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Edward Spain

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Edward Spain

Birth
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Death
13 Dec 1874 (aged 78)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Frazer, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Edward's paternal grandparents were Captain Edward Spain and Ann Elizabeth Drain Spain. He never met them as they both passed away before his birth. Little is known about his potential paternal uncles and aunts. His parents, George and Elizabeth Reynolds Spain, as well as his brother, Henry, sadly died during the yellow fever epidemic of 1798 in Wilmington, Delaware when he was 2 years old. After the death of their parents, Edward and his surviving brother, Richard Reynolds Spain, were brought up by their Aunt and Uncle Reynolds in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Reynolds family were Quakers and brought Edward and Richard up as Quakers as well. Edward, along with his wife Sarah Church Hall Spain, was buried in United American Mechanics Cemetery. In 1951, all the graves were moved from that cemetery and their headstones were supposedly buried along with the caskets in Philadelphia Memorial Park, though there is some speculation that the headstones were instead used for the foundation of the Walt Whitman Bridge. Edward and Sarah Church Hall Spain had 10 children together.
Edward's paternal grandparents were Captain Edward Spain and Ann Elizabeth Drain Spain. He never met them as they both passed away before his birth. Little is known about his potential paternal uncles and aunts. His parents, George and Elizabeth Reynolds Spain, as well as his brother, Henry, sadly died during the yellow fever epidemic of 1798 in Wilmington, Delaware when he was 2 years old. After the death of their parents, Edward and his surviving brother, Richard Reynolds Spain, were brought up by their Aunt and Uncle Reynolds in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Reynolds family were Quakers and brought Edward and Richard up as Quakers as well. Edward, along with his wife Sarah Church Hall Spain, was buried in United American Mechanics Cemetery. In 1951, all the graves were moved from that cemetery and their headstones were supposedly buried along with the caskets in Philadelphia Memorial Park, though there is some speculation that the headstones were instead used for the foundation of the Walt Whitman Bridge. Edward and Sarah Church Hall Spain had 10 children together.

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  • Created by: Cindy Davis
  • Added: Oct 19, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137461310/edward-spain: accessed ), memorial page for Edward Spain (1 Jun 1796–13 Dec 1874), Find a Grave Memorial ID 137461310, citing Philadelphia Memorial Park, Frazer, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Cindy Davis (contributor 48484627).