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Bryce Smith Edwards |
| Father: | Mother: | |||
| John Edwards |
Eunice Smith | |||
| Birth Date: | Birth Location: | Death Date: | Death Location: | |
| 11/2/1805 | Gorham ME | 10/6/1867 | Madison ME |
Married:
| Name: | Marriage Date: | Marriage Location: | Father: | Mother: |
| Abigail Flood | 11/6/1830 | Buxton ME | Edmond Flood | Martha Lombard |
| Birth Date: | Birth Location: | Death Date: | Death Location: | |
| 7/4/1802 | Buxton ME | 5/12/1878 | Madison ME |
Child(ren):
| Name: | Birth Date: | Birth Location: | Death Date: | Death Location: |
| John Colby Edwards | 3/19/1832 | Industry ME | 12/26/1899 | Chelsea MA |
| Susan Dunnell Edwards | 8/19/1833 | Industry ME | 5/27/1914 | Utica NY |
| Luther Flood Edwards | 8/19/1835 | Industry ME | 5/26/1899 | Madison ME |
| Sylvester Flood Edwards | 3/19/1837 | Industry ME | 12/23/1884 | Gardiner ME |
| Adriana Allen Edwards | 6/27/1838 | Industry ME | 7/5/1896 | Chippewa Falls WI |
| Emiline F Edwards | 6/7/1839 | Industry ME | Industry ME | |
| William Harvey Edwards | 11/28/1843 | Industry ME | 10/18/1902 | Smithmills PA |
| Bryce Merrill Edwards | 6/1/1849 | Industry ME | 3/30/1906 | Anson ME |
Comments:
Family located:
Buxton ME; 1831 moved to Industry ME, settling on a farm on the south
side of Bannock Hill; in 1863 sold farm and moved to Gardiner ME; a
year later Bryce and his wife went of live with their son, Luther, in
Madison ME.
Occupation:
Farmer; Cattle and Live Stock Dealer
Bryce Smith Edwards was a strong temperance advocate, being a member of a secret club for the suppression of the liquor traffic. He was the first member of the Whig party in Industry, Me. As an advocate of anti-slavery, he was active in the "underground railway" for fugitive slaves.
Other Info:
| Census: |
1840 Census Industry (Franklin) ME
Brice Edwards
1 male 1 female under 5
2 males 1 female 5-10
1 male 1 female 30-40
1850 Industry (Franklin) ME
Brice S Edwards 43 Farmer 1000
Abigail 45
John 19
Susan 17
Luther 15
Sylvester 14
Adrianna 12
William 9
Brice 1
1860 Industry (Franklin) ME
Brice S Edwards 54 Farmer 1500 500 ME
Abigail Edwards 55
Adriana A Edwards 21
William H Edwards 18
Brice M Edwards 11
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For more information about the ancestors of Abigail Flood, see this section of Some New England, PA and NJ Ancestors.