HELP! Ancestor is complete! Grave has been located flag male ancestor  Benjamin  EDWARDS

  (b. 24 June 1652 Springfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony   d. 31 October 1724 Northampton, Province of Massachusetts Bay )  

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Benjamin EDWARDS was born 24 June 1652 in Springfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Benjamin EDWARDS was the child of Alexander EDWARDS   and   Sarah BALDWIN

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Benjamin  married  Thankful SHELDON 23 February 1680 in Northampton, Massachusetts Bay Colony .  The couple had (at least) 11 children. Thankful SHELDON  was born 27 August 1663 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence).  Thankful died 20 October 1741 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence).  Thankful was the child of Isaac SHELDON and Mary WOODFORD.

Benjamin EDWARDS died 31 October 1724 in Northampton, Province of Massachusetts Bay .
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Benjamin EDWARDS married Grave has been locatedAncestor is complete!flag female ancestor Thankful SHELDON-- Date: 23 February 1680 Place: Northampton, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.


Thankful SHELDON was the child of Isaac SHELDON and Mary WOODFORD


"Benjamin (1652-1724) & Thankful SHELDON (1662-) 23 Feb 1680, 20 Feb 1680/ 1 Northampton/ Deerfield {Keeler-Wood 297, 361 Warner-Harrington 186 Strong 1420, 1454 Scott (1919) 246 Cross Anc. 162 Goodwin-Morgan 2:180 Crapo 122 Sheldon 23 Reg. 80:398}"


Children of Benjamin EDWARDS and Thankful SHELDON:

Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor Benjamin EDWARDS (b.15 January 1682, Northampton, Massachusetts Bay Colony   d. 30 October 1741 , Northampton, Province of Massachusetts Bay )

flag male ancestor Ebenezer EDWARDS (b.18 November 1682 , Northampton, Massachusetts Bay Colony   d. 11 October 1723, Northampton, Province of Massachusetts Bay )
m. Mary NORTH 8 October 1714 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence)

Grave has been locatedAncestor is complete!flag female ancestor Mary EDWARDS (b.4 February 1686, Northampton, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England   d. 28 November 1729, Northampton, Province of Massachusetts Bay )
m. Samuel PHELPS 12 December 1706 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence)

Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor Thankful EDWARDS (b.6 October 1688 , Northampton, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England   d. 22 December 1766 , Northampton, Province of Massachusetts Bay )

flag female ancestor Esther (Hester) EDWARDS (b.19 January 1691 , Northampton, Massachusetts Bay Colony   d. , )

flag female ancestor Deliverance EDWARDS (b.14 June 1693 , Northampton, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. , )

Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor Mindwell EDWARDS (b.2 October 1694 , Northampton, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 17 March 1775 , Northampton, Province of Massachusetts Bay )

flag female ancestor Elizabeth EDWARDS (b.31 October 1697 , Northampton, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. abt. 1776, Northampton, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay )

flag male ancestor Joseph EDWARDS (b.abt. 1699, Northampton, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 16 December 1750 , Coventry, Crown Colony of Connecticut)

Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor Hannah EDWARDS (b.8 April 1703 , Northampton, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 18 October 1779 , Northampton, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay )

flag baby boy ancestor Isaac EDWARDS (b.12 January 1706, Northampton, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 18 January 1706, Northampton, Province of Massachusetts Bay )



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birth1652 Birth
24 June 1652
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Edwards Beniamin, s. Alexander, 24: 4m: 1652

Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
name: Benjamin Edwards
gender: Male
baptism/ christening date:
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birth date: 24 Jun 1652
birthplace: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name: Alexander Edwards
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name:
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C58436-1
system origin: Massachusetts-EASy
source film number: 14766
reference number: v 1 p 1
source: familysearch.org
www.ma-vitalrecords.org
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marriage1680 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin EDWARDS and Thankful SHELDON 23 February 1680, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence)

He was 27 years old.
Benjamin EDWARDS - “Vital Records of Northampton, Massachusetts.” Corbin Collection Volume 1: Records of Hampshire County, Massachusetts.  CD-ROM. Boston, Mass: New Engl
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“Vital Records of Northampton, Massachusetts.” Corbin Collection Volume 1: Records of Hampshire County, Massachusetts. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass: New EnglandHistoric Genealogical Society, 2003.
1682 Birth of Child
Benjamin EDWARDS was born 15 January 1682, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence)

Benjamin was 29 years old.
1682 Birth of Child
Ebenezer EDWARDS was born 18 November 1682 , Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence)

Benjamin was 30 years old.
1686 Birth of Child
Mary EDWARDS was born 4 February 1686, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence)

Benjamin was 33 years old.
1688 Birth of Child
Thankful EDWARDS was born 6 October 1688 , Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence)

Benjamin was 36 years old.
1691 Birth of Child
Esther (Hester) EDWARDS was born 19 January 1691 , Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence)

Benjamin was 38 years old.
1693 Birth of Child
Deliverance EDWARDS was born 14 June 1693 , Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence)

Benjamin was 41 years old.
1694 Birth of Child
Mindwell EDWARDS was born 2 October 1694 , Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence)

Benjamin was 42 years old.
1697 Birth of Child
Elizabeth EDWARDS was born 31 October 1697 , Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence)

Benjamin was 45 years old.
1703 Birth of Child
Hannah EDWARDS was born 8 April 1703 , Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence)

Benjamin was 50 years old.
1706 Birth of Child
Isaac EDWARDS was born 12 January 1706, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence)

Benjamin was 53 years old.
marriage1706 Marriage of Child
Mary EDWARDS married 12 December 1706, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence) to Samuel PHELPS
marriage1714 Marriage of Child
Ebenezer EDWARDS married 8 October 1714, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence) to Mary NORTH
1723 Death of Child
Ebenezer EDWARDS died 11 October 1723, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence)

Benjamin was 71 years old.
Death
Name: Benjamin Edwards Sen.
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 31 Oct 1724
Death Place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07553-0
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186161
Reference ID: p 146

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FC9P-XMY : 10 February 2018), Benjamin Edwards Sen., 31 Oct 1724; citing Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, reference p 146; FHL microfilm 186,161.
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Benjamin EDWARDS - 1724 DEATH, NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS   VITAL RECORDS OF NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS. CORBIN COLLECTION VOLUME 1: RECORDS OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, MASS
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1724 DEATH, NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS


VITAL RECORDS OF NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS. CORBIN COLLECTION VOLUME 1: RECORDS OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS. CD-ROM. BOSTON, MASS: NEW ENGLANDHISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, 2003. (ONLINE DATABASE. NEWENGLANDANCESTORS.ORG. NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, 2008.)


Benjamin is buried at: Bridge Street Cemetery Northampton Hampshire County Massachusetts, USA
Added: - Updated: 12/28/2021 1:14:30 PM
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