Joshua EDWARDS

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November 1824 , Raymond, Maine, USA

Died

17 August 1862 , Camp Parapet, Ship Island, Louisiana, USA

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Born: November 1824 in Raymond, Maine, USA

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Joshua was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Joshua married Eunice VERRILL abt. 1845 in New Gloucester, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Eunice VERRILL was born abt. 1825 in Minot, Maine, USA (West Minot). Eunice died 23 August 1924 in Raymond, Maine, USA.

Joshua EDWARDS died 17 August 1862 in Camp Parapet, Ship Island, Louisiana, USA.
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Joshua EDWARDS married

Eunice VERRILL
Marriage date: abt. 1845
Marriage place: New Gloucester, Maine, USA

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Children:

Rosanna Edwards b. abt. 1849 Casco ME d. 4 September 1902 Worcester MA

m (1) Nason A Pitts 28 May 1865, (2) Fred N Burgess 5 October 1900, Boston MA

Ephraim Edwards b. 18 March 1856, Portland, ME

m Lydia A Ward 30 December 1876, Lewiston, Maine

RESIDENCE: 1880 - Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine

Ephraim possibly died in 1902

Orin Edwards b. 1857 Casco ME d. 14 September 1866

Forrest Edwards Cemetery (So. Otisfield Cemetery) Otisfield ME

John E Edwards b. 1859 Poland, ME?

m Hannah A Lorden 5 March 1889, Lawrence MA

RESIDENCE: 1920 - city, Essex, Massachusetts

Milton L Edwards b. 27 January 1861, Portland, ME

m Kate (Catie) Louise York

Ada C Edwards b. abt. 1866

Charles L Edwards b. abt. 1869

Ellen P Edwards b. abt. 1872

Children of Joshua EDWARDS and Eunice VERRILL

Celia Ann EDWARDS

Born: 10 May 1853, Portland, Maine, USA
Died: 17 February 1933, Brunswick, Maine, USA

Married: Ivory COBB 4 July 1868 Place: Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills)

Married: Samuel William FRENCH 5 October 1878 Place: Brunswick, Maine, USA

Married: William P SANFORD 7 December 1916 Place: Bath, Maine, USA

Married: George Herbert COLLINS 3 September 1927 Place: Brunswick, Maine, USA

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Birth — 1824
November 1824
Raymond, Maine, USA

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1853 Birth of Child
Celia Ann EDWARDS was born 10 May 1853, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering)

Joshua was 28 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

Death — 1862
17 August 1862
Camp Parapet, Ship Island, Louisiana, USA
He died at the age of 37.

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The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)

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1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state

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