Hezekiah
Edwards
Born in Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of David Edwards
and Mehitabel (Treadwell) Edwards
Brother of
Lois (Edwards) Summers [half]
Husband of
Martha (Summers) Edwards
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
David Shelton Edwards M.D.
Died
at age 93
in Trumbull, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 May 2017
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Biography
Hezekiah Edwards was born on 4 Jan 1761 in Trumbull, Fairfield County, Colony of Connecticut.[1] He was a son of David Edwards and Mehitable (Treadwell) Edwards.
Hezekiah Edwards is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A036606.
Private Hezekiah Edwards served with Lamb's Continental Artillery Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.
In 1780, Hezekiah served for five months as a Matross (Private) in Lamb's Continental Artillery Regiment.[2][3] He was awarded a pension for his service.[4][5]
In 1787, Hezekiah married Martha Summers[6], and they made their home in Trumbull. Martha's nickname may have been "Patty."[7] They had at least one son:
Hezekiah passed away on 4/5 Mar 1854 in Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut.[9] He was buried at Long Hill Burial Ground, in Trumbull.[8]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 29 Aug 2023), "Record of Hezekiah Edwards", Ancestor # A036606.
- ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3Q-C383-N?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-RM3%3A1588792203 : 24 January 2018), Connecticut > image 304 of 977; citing various published state rosters, United States.
- ↑ Service Record of Hezekiah Edwards
- ↑ Ancestry Record 1995 #19026 Pension Application S16780
- ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3Q-C36H-V?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-RM3%3A1588792203 : 24 January 2018), Connecticut > image 667 of 977; citing various published state rosters, United States.
- ↑ Mallett, Anna Smith, 1895. John Mallet, the Huguenot, and his descendants, 1694-1894. Harrisburg Publishing Co., Harrison, PA., page 51
- ↑ "Connecticut, Church Records, 1660-1955," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3W-LQNN?cc=2658799 : 3 October 2019), > image 1 of 1; Connecticut State Library, Hartford.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Find A Grave: Memorial #21121302 Hezekiah Edwards
- ↑ "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7V3-XYQ : Tue Aug 01 20:06:49 UTC 2023), Entry for Hezekiah Edwards, 5 Mar 1854.
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