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Sam Dunnell Edwards



Father: Mother:

Albert Edwards
Susan Hill Dunnell
Birth Date: Birth Location: Death Date: Death Location:
7/29/1841 Industry ME 7/2/1908 South Weymouth MA

Married:

Name: Marriage Date: Marriage Location: Father: Mother:
Mary Elizabeth Sulloway 10/18/1864 Boston MA Jason H Sulloway Mary Elizabeth Pierce
Birth Date: Birth Location: Death Date: Death Location:
3/14/1843 Northampton MA 1/27/1906 Allston MA

Child(ren):

Name: Birth Date: Birth Location: Death Date: Death Location:
Helen Mary Edwards 9/8/1865 Brookline MA 9/10/1865 Brookline MA
Albert Sulloway Edwards 11/19/1866 Brookline MA 3/1/1889 Brookline MA
May Baker Edwards 7/8/1873 Brookline MA

Comments:

Family located: Brookline MA
Occupation: Customs Inspector (21 years)

Sam Dunnell Edwards enlisted May 15, 1861, as a Private in the 5th. Maine Regt. Infantry and later became Aide do Camp to the Col. of that Regt. He was honorably discharged, and May 25, 1863, enlisted in the Navy as Third Assistant Engineer. He was promoted Nov. 15, 1864, to the rank of Second Assistant on U. S. Steamship troonage and Cambridge; and was honorably discharged Sept. 26, 1865.

Member of AF&AM; IOOF; and UVU.

Other Info:

Census:

1870 Brookline (Norfolk) MA
Sulloway Jason H    55    Pedlar    ___    300    NH
_____Mary E    28    Keeps House    MA
Edwards Sam D    28    Naval Engineer    MA
_____ Elisa M    26    Keeps House    MA
_____ Albert S    3    At Home    MA

1880 Brookline (Norfolk) MA
Edwards Samuel D    38    Inspector    ME    ME    ME
_____ Lizzie M    37    Wife    MA    NH    MA
_____ Albert S    13    Son    At school    MA    ME    MA
_____ Marnie    7    Daughter    MA    ME    MA

1900  Brookline (Norfolk) MA
Edwards Samuel D    July 1841    M 35    ME    ME    ME    custom ___ inspector
_____ Elizabeth M    Mar 1843    M 35    3    1    MA    NH    MA
_____ Mae B    Daughter    July 1872    S    MA    ME    MA    Clerk (Bakery)

Military:

Name: Samuel Edwards ,  
Residence: Massachusetts
Enlistment Date: 28 May 1863
Side Served: Union
State Served: U.S. Navy
Service Record: Enlisted as a Acting 3rd Assistant Engineer on 28 May 1863. Commission in  Navy Regiment U.S. Navy on 28 May 1863. Promoted to Full Acting 2nd Assistant Engineer on 5 Dec 1864. Discharged from  Navy Regiment U.S. Navy on 22 Sep 1865.
Source: Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War. (MASSCW) Published in 1931-37 by Adjutant General