Monthly Archives: July 2017

From a newspaper article in a family scrapbook given to me by Gordon Edwards. There are a few places that were hard if not impossible to make out – will have to try to find the original source. History further … Continue reading →

Edwin Edwards was born on May 28, 1837, in Connecticut, the son of Louise and Isaac. He had one son with Augusta Sherman in 1857. He died on April 14, 1898, in his hometown at the age of 60, and … Continue reading →

When Isaac Edwards, my gr. gr. gr grandfather, was born in 1815 in Connecticut, his father, Albert, was 27. He had one son with Louise Shaw in 1837. The 1860 Federal Census records his age at 45 and his occupation … Continue reading →

The Connecticut Line was a formation within the Continental Army. The term “Connecticut Line” referred to the quota of numbered infantry regiments assigned to Connecticut at various times by the Continental Congress, the size of its allocation determined by the … Continue reading →

From: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book: NSDAR: Volume 023: 1898 Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Wife of Russell Whiting. Descendant of Nehemiah Webb Lyon, of Connecticut. Daughter of Louis Edwin Edwards and Hattie Frances … Continue reading →

This was a photo that I got from Martha and Gordy when we were visiting. The photo was about to be thrown away – it shows 4 generations of Edwards starting with my grandfather Louis R Edwards. From right to … Continue reading →