William Leslie EDISON
Trace the direct ancestral line through parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents. Select any linked ancestor for the full genealogy record.
What is a Pedigree Chart?
A pedigree chart is a genealogy map of your direct-line ancestors. It begins with one person and branches backward through parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and earlier generations.
The chart is intentionally concise. Names, birth information, and death information are emphasized so relationships can be understood at a glance. Blank spaces are useful too, because they show exactly where more research is needed.
Pedigree charts work especially well alongside Family Group Sheets. The pedigree chart shows the direct ancestral path, while the Family Group Sheet gives more detail about each couple and their children.
Direct Ancestors
Four-generation pedigree
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William Leslie EDISON (b. 3 October 1878, Menlo Park, New Jersey, USA d. 10 August 1937, Wilmington, Delaware, USA) |
Thomas Alva EDISON (b. 11 February 1847, Milan, Ohio, USA d. 18 October 1931, West Orange, New Jersey, USA) |
Samuel Ogden EDISON (b. 16 August 1804, Marshalltown, Annapolis Co, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 26 February 1896, Norwalk, Ohio, USA) |
Samuel Ogden EDISON (b. 5 March 1767, Caldwell, Essex, New Jersey, USA d. 27 March 1865, Vienna, Bayham Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada) |
| Nancy STIMPSON (b. 17 October 1769, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada d.26 September 1824, Vienna, Bayham Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada) |
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| Nancy MATTHEWS (b. 4 January 1810, New Berlin, Chenango, New York, USA d. 9 April 1871, Port Huron, St Clair, Michigan, USA) |
Ebenezer MATTHEWS (b. 28 May 1759, Farmington, Connecticut, USA (Unionville) d. 1836, , New York, USA) |
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| Mercy Mason PECKHAM (b. 28 November 1765, , Rhode Island, USA d. 15 April 1845, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) (Stillwater)) |
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Mary Jane STILLWELL (b. 6 September 1855, , New Jersey, USA d. 9 August 1884, Menlo Park, New Jersey, USA) |
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