Daniel
EDWARDS
Born
11 February 1744
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Middletown, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died
29 July 1800
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Cromwell, Connecticut, USA
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Born: 11 February 1744 in Middletown, Crown Colony of Connecticut
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Daniel had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Daniel married Jemima HUBBARD 2 April 1772 in Cromwell, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jemima HUBBARD was born 8 December 1748 in Middletown, Crown Colony of Connecticut. Jemima died 11 October 1804 in Middletown, Connecticut, USA.
Daniel EDWARDS died 29 July 1800 in Cromwell, Connecticut, USA.
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Daniel EDWARDS married 
Jemima HUBBARD
Marriage date: 2 April 1772
Marriage place: Cromwell, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Jemima HUBBARDMarriage date: 2 April 1772
Marriage place: Cromwell, Crown Colony of Connecticut
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Birth — 174411 February 1744
Middletown, Crown Colony of Connecticut
1772 Marriage / PartnerDaniel EDWARDS and Jemima HUBBARD 2 April 1772, Cromwell, Connecticut, USA
He was 28 years old.
Revolutionary War
EDWARDS, DANIEL
Ancestor #: A036559
Service: CONNECTICUT Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, SOLDIER
Birth: 2-11-1744 MIDDLETOWN CONNECTICUT
Death: 7-29-1800 MIDDLETOWN -PROB CONNECTICUT
Service Description: 1) SOL,TOWN OF MIDDLETOWN
2) SINGED OATH OF FIDELITY
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1) JEMIMA HUBBARD
Ancestor #: A036559
Service: CONNECTICUT Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, SOLDIER
Birth: 2-11-1744 MIDDLETOWN CONNECTICUT
Death: 7-29-1800 MIDDLETOWN -PROB CONNECTICUT
Service Description: 1) SOL,TOWN OF MIDDLETOWN
2) SINGED OATH OF FIDELITY
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1) JEMIMA HUBBARD
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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1789 Birth of ChildSally EDWARDS was born 16 March 1789, Cromwell, Connecticut, USA
Daniel was 45 years old.
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Death Date: 29 Jul 1800
Death Place: Cromwell, Connecticut
Age: 55
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03737-5
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film Number: 3328
Reference ID: pg 1
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03737-5
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film Number: 3328
Reference ID: pg 1
'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch : 3 December 2014
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Old Burying Ground Cromwell, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state
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