Edwin Lenfest (abt. 1839 - 1884)

Born about 1839 in Swanville, Waldo, Maine, United States

Husband of Amrenia (Roberts) Lenfest — married 31 Aug 1868 in Swanville, Waldo, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 20 Oct 1884 at about age 45 in Brooks, Waldo, Maine, United States

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Biography

1860 Census shows Edwin with parents and siblings:^[1]

Wm Lenfest M 42 Maine

Adelia Lenfest F 44 Maine

Edwin Lenfest M 21 Maine

Rebecca Lenfest F 20 Maine

Ruth Lenfest F 18 Maine

Elisefan Lenfest F 16 Maine

Daniel Lenfest M 15 Maine

Martha Lenfest F 13 Maine

John Lenfest M 11 Maine

Granville Lenfest M 9 Maine

1870 Census shows Edwin with wife, son, mother, and some of his siblings.^[2]

Edwin Lenfest M 31 Maine

Amerena Lenfest F 24 Maine

Adelia Lenfest F 55 Maine

Martha Lenfest F 23 Maine

John Lenfest M 21 Maine

Granville Lenfest M 19 Maine

Harriet P Lenfest F 9 Maine

Rebecca Barnes F 28 Maine

William Lenfest M 1 Maine

1880 Census shows Edwin with wife and children:^[3]

Edwin Lenfest Self M 42 Maine, United States

Amerina Lenfest Wife F 32 Maine, United States

William H Lenfest Son M 11 Maine, United States

Joseph Lenfest Son M 7 Maine, United States

Jere Lenfest Son M 5 Maine, United States

Blanche A Lenfest Daughter F 2 Maine, United States

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDHG-6QR : 30 December 2015), Edwin Lenfest in entry for Wm Lenfest, 1860.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M66S-MXD : 17 October 2014), William Lenfest in household of Edwin Lenfest, Maine, United States.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFQQ-RXL : 14 July 2016), William H Lenfest in household of Edwin Lenfest, Brooks, Waldo, Maine, United States

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6V4-F5S : 4 April 2020), Edwin Lenfist in household of William Lenfist, Swanville, Waldo, Maine, United States; citing family 90, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

"Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:246J-GMX : 11 March 2018), Edwin Lenfest, 25 Aug 1863; citing Military Service, , State Archives, Augusta.

"Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4D7-QMH : 14 January 2020), Edwin Lenfest, 1868.

"United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M66S-MXQ : 19 March 2020), Edwin Lenfest, 1870.

"Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F48N-7B3 : 4 December 2014), Edwin Lanfest, 20 Oct 1884

"United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8SN-99G : 11 March 2018), Edwin Lenfest, 1890; citing NARA microfilm publication M123 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 338,166.

"Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24N-D6K8 : 13 March 2018), Edwin Lenfest in entry for William H Lenfest, 15 Jul 1911; citing Milford, Penobscot, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.