flag male ancestor  James Augustus  EDGECOMB

  (b. 25 December 1812 Hollis, Massachusetts (District of Maine)   d. 1 April 1876 )  

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James Augustus EDGECOMB was born 25 December 1812 in Hollis, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

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James Augustus  married  Caroline Bradbury SEAVEY 21 October 1835 .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Caroline Bradbury SEAVEY  was born 5 February 1814 in Saco, Maine, USA (Pepperrellborough).  Caroline Bradbury died 31 January 1883 in Limestone, Maine, USA. 

James Augustus EDGECOMB died 1 April 1876
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birth1812 Birth
25 December 1812
Hollis, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
marriage1835 Marriage / Partner
James Augustus EDGECOMB and Caroline Bradbury SEAVEY 21 October 1835,

He was 22 years old.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1847 Birth of Child
James Augustus, Jr EDGECOMB was born 6/5/1847, Fairfield, Maine, USA

James Augustus was 34 years old.
Added: 10/2/2025 12:27:38 PM - Updated: 10/2/2025 12:28:23 PM
Did You Know?The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state

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