Smith Ward EDSON

(b. abt. 1847 , Pennsylvania, USA d. 7 August 1867 , Agawam, Massachusetts, USA )

Am I Your Ancestor?
EDSON Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!

Smith Ward EDSON was born abt. 1847 in Pennsylvania, USA

Smith Ward EDSON was the child of ? and ?

Smith Ward EDSON died 7 August 1867 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA .

Father: Solomon Ward Edson
Mother: Adeleine T Moore

Details of the family tree of Smith appear below.

Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Smith Ward EDSON
(Add details like birth, baptism, census records, military service, obituary, personal achievements, and more.)

[Hide/Show]

Discovering the Ancestry of Smith Ward EDSON: Events, Photos & Historical Records

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

Death
Name: Smith Ward Edson
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 07 Aug 1867
Death Place: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Age: 20
Birth Date: 1847
Birth Place:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Solomon Ward Edson
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Adein J. Edson
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B05326-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 2028187
Reference ID: item8 vol 1 p15 cn18

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FC9D-558 : 10 December 2014), Smith Ward Edson, 07 Aug 1867; citing Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts, reference item8 vol 1 p15 cn18; FHL microfilm 2,028,187.'