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Benjamin Edge

Male 1817 - 1899  (81 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Edge  [1, 2] 
    Born 3 Dec 1817  Noon Sun Farm, Near Longnor, Staffordshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • gravestone has birth 3 Dec 1819 but baptism is 1817
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 21 Dec 1817  Alstonfield, Staffordshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • abode Noon Sun; father occupation Farmer
    Residence 7 Jun 1880  Ellenborough Township, Grant, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    age 61, farmer, married, cannot read or write, born England to England parents - Benjamin Sr & Anna with sons Joseph, Benjamin Jr, William and grandchildren Thomas M, Benjamin M, Emma E, Ann, John W 
    Died 19 Sep 1899  Ellenboro Township, Grant, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Buried Aft 19 Sep 1899  Whig Cemetery, Platteville, Grant, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I3877  Wesley Johnston's Celtic Roots Tree
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2025 

    Father John Edge,   b. 1752, Back o' th' Street, Leek, Staffordshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1839, Noon Sun Farm, Near Longnor, Staffordshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Hannah Milward,   b. Abt 1780 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 5 Nov 1806  St. Peter's, Alstonefield, Staffordshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • he a widower, she a spinster - both of this parish [Alstonefield St Peter] - by banns - witnesses: Isaac Berisford & (ubiquitous witness) Sam'l Stones
    Family ID F1942  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna - Ann - Nancy - Bradbury,   b. Abt 1819, Staffordshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1891, Ellenboro, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 26th May 1836  Alstonefield, St. Peter, Staffordshire, Enland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Hannah Edge,   b. Abt 1837, Staffordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     2. Esther Edge,   b. Abt 1839, Staffordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    +3. Joseph Edge,   b. Abt 1850, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     4. Benjamin Edge, Jr,   b. Abt 1852, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    +5. William Edge,   b. Abt 1858, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F1179  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 Sep 1899 - Ellenboro Township, Grant, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limite;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Ellenborough, Grant, Wisconsin; Roll: 1426; Family History Film: 1255426; Page: 89B; Enumeration District: 104.

    2. [S55] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).