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Clark Swett Edwards |
| Father: | Mother: | |||
| Enoch Edwards |
Abigail McLellan | |||
| Birth Date: | Birth Location: | Death Date: | Death Location: | |
| 3/26/1823 | Otisfield ME | 5/3/1903 | Bethel ME |
Married:
| Name: | Marriage Date: | Marriage Location: | Father: | Mother: |
| Maria F Mason | 12/5/1849 | Bethel ME | Ayers Mason | Eunice Hale |
| Birth Date: | Birth Location: | Death Date: | Death Location: | |
| 8/8/1828 | Bethel ME | 3/6/1885 | Bethel ME |
Child(ren):
| Name: | Birth Date: | Birth Location: | Death Date: | Death Location: |
| Charles Frank Edwards | 5/21/1851 | Bethel ME | 6/25/1884 | Dillon MT |
| Ellen Maria Edwards | 1/27/1853 | Bethel ME | ||
| Waldo Wallace Edwards | 10/14/1854 | Bethel ME | ||
| Ayers Mason Edwards | 1/12/1857 | Bethel ME | 7/21/1910 | Boston MA |
| Herbert Arthur Edwards | 4/17/1860 | Bethel ME | ||
| Fred Lee Edwards | 10/12/1865 | Bethel ME | ||
| Delmer Ellery Edwards | 1/6/1868 | Bethel ME | 12/24/1909 | Brockton MA |
Comments:
Family located:
Bethel ME
Occupation:
Farmer
Clark Swett Edwards was educated in the public schools of Otisfield, Me. In 1848 he went to Bethel to work. At the opening of the Civil War when the call was made for 300.000 men, he took out recruiting papers and was chosen Capt. of the first company organized under this call in the country. This company became Co. 1, 5th. Me. Regt. He was mustered in as Captain, June 24, 1861, but his rank as such dated from May 4, 1861. He was soon promoted to Major; to Lieut. Col., Sept. 24, 1862; to Col., Jan. 8, 1863; Brevet Gen., Mar. 13, 1865; and was mustered out with rank of Brig. Gen. by brevet for conspicuous bravery, July 27, 1865. He was with the Army of the Potomac in leading engagements.
He was Democratic nominee for Governor of Maine, 1886, and appointed by Gov. of Maine in 1890 as Commissioner for Columbian Exposition at Chicago.*
Charles Frank Edwards was not married. He was killed in R. M. accident near Dillon, Mont.
Other Info:
| Census: |
1850 Bethel (Oxford) ME
Clark S Edwards 27 Trader 500
Mariah F Edwards 21
1860 Bethel (Oxford) ME
Clark S Edwards 37 Farmer 0 500
Maria 31
Charles F 9
Ellen M 7
Waldo W 5
Ayers M 3
Infant (M) 3/12
1870 Bethel (Oxford) ME
Edwards Clark 47 Farmer 3000 960 ME
“ Maria A 41 Keeping house ME
“ Charles F 19 ME
“ Ellen M 17 ME
“ Waldo W 15 ME
“ Ayers M 13 ME
“ Herbert A 10 ME
“ Fred L 4 ME
“ Delmer E 2 ME
1880 Bethel (Oxford) ME
Edwards Clark S 56 Farmer ME ME ME
_____ Mariah A 52 Wife Housekeeping ME ME ME
_____ Hurbert A 19 Son ME ME ME
_____ Ayers M 23 Son in College ME ME ME
_____ Fred L 14 Son at school ME ME ME
_____ Dell E 12 Son ME ME ME
| Military: |
Born on 26 March 1824.
Residence: Bethel, Maine
Occupation:
Service Record: Enlisted as a Captain on 24 June 1861 at the age of 37; Commission in Company I, 5th Infantry Regiment Maine on 24 June 1861; Transferred on 01 July 1862; Promoted to Full Major on 01 July 1862 ; Promoted to Full Lieutenant Colonel on 22 November 1862 ; Promoted to Full Colonel on 08 January 1863 ; Mustered out on 27 July 1864 ; Promoted to Brevet Brig-Gen on 13 March 1865
Sources: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine. (ME Roster) Published in 1861-1866 by Stevens & Sayward; Dyer: A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. (Dyer) Published in 1959 by Yoseloff Heitman: Register of United States Army 1789-1903. (Heitman) Published in 1994; Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue. (BBGenerals) Published in 1997
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*The
building erected for the Exposition now stands in Poland, ME on the
grounds of the former Poland Spring House. There is a picture of it in
the Library of Congress. To view it, use the Library of
Congress search page . Copy and paste this phrase:
Maine State Building, Poland Spring, Me.
and choose Match this exact phrase before clicking
the SEARCH button.
http://www.navarrocollege.edu/library/civilwar/finding_aids/a_f/edwards.htm
For more information on the ancestry
of Maria F. Mason, see Captain Hugh Mason Genealogy
http://www.kinnexions.com/kinnexions/mason/rr01/rr01_257.htm#P5034