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Edwards Family

Mrs Edith May Edwards Whiting

Posted on July 26, 2017 by admin

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 →

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4 Generations – Edwards Family

Posted on July 24, 2017 by admin

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 →

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George Burroughs Torrey

Posted on October 24, 2013 by admin

George Burroughs Torrey (1863–1942) was an American painter, best known for his portraits. He has been called the “painter of presidents”, because he painted portraits of Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft, and Herbert Hoover. He was born in the old … Continue reading →

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Edith May Edwards Whiting

Posted on October 24, 2013 by admin

When Edith May Edwards was born on December 4, 1878, in Connecticut, her father, Louis, was 21 and her mother, Hattie, was 23. She married Russell Hitchcock Whiting on December 6, 1899, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. They had two children during … Continue reading →

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Bessie O’Brien (1894-1972)

Posted on July 18, 2012 by admin

Bridgeport Telegram March 30, 1918 Miss Bessie O’Brien of Oak street, Miss Betty Brady of State street and Miss Violet Stiff of Lenox avenue left yesterday for New York where they will spend the week-end as guests at the Hotel … Continue reading →

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Local Woman Killed by Truck

Posted on July 5, 2012 by admin

Mrs. Daniel Strecker, sixty, Union Avenue, Bridgeport was instantly killed this afternoon in Devon when she was struck by and automobile truck while alighting from a trolley car.The truck was operated by Henry P. Nothnagle, well known Milford Resident. The … Continue reading →

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Julia Anna Bloss

Posted on June 1, 2012 by admin

Julia arrived in America, from Germany, with her parents when she was an infant. Many did not think she would surive the rigors of the trip. Her first husband was to a Yankee by the name of Gier, who was … Continue reading →

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Atchinson O’Brien

Posted on May 31, 2012 by admin

Several spellings of Acheson O’Brien’s first name appear in family records and historical documents, including: Such spelling variations were very common in the 19th and early 20th centuries, especially among immigrants. Census takers, clerks, and officials often recorded names phonetically, … Continue reading →

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Lawrence Stearns Potter, Jr., 78, died Saturday, July 21, 2007

Posted on December 24, 2011 by admin

AIKEN, S.C. – Lawrence Stearns Potter, Jr., 78, died Saturday, July 21, 2007 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A native of Philadelphia, Pa., Mr. Potter was a son of the late Lawrence Stearns and Mary Dubbs Potter, Sr. He was … Continue reading →

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S.E. Whiting of Easton Dies

Posted on December 17, 2011 by admin

Sherman Edwards Whiting was the son of Edith May Edwards(brother of Louis R. Edwards) and Russell Hitchcock Whiting. He was born 21 May 1922. Obituary – Sherman E. Whiting, 70 of 199 Stepney road, former owner of Whiting’s music, radio, … Continue reading →

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