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Abraham Edwards |
| Father: | Mother: | |||
| John Edwards |
Jane Bragden | |||
| Birth Date: | Birth Location: | Death Date: | Death Location: | |
| 4/19/1806 | Durham ME | 11/28/1888 | Poland Me |
Married:
| Name: | Marriage Date: | Marriage Location: | Father: | Mother: |
| Sarah Morse | Joseph Morse | _____ Stone | ||
| Birth Date: | Birth Location: | Death Date: | Death Location: | |
| 1/31/1803 | Otisfield ME | 7/26/1874 | Poland ME |
Child(ren):
| Name: | Birth Date: | Birth Location: | Death Date: | Death Location: |
| Elsie Edwards | 12/13/1833 | Otisfield ME | 6/18/1853 | Poland ME |
| Sarah Jane Edwards | 11/14/1835 | Otisfield ME | 2/24/1881 | Otisfield ME |
| Cynthia Edwards | 3/27/1837 | Poland ME | 3/5/1871 | Poland ME |
| Isaac Freeman Edwards | 4/5/1840 | Poland ME | Poland ME | |
| Leander Edwards | 10/24/1842 | Poland ME | ||
| Margaret Edwards | 5/25/1845 | Poland ME | 2/25/1910 | Poland ME |
Comments:
Family located:
Poland ME
Occupation:
Farmer
Elsie, Cynthia, Leander, and Margaret Edwards were not married. Leander and Margaret lived on the old homestead in W. Poland ME.
Other Info:
| Census: |
1840 Poland (Cumberland) ME
Abram Edwards
1 male 1 female under 5
2 females 5-10
1 male 1 female 30-40
1850 Poland (Cumberland) ME
Abraham Edwards 44 Farmer 450
Sarah 47
Elsy 17
Sarah J 16
Cinthia 13
Isaach F 10
Leander 7
Margarett 5
1860 Poland (Androscoggin) ME
Abraham Edwards 56 Farmer 600 200 NH
Sarah 57 ME
Sarah H 25
Cynthia 23
Isaac F 20
Leanda 17
Magarette 15
1870 Poland (Androscoggin) ME
Edwards Abram 64 Farmer 1100 485 ME
_____ Sarah 67 Keeping House ME
_____ Cyntha 31 ME
_____ Leander 27 works on Farm ME
_____ Margaret 25 Seamstress
1880 Poland (Androscoggin) ME
Edwards Abraham 76 Farmer ME NH NH
_____ Margaret 35 Daughter Keeps house ME ME ME
_____ Leander 37 Farmer Lame knee ME ME ME
1900 Poland Town (Androscoggin) ME
Edwards Leander Oct 1842 S ME ME ME Farmer
_____ Margaret M Sister M 1845 S ME ME ME House Keeper
_____ John H Nephew Sept 1872 S ME ME ME Farm Laborer
1910 Poland (Androscoggin) ME
Edwards Leander 67 S ME ME ME Farmer General Farm
_____ John Partner 37 S ME ME ME Farmer Home Farm
Jordan Joseph F G Boarder 71 S MA ME ME Agent Railroad
1920 Poland (Androscoggin) ME
Edwards Leander 77 S ME ME ME Farmer Home Farm
_____ John Nephew 37 S ME ME ME Farm Laborer Farm
| Cemetery: |
Abraham (Abram on tombstone) Edwards, his wife Sarah, and children Elsie, Cynthia, Leander (d. 1926), and Margaret, are all buried in Highland Cemetery on Megquier Hill in West Poland ME.
| Published History/Genealogy: |
Morse, Joseph, son of Nathan, b. Nov. 22, 1762. He
married Sarah Smith of Wrentham, b. Mar. 1, 1764, sister to his brother
Nathans wife and also to Chloe Smith the girl schoolteacher, who
married Ebenezer Kollack... dau. Sarah m. Abraham Edwards 5/18/1832.
Source: History of Otisfield by William Samuel Spurr; Reprinted by
the Town of Otisfield, 2nd edition
Leander and Margaret are listed in the 1906 Census, living in Poland.