Benjamin Edwards 1652–1710 – The Haley, Lawrence, Saunders and Cotter Family trees

Benjamin EdwardsAge: 57 years1652–1710

Name: Benjamin Edwards

Given names: Benjamin

Surname: Edwards

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Birth	June 24, 1652 55 34 Springfield, Hampden, MA
Birth of a sister	Sarah Edwards November 21, 1654 (Age 2 years) Springfield, Hampden, MA
Birth of a brother	Nathaniel Edwards June 1657 (Age 4 years) Northampton, Hampshire, MA
Death of a brother	Nathaniel Edwards 1658 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sister	Elizabeth Edwards February 22, 1660 (Age 7 years) Northampton, Hampshire, MA
Death of a sister	Mary Edwards 1676 (Age 23 years)
Marriage	Thankful Sheldon — View this family February 23, 1680 (Age 27 years) Northampton, Hampshire, MA
Death of a sister	Hannah Edwards September 11, 1680 (Age 28 years) Hatfield, Hampshire, MA
Death of a sister	Sarah Edwards 1683 (Age 30 years)
Death of a wife	Thankful Sheldon 1685 (Age 32 years)
Death of a sister	Elizabeth Edwards 1688 (Age 35 years)
Death of a father	Alexander Edwards September 4, 1690 (Age 38 years) Northampton, Hampshire, MA
Death of a brother	Joseph Edwards September 21, 1690 (Age 38 years) Northampton, Hampshire, MA
Death of a mother	Sarah Baldwin October 3, 1690 (Age 38 years) Northampton, Hampshire, MA
Death	March 9, 1710 (Age 57 years) Northampton, Hampshire, MA

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Baldwin Samuel Edwards Hannah Edwards Joseph Edwards Mary Edwards Benjamin Edwards Sarah Edwards Nathaniel Edwards Elizabeth Edwards Alexander Edwards Birth: 1597 — Prob, Scotland Death: September 4, 1690 — Northampton, Hampshire, MA
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Searle Family with spouse Alexander Edwards Samuel Edwards Hannah Edwards Joseph Edwards Mary Edwards Benjamin Edwards Sarah Edwards Nathaniel Edwards Elizabeth Edwards Sarah Baldwin Birth: about 1618 53 56 — Of Cholesbury, Bucks, England Death: October 3, 1690 — Northampton, Hampshire, MA
	Marriage: April 28, 1642 — Springfield, Hampden, MA
10 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Coller Samuel Edwards Birth: March 7, 1643 46 25 — Springfield, Hampden, MA Death: April 13, 1713 — Northampton, Hampshire, MA
23 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Samuel Davis Samuel Davis Samuel Davis John Davis Elizabeth Davis Joseph Davis Hannah Edwards Birth: February 18, 1645 48 27 — Springfield, Hampden, MA Death: September 11, 1680 — Hatfield, Hampshire, MA
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Elmer Family with spouse Hannah Atkinson Joseph Edwards Birth: August 8, 1647 50 29 — Springfield, Hampden, MA Death: September 21, 1690 — Northampton, Hampshire, MA
17 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Field Mary Edwards Birth: January 20, 1649 52 31 — Springfield, Hampden, MA Death: 1676
3 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thankful Sheldon Benjamin Edwards Birth: June 24, 1652 55 34 — Springfield, Hampden, MA Death: March 9, 1710 — Northampton, Hampshire, MA
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James North Sarah Edwards Birth: November 21, 1654 57 36 — Springfield, Hampden, MA Death: 1683
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Nathaniel Edwards Birth: June 1657 60 39 — Northampton, Hampshire, MA Death: 1658
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Samuel Clark Elizabeth Edwards Birth: February 22, 1660 63 42 — Northampton, Hampshire, MA Death: 1688

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step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Baldwin John Searle Birth: 1593 Death: 1644
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Searle Family with spouse Alexander Edwards Samuel Edwards Hannah Edwards Joseph Edwards Mary Edwards Benjamin Edwards Sarah Edwards Nathaniel Edwards Elizabeth Edwards Sarah Baldwin Birth: about 1618 53 56 — Of Cholesbury, Bucks, England Death: October 3, 1690 — Northampton, Hampshire, MA
	Marriage: March 19, 1639 — Springfield, Hampden, MA

Family with Thankful Sheldon - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thankful Sheldon Benjamin Edwards Birth: June 24, 1652 55 34 — Springfield, Hampden, MA Death: March 9, 1710 — Northampton, Hampshire, MA
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Benjamin Edwards Thankful Sheldon Birth: 1642 Death: 1685
	Marriage: February 23, 1680 — Northampton, Hampshire, MA

Generation 1
1. Benjamin Edwards, son of Alexander Edwards and Sarah Baldwin, was born on June 24, 1652 in Springfield, Hampden, MA and died on March 9, 1710 in Northampton, Hampshire, MA at the age of 57. He married Thankful Sheldon on February 23, 1680 in Northampton, Hampshire, MA. She was born in 1642 and died in 1685 at the age of 43.

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Shared note	[89.FTW] !Vital Records of Springfield, MA (FHL #185414) Hampshire Co., MA Probate Records, 1:274 (FHL #879184) Vital Records of Northampton, MA (FHL #186161) Vital Records of Hatfield, MA (FHL #186122)