Richard
Edwards
Born in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Richard Edwards
and Hannah (Lathrop) Edwards
Brother of
John Edwards, Sarah Edwards, Samuel Edwards, Hannah Lathrop (Edwards) Sawyer, Enoch Edwards, Lydia Edwards, William Edwards, Sarah Edwards and Susanna Edwards
Husband of
Martha (Chadburne) Edwards
— married
Jul 1810 in Gorham, Maine
Descendants 
Father of
Martha Ann (Edwards) Watson
Died
at age 85
in Otisfield, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Sep 2009 | Last significant change: 28 Jul 2022
10:48: Rick Pierpont edited the Biography, Birth Place and Death Place for Richard Edwards (1786-1871). (Add source.) [Thank Rick for this | 1 thank-you received]
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Biography
"Richard and Martha Edwards, after their marriage, went directly to Otisfield, Me., making the trip on horseback. Upon this journey Mrs. Edwards wore a red broadcloth dress. Richard Edwards marched to Portland, Me., in 1814 with a company of militia from Gorham, Me., War of 1812."
He is on the War of 1812.
Sources
- Edwards, Llewellyn Nathaniel. A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of John Edwards (Toronto, Ontario, 1916) Page 65.
- EdwardsGenerations
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Richard:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Richard:
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~1.56%
Roberta (Edwards) French
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A437608 [compare], Ancestry member mscobra633
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Rejected matches › Richard Edwards (1786-)
Richard is 15 degrees from David Crockett, 29 degrees from Juan Almonte, 20 degrees from Juana Alsbury, 14 degrees from Micajah Autry, 14 degrees from James Bonham, 16 degrees from James Bowie, 25 degrees from Susanna Dickinson, 16 degrees from Patrick Herndon, 14 degrees from James Neill, 20 degrees from Juan Seguin, 15 degrees from William Travis and 16 degrees from Todd Murray on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.