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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

Other
Timeline

The Crockett Connection
Edwards and the Civil War
Cemeteries
Vignettes
Photo Album
Our Immigrant Ancestors
1906 Census

Family Fun
Mayberry Hill Chronicles

This Old House
Justin Edwards had a Farm
Letters from Henry


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James Harker Roach Edwards



Father: Mother:

William Edwards
Dorcas Merrill
Birth Date: Birth Location: Death Date: Death Location:
11/13/1807 5/26/1890 Gorham ME

Married:

Name: Marriage Date: Marriage Location: Father: Mother:
Emeline McLellan 7/25/1834
David McLellan
Birth Date: Birth Location: Death Date: Death Location:
4/7/1810
8/25/1846
Name: Marriage Date: Marriage Location: Father: Mother:
Abbie T Jones




Birth Date: Birth Location: Death Date: Death Location:
1805
8/25/1834
Name: Marriage Date: Marriage Location: Father: Mother:
(Mrs.) Harriet Maria Edwards McLanathan 12/31/1870 Portland ME Samuel Edwards Nancy Burr
Birth Date: Birth Location: Death Date: Death Location:
6/9/1829 Portland ME 4/1/1910 Gorham ME

Child(ren):

Name: Birth Date: Birth Location: Death Date: Death Location:
Elizabeth E Edwards 5/17/1837


Mary Edwards 12/17/1837 2/4/1879
George William Edwards 11/27/1839 Gorham ME 12/13/1862 Fredericksburg VA
Charles Mason Edwards 8/21/1842 Gorham ME 1905 ME
Emma Edwards 1/10/1846 Gorham ME
William Chickering Edwards 6/9/1874 Gorham ME 8/30/1912 Fryebury ME

Comments:

Family located: Gardiner ME; Gorham ME
Occupation: Farmer

George W. and Charles M. Edwards were soldiers in the Civil War, thier names being given in list of soldiers from Gorham, Me.

George W. Edwards graduated from Bowdoin College in 1862.

Harriet Maria Edwards was granddaughter of Calvin Edwards of Gorham, Me.

Other Info:

Census:

1840 Gorham (Cumberland) ME
James HR Edwards
1  male 2 females under 5
1 female 10-15
1 male 20-30
1 male 1 female 30-40

1850 Gardiner (Kennebec) ME
James HR Edwards    44    Joiner
Abby T    43
Elizabeth E    13
George W    10
Charles M    6
Emma F    4
Mahala Weeks    20

1860 Gorham (Cumberland) ME
James H R Edwards    52    House Joiner    100
Abbie F    52
Mary M    23
George W    20    Student
Charles M    17    Student
Emily F    14

1870 The Town of Gorham (Cumberland) ME
Edwards James H R    62    Farmer    2200    1000    ME
_____ Mary M    34    Keeping house    ME
_____ Eliabeth E    33    At home    ME
_____ Emma    24    At home    ME
_____ Jennie    13    At school    ME
_____ Frederick    11    At school    ME
_____ Arthur G    9    At school    ME
Braedon? John    19    Farm laborer    ME

1880 Gorham (Cumberland) ME
Edwards James    72    Farmer    ME    ME    ME
_____ Hattie M    40    Wife    Keeping house    ME    ME    ME
_____ Anna B    Daughter    At home    ME    ME    ME
_____ Willie C    5    Son    ME    ME    ME

1880 Gorham (Cumberland) ME
Edwards James    72    Farmer    ME    ME    ME
_____ Hattie M    49    Wife    Keeping house    ME    ME    ME
_____ Anna B    Daughter    At home    ME    ME    ME
_____ Willie C    5    Son    ME    ME    ME

Military:

George W Edwards
Residence: Gorham, Maine
Occupation:
Service Record: Enlisted as a Lieutenant 2nd Class on 02 August 1862 at the age of 22; Commission in Company B, 16th Infantry Regiment Maine on 02 August 1862; Killed on 13 December 1862 in Fredericksburg, VA
Source: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine. (MERoster) Published in 1861-1866 by Stevens & Sayward

Cemetery:

James Harker Roach Edwards, wives Emeline and Harriet, and daugher Mary are buried in Eastern Cemetery, Gorham ME.

Online:

For more information about the ancestors of Harriet Maria Edwards, see this section of Dorr/Taber/MacDonald/Drummond Genealogy.