EDWARDS, WILLIAM
Buried: 1 Jan 1852
Lot 1671 Section 92

Green-Wood Cemetery
Section 92, Lot 1671.
The white obelisk is completely eroded and illegible except for the name EDWARDS. Among others, it memorializes William Edwards (died 1851). Just to its right is the footstone of Rebecca Edwards (died 1857).

Message rec'd:

"I believe that this is William Edwards born 11/11/1770 in Stockbridge,
Berkshire, MA, died 12/29/1851 in Brooklyn, son of Timothy Edwards and Rhoda
Ogden (both buried at Stockbridge Cemetery in Stockbridge, MA). Married Rebecca
Tappan 11/11/1793 in Northampton, Hampshire, MA."

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"The first six children of Timothy Edwards and Rhoda Ogden, including son William, were b. at Elizabeth-town (a.k.a. City of Elizabeth, NJ) where Timothy was in business. Timothy did not relocate to Stockbridge, Mass until 1771." - Don Blauvelt (#46932939)

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William Edwards (1770–1851) was an American inventor, grandson of Jonathan Edwards, the elder. He was born in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. He introduced a valuable improvement in the manufacture of leather, whereby tanning was accomplished in a quarter of the usual time. He invented machines which greatly advanced the production of leather in America. This article incorporates text from an edition of the New International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain.

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William Edwards
Born 11 Nov 1770
Died 29 Dec 1851

AMERICAN INVENTOR
Note: Merchant, who in 1770 ? moved to Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where he was judge of the probate court of Berkshire. He was a practical tanner and located his first tannery at Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA, finding market for his leather in Boston. He invented a process by which three-fourths of the time consumed by European tanneries in preparing leather was saved. He removed in 1817 to the virgin hemlock forests of Greene Co., NY and erected a model tannery at Hunter on Schoharie creek on an estate of 1200 acres, the business being conducted by a stock company. In 1822, with his son and Jacob Lorillard, he purchased the land from the company, greatly enlarged the plant, invented and introduced improved machinery by which the available water-power was used in place of manual labor.

Father: Timothy EDWARDS b: 25 JUL 1738 in Northampton, Hampden Co., Massachusetts
Mother: Rhoda OGDEN b: 28 SEP 1742 in Elizabethtown, Union Co., NJ

FAG #: 22277140 is a Cenotaph of Timothy, noting a bunch of his family.

Married: Rebecca TAPPAN b:
Married: 11 NOV 1793 in Northampton, Hampden Co., Massachusetts

"They had eleven children."

Children

1. William W. EDWARDS b: 10 DEC 1796/1797 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
2. Henry (Hon.) EDWARDS b: 22 OCT 1798 in Northampton, MA
3. Ogden Ellery EDWARDS b: 11 NOV 1802 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
4. Alfred EDWARDS b: 10 AUG 1804 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts c: 1822 in Hunter, Greene, New York
5. Elizabeth EDWARDS b: 29 DEC 1806
6. Rebecca EDWARDS b: 30 APR 1808 in Paris, France
7. Sarah Holmes EDWARDS b: 06 JUN 1810 in Westchester Co., New York
8. Ann Maria EDWARDS b: 22 APR 1813
9. Amory EDWARDS b: 24 APR 1814 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
10. Elizabeth Tappan EDWARDS b: 28 FEB 1816 in Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts
11. Richard Cunningham EDWARDS b: 15 OCT 1819 in Hunter, Greene, New York

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See: The Ogden Family in America - Elizaebethtown Branch
Author: William Ogden Wheeler
Publication: 1907

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Note:
Also buried in this lot:

EDWARDS, WILLIAM H.
Buried: 9 Apr 1909
Lot 1671 Section 92

EDWARDS, ARTHUR T.
Buried: 24 Dec 1857
Lot 1671 Section 92

EDWARDS, HOPE C.
Buried: 22 Dec 1953
Lot 1671 Section 92 Grave FLC

EDWARDS, KATHERINE T.
Buried: 9 Apr 1909
Lot 1671 Section 92 Grave 2

EDWARDS, JONAS M.
Buried: 19 Apr 1847
Lot 1671 Section 92

EDWARDS, RICHARD C.
Buried: 20 Feb 1903
Lot 1671 Section 92 Grave FLC

EDWARDS, WILLIAM S.
Buried: 28 Dec 1915
Buried: 1671 Lot 92

EDWARDS, WILLIAM S.
Buried: 7 Jul 1930
Lot 1671 Section 92

EDWARDS, WILLIAM W. - already entered (See FAG memorial #: 102173391)
Buried: 12 Mar 1876
Lot 1671 Section 92



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