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Oliver Edwards



Father: Mother:

John Edwards
Eunice Smith
Birth Date: Birth Location: Death Date: Death Location:
2/4/1813 Buxton ME 5/79/1876 Brookline MA

Married:

Name: Marriage Date: Marriage Location: Father: Mother:
Emiline Reeves



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

Boston MA;
Name: Marriage Date: Marriage Location: Father: Mother:
Mary Leavitt

John Leavitt

Birth Date: Birth Location: Death Date: Death Location:
12/1827 Portland ME 12/24/1855 Watertown MA
Name: Marriage Date: Marriage Location: Father: Mother:
Sybil Horne Samuel Horne
Birth Date: Birth Location: Death Date: Death Location:
5/19/1831 Watertown MA

Child(ren):

Name: Birth Date: Birth Location: Death Date: Death Location:
George Oliver Edwards 1836 Watertown MA 12/30/1895 Montreal Que
Charles Dickens Edwards 8/26/1841 Watertown MA 1/17/1905 Stoughton MA
Mary Leavitt Edwards 12/10/1855 Watertown MA
Hubert Foote Edwards 9/29/1862 Brookline MA

Comments:

Family located: Watertown MA; Portland ME; Boston MA; Brookline MA
Occupation : Safe and Lock Manufacturer

Oliver Edwards was first in the employ of his brother, Hugh, Manufacturer of Safes and locks; later he became a partner in the firm, Edwards & Kershaw, Safe Manufacturers of Boston. he was the first President of Atlantic Iron Works of East boston. He was a member of Handell and Hayden Musical Club, also member of IOOF.

Hubert Foote Edwards - Occupation: metal Mine and Mill Manager and Assayer.

In the pursuit of his chosen occupation he has been employed in the following places:-Red Bluff MT, 1887; Phillipsburg MT, 12/1887 - 2/1890; Bannock MT, 2/1890 - 4/1891; also 3/1896 - 12/1899;Butte MT, 4/1891 - 9/1892, 11/1905 - 8/1909, also 10/1912 - 8/1914; Rochester MT, 12/1899 - 11/1905; Gilbansville ID, 8/1909 - 11/19010; Silver Star MT, 11/1910 - 10/1912; Deer Lodge MT, 8/1914 to date (1915).

Other Info:

Census:

1840 Ward 7 Boston (Suffolk) MA
Oliver Edwards
1 male under 5
1 male 15-20
1 male 1 female 20-30

1850 Ward Five Boston (Suffolk) MA
Oliver Edwards 38 Safe Manuf ME
George O 14 MA
Charles D 8 MA
Susan Reeves 65 MA
Margaret Bowen 20 Ireland

1860 Ward Five Boston (Suffolk) MA
Oliver Edwards    45    Safe Manuf    20000    12000    ME
Sybil    28    MA
George O    25    Civil Engineer    MA
Chas D    19    Clerk    MA
Mary L    5    MA
John E Rolland    25    Bookkeeper    MA
Mary    “    24    MA
Mary Lucy    30    Servant    Ire

Online:

For more information about the ancestors of Mary leavitt, see this section of My Family History.