Category Archives: Edwards

Relationship: Maternal Great GrandfatherBorn: August 1851, Ireland (Source: 1900 U.S. Federal Census) Died: 14 November 1905 (see probate note below; some records suggest 20 November 1905) Early Family Background Acheson O’Brien was born in Ireland in August 1851, likely in … Continue reading →

Relationship: Great GrandmotherBorn: Apr 1863 In Germany Died: 08 Sept 1927Father: George Bloss – born around 1824 in Bavaria, Germany Mother: CatherineJulia arrived in America, from Germany with her parents, George and Catherine when she was an infant. Many did … Continue reading →

(Rev) Richard Edwards: b 1590 d. 1625 Married: Anne ….. Note: Examination of the Stephney register disclosed that Anne Edwards was the widow of Richard Edwards and that they had been residents of Ratcliffe in Stepney but but a few … Continue reading →

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 →