William
Edwards
Born in Gorham, Cumberland, Massachusetts, 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, Sarah Edwards, Susanna Edwards and Richard Edwards
Husband of
Dorcas (Merrill) Edwards
— married
30 Nov 1803 in Maine
Descendants 
Father of
Emeline (Edwards) Wakefield,
James Harker Roach Edwards,
Hannah L (Edwards) Cole and
Margaret A (Edwards) Bangs
Died
at age 70
in West Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Sep 2009 | Last significant change: 28 Jul 2022
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Biography
Biography
William Edwards was born on 2 September 1779 in Gorham, Maine. His parents were Richard Edwards and Hannah (Lothrop) Edwards[1].
He married Dorcas Merrill on 30 November 1803[2]. They had twelve children[3]:
- 1. Susan, born 27 Dec 1804; married George Anderson
- 2. Emeline, born 9 Feb 1806; married Ivory Wakefield
- 3. James H. R., born 13 Nov 1807; married Emeline McLellan
- 4. Betsey, born 16 Dec 1808; married William Mason
- 5. Dorcas M., born 28 Dec 1810; married Sylvester Fogg
- 6. Catherine, born 2 Mar 1813; married Peter Mosher
- 7. Charlotte, born 7 Feb 1815
- 8. Harriet, born 25 Nov 1817; married Tobias Littlefield
- 9. Hannah L., born 15 Aug 1819; married Daniel Cole
- 10. Margaret, born 2 Oct 1821
- 11. Mary Jane, born 7 Jul 1825; married A. Bachelder
- 12. Albion, born 29 Sep 1827
"William Edwards was a private in Capt. Toppan Robie's Co., Gen. James Irish's Brigade, which marched to the relief of Portland, War of 1812."[4] No sources are cited. He is on the War of 1812 page pending more information.
Sources
- ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4M6-K9Q : 10 February 2018), William Edwards, 02 Sep 1779; citing Gorham, Cumberland, Maine; FHL microfilm 10,930.
- ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F46Z-3JH : 10 February 2018), William Edwards and Dorcas Merrill, 30 Nov 1803; citing Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 9,781.
- ↑ McLellan, Hugh Davis. History of Gorham, Maine. Portland, Maine: Smith & Sale, 1903. Page 477.
- ↑ [1]
- Edwards, Llewellyn Nathaniel. A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of John Edwards (Toronto, Ontario, 1916) Page 65.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
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~1.56%
Roberta (Edwards) French
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A437608 [compare], Ancestry member mscobra633
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