Benjamin Edwards

1652 - 1724  (72 years)

• Name	Benjamin Edwards  [1]
  Birth	24 Jun 1652	Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Death	31 Oct 1724	Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts   [2, 5]
  Burial	Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts   [2]
  Person ID	I4696	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	Alexander Edwards,   b. Abt 1617   d. 4 Sep 1690, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts (Age ~ 73 years)
  Mother	Sarah Baldwin,   b. Abt Mar 1618   d. 3 Oct 1690, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts (Age ~ 72 years)
  Marriage	28 Apr 1642	Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts   [3, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F2869	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thankful Sheldon,   b. 1662   d. 1741, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	23 Feb 1681  [1, 7, 11, 12]
  Children	+ 1. Mary Edwards,   b. 1685, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts d. 29 Nov 1729, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts (Age 44 years)
  Family ID	F2866	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2016

  
  

• Notes

  "Served in King Philip's War and participated in Turner's Falls Fight under Capt. William Turner."

  
  

• Sources

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