== Biography ==
When EDMUND BRIDGES was born on September 29, 1687, in Topsfield, Massachusetts, his father, JOSIAH, was 37 and his mother, RUTH, was 33. He married ESTHER WHEELER on December 28, 1710, in Boxford, Massachusetts. They had five children during their marriage. He died on May 29, 1759, in Colchester, Connecticut, at the age of 71, and was buried there.
Father: JOSIAH BRIDGES, b: Abt. 1650 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Colony
Mother: RUTH GREENSLADE, b: 1654 in Andover, Essex, MA
Marriage 1 ESTHER WHEELER, b: 02 Jul 1688 in Beverly, Massachusetts
Married: 28 Dec 1710 in Boxford, Massachusetts
== Children ==
SAMUEL BRIDGES, b: Abt. 1730 in Colchester, Connecticut
Mehitable Bridges
Esther Bridges b: 11 Jan 1711 in Boxford, Massachusetts
Ruth Bridges b: abt 1714
Mary Bridges b: 1716
== Sources ==
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