Benjamin Edson Sr (1759 - 1830)

Born 5 Oct 1759 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Goodspeed) Edson — married 1784 in Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

Descendants

Died 4 Aug 1830 at age 70 in Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

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Birth

Birth:

Date: 05 OCT 1759

Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Source: #S140

Death

Death:

Date: 04 AUG 1830

Place: Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

Source: #S140

Burial

Burial:

Place: Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

Source: #S140

Occupation

Occupation: Farmer

Source: #S140

Residence

Residence:

Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Source: #S140

Residence:

Place: Ludlow City, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

Source: #S140

Residence:

Place: Hampden, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

Source: #S140

Residence:

Place: Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

Source: #S140

Residence:

Place: Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut, USA

Source: #S140

Residence:

Date: BET 1802 AND 1830

Place: Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

Source: #S140

Event

Event: Revolutionary War

Type: Military

Source: #S140

Note

Note: #N3196

Marriage

Husband: Benjamin Edson

Wife: Sarah Goodspeed

Child: Alpha Edson

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Sally Edson

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Sylvia Edson

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Benjamin Edson

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Asa Edson

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Polly Edson

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Merrick Edson

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Cyrus Edson

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 1784

Place: Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

Source: #S140

Husband: Jacob Edson

Wife: Elizabeth Packard

Child: Erene Edson

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Benjamin Edson

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Anne Edson

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Elizabeth Edson

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Jacob Edson

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Abiel Edson

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Simeon Edson

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Sarah Edson

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Levi Edson

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Olive Edson

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 14 MAY 1759

Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Source: #S140

Sources

Source S140

Title: Edson Family History and Genealogy, Volume II

Repository: #R1

NOTELocal and Family Histories: New England, 1600-1900s

Repository R1

Name: Fitzpatrick Home Library

Address:

E-Mail Address:

Phone Number:

Notes

Note N3196275-1 BENJAMIN, born Oct. 5, 1759. (p937)

275-1 BENJAMIN6 Edson, first child of Jacob5 Edson (#275) and Elizabeth Packard, born Oct. 13, 1759, Bridgewater, Mass.,married, about 1784, Pelham, Mass., Sarah Goodspeed, born

June 28, 1761, Easton, Mass. Her family was connected with the Goodspeeds of Goodspeed's Landing, Conn. They lived in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Mass., Ludlow and Wilbraham, Hampden Co., Mass.,Pelham, Hampshire Co., Mass., and Stafford, Tolland Co., Conn. He went to Wilbraham in 1802, and they died there, he on Aug. 4,1830, and she on Apr. 11, 1856. They were buried in the Glendale Cemetary, Wilbraham. He was a farmer. He served in the RevolutionaryWar (see p. 104). He participated in Shay's Rebellion. (p938)