Edward Harrison Aiken (abt. 1847 - 1922)

Born about 4 Aug 1847 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Died 28 Oct 1922 at about age 75 in Rockland, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Edward was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1847.^[1] He was one of three sons born to James R Aiken and Hannah (Henry) Aiken. (His brother James died in infancy, however.) He grew up in Cambridge, and the family moved to neighboring Somerville, Massachusetts, by 1860.^[2] His father worked as a tin plate worker.

Edward was an 18 year old clerk of Somerville when he enlisted to serve in the Civil War. He mustered into Company B of the 5th Mass. Infantry on July 25, 1864, as a Corporal. He mustered out at the end of his 100 day term, on November 16 of that year.^[3]

In 1881, he married Minnie Flagg, daughter of Alonzo and Hannah (Babbitt) Flagg, in Manhattan, New York.^[4]

Edward died in 1922. He is buried at the Spring Lake Cemetery in Rockland, Massachusetts.^[5]

Name

Edward H /Aiken/^[6][7]

Birth

abt 1847

Massachusetts^[8][9]

Residence

1850

Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts^[10]

Sources

• Source: S-2097566477 Repository: #R-2142878651 Title: 1850 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, Note: APID: 1,8054::0
• Repository: R-2142878651 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:
• Source: S-2097732609 Repository: #R-2142878651 Title: 1860 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1 Note: APID: 1,7667::0

1. ↑ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZ6-KH5C : 17 October 2019), Edward H Aiken, 16 Nov 1864
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZHY-W2X : 11 November 2020), Edward Aiken in entry for James R Aiken, 1860.
3. ↑ The American Civil War Research Database", accessed 26 Dec 2020, Edward H. Aiken
4. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24S9-JL2 : 10 February 2018), Edward Aiken and Minnie Flagg, 20 Nov 1881
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #116507082 Spring Lake Cemetery, Rockland, Massachusetts
6. ↑ Source: #S-2097732609 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: ; Page: 483; Image: 479. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=429492&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Name: Edward Aiken Birth: abt 1847 in Massachusetts Death: APID: 1,7667::429492
7. ↑ Source: #S-2097566477 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_325; Page: 62A; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=10382976&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1847 Birth place: Massachusetts Residence date: 1850 Residence place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts APID: 1,8054::10382976
8. ↑ Source: #S-2097732609 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: ; Page: 483; Image: 479. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=429492&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Name: Edward Aiken Birth: abt 1847 in Massachusetts Death: APID: 1,7667::429492
9. ↑ Source: #S-2097566477 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_325; Page: 62A; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=10382976&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1847 Birth place: Massachusetts Residence date: 1850 Residence place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts APID: 1,8054::10382976
10. ↑ Source: #S-2097566477 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_325; Page: 62A; Image: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=10382976&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1847 Birth place: Massachusetts Residence date: 1850 Residence place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts APID: 1,8054::10382976

Acknowledgments

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