Elbridge W 4
Harriet 1
Enoch 76 Farmer
1860 Otisfield (Cumberland) ME
Brice M Edwards 39 Farmer 1000 300 Otisfield
Miranda 37 Norway
Sidney 16 Otisfield
Elbridge W 13 Otisfield
Harriet S 10 Otisfield
Eva E 8 Otisfield
1870 The town of Otisfield (Cumberland) ME
Edwards Bryce 49 Farmer 2300 712 ME
_____ Myranda 45 Keeping House ME
_____ Elbridge W 24 Farm Laborer ME
_____ Harriet S 20 School teacher ME
_____ Emma E 17 At Home ME
1880 Otisfield (Cumberland) ME
Edwards Bryce M 59 Farmer ME ME ME
_____ Miranda 56 Wife Keeping house ME ME ME
Chapman Lora L 2 Granddaughter ME ME ME
| Cemetery |
Bryce Edwards and wife Miranda are buried in Merrill Memorial Cemetery, Otisfield, ME.
| Military: |
Residence: Otisfield, Maine
Occupation:
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 28 July 1862 at the age of 41; Enlisted in Company I, 5th Infantry Regiment Maine on 28 July 1862; Mustered out on 27 July 1864
Source: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine. (MERoster) Published in 1861-1866 by Stevens & Sayward
Bryce McLellan Edwards son of Enoch lived on his fathers old place on the Gore..... He last lived in the first house west of the Gore schoolhouse.
Source: History of Otisfield by William Samuel Spurr; Reprinted by theTown of Otisfield, 2nd edition