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     King Edward II, was born on 25 April 1284. He was the son of King Edward I, called Longshanks and Eleanor of Castile. King Edward II, married Isabella of France, daughter of Philip of France, (Philip the Fair) Philip IV, King of France and Jeanne of Navarre,, on 25 January 1308. King Edward II, died on 21 September 1327 at the age of 43.

     King Edward III, was born on 13 November 1312 in Windsor, Berkshire. He was the son of King Edward II, and Isabella of France. King Edward III, married Philippa of Hainault, daughter of William II of Hainault Count of Holland, on 24 January 1328. King Edward III, died on 21 June 1377 in Shene, Richmond, Surrey, at the age of 64.

     King Edward IV was born in 1442. He was the son of Richard Duke of York and Cecily Neville. King Edward IV married Elizabeth Wydville in 1464. King Edward IV died in 1483.

     Alma Edwards was born in 1894.¹ She married John Alden Bailey Jr., son of John Alden Bailey and Adelia Malvina Alden, in 1916.¹

     Elizabeth Mary Jane Edwards was born circa 1823.¹ She was the daughter of Rev. Vincent Edwards and Jane Tindal.¹ Elizabeth Mary Jane Edwards died on 7 March 1841.¹

     James Edwards was born in 1757. He married Catherine Bromhead, daughter of Rev. Edward Bromhead. James Edwards died on 2 January 1816¹ and was buried on 9 January 1816 in St Mary Churchyard, Harrow-on-the-Hill, London.¹

     James Edwards was born in May 1809.¹ He was the son of James Edwards and Catherine Bromhead.¹ James Edwards died in August 1822 at the age of 13.¹

     Jane Edwards was born on 20 March 1840 in Mary Tavy, Devon.¹ She was the daughter of Capt. Richard Edwards and Jane Pryor.¹ Jane Edwards married Frederick George Sewell, son of Sheriff William Smith Sewell and Mary Isabella Smith, on 29 April 1857 in Houghton, Michigan.¹ Jane Edwards appears on the census of 1870 at Portage, Houghton, Michigan.² She married John J. Hunt on 18 September 1874 in Houghton, Michigan.¹ Jane Edwards died on 10 April 1916 in Houghton, Michigan, at the age of 76.¹

     Rev. Jonathan Edwards. President of Princetown College.¹ He was born in 1702.² He died on 23 February 1758.³

EDWARDS JONATHAN, president of Princetown College, in New Jersey, was the son of the rev. Timothy Edwards, pastor of the church in Windsor, Connecticut. He was born, 1702; graduated at Yale College, 1720; he was soon chosen tutor, for which office he was well qualified; being then distinguished for his abilities and learning. While he resided at college, he applied his mind closely to the study of divinity; and very soon after he began to preach, he was invited to settle at Northampton. Mr. Stoddard, who was then minister of the church, was his grandfather, and had lived to old age. It gave the highest satisfaction to that venerable man, to have one for his colleague and successor, whose gifts and graces were so extraordinary; and for whom he must naturally care more than for any other candidate whom the people might call. Mr. Edwards was, indeed, as a son with a father, the staff of his age, as well as a blessing to the people. Mr. Stoddard died, 1729. The church had been in peace and harmony. Both their ministers were highly esteemed at home and abroad. The practice of baptising children of persons making a profession of religion, who did not join in full communion, had not been called in question. Unhappily for the town of Northampton, a difference of opinion arose upon this subject; Mr. Edwards was fully persuaded in his own mind, that none but the children of communicants have a right to baptism; and it was his desire to bring the church over to the same way of thinking. He had thought much upon the subject, and in 1748 he published a quarto pamphlet, entitled, "an humble inquiry into the rules of the word of God concerning the qualifications for a full communion in the visible christian church." The rev. Solomon Williams wrote an answer to this ; to which Mr. Edwards replied. The dispute occasioned many divisions in churches, and the contention was so great in the church at Northampton that it issued in a separation. A council was called, which advised to a dismission. He resigned the pastoral office in 1750, and had an "honourable quietus." He was then invited to settle in the church at Stockbridge. The minister of that town was supported from the funds of the London society. Mr. Sargeant had been their missionary to the Indians; they elected Mr. Edwards to succeed him, and the inhabitants of the town joined heartily in the invitation. In this retired situation he made himself useful to the people both Indians and English, who sat under his ministry; and he had a fine opportunity to indulge his mind in those profound speculations, which had given him a distinction among the greatest men of the age.
When president Burr died, he was chosen to succeed him. He had good reasons for not accepting the place, but a sense of duty prevailed over every other consideration, and he removed to Princetown in New Jersey. In this station, which he adorned by his reputation, and where he might have been very useful if it had pleased Heaven to spare his life, he continued but a short time. He died of the small pox, Feb. 23, 1758. His death was universally lamented. Though many differed from him in theological opinions, yet all respected his piety and learning. As a preacher he was pathetick, serious, experimental; he had a small voice, and therefore was not popular among that class of people who think that to be zealous, and to cry aloud, is the same thing. But his performances in the pulpit were peculiarly acceptable to persons of serious views. They were plain, practical and adapted to the various capacities of his hearers; which is very remarkable, considering how much he wrote and thought upon doctrinal subjects. He was certainly a great controversial writer; most of his writings discover this turn of mind, and he has written very largely and ably upon many theological subjects. His book upon the "freedom of the will" is the most celebrated; this gives him a name among the greatest metaphysicians. Several professors of divinity in the Dutch universities sent him their thanks for the assistance he had given them in their inquiry into some doctrinal points, having carried his own further than any author they had ever seen. This book is written in opposition " to Arminian principles; " and the "Pelagian heresy;" Dr. Priestly, however, speaks highly of it, and says he should suppose an Arminian wrote it. The doctor is well known to be a high Supralapsarian, or Necessarian, which he will not allow to be a sentiment exclusively confined to Calvinistick divines. President Edwards' book is not so clear upon the subject as some others upon that side the question. The style is somewhat intricate, but it is a book of deep research; it discovers great application of mind, with uncommon strength of intellectual powers. This has been said of it, that it not only proves him a man of great genius, but lt the superiour force of argument has baffled all opposition. His "treatise upon the affections" is another work of great celebrity, and has been read more than his "essay on the freedom of the will." He published many works, and left many in mss. Since his death have been printed, "his defence of the doctrine of original sin;" a volume upon the "nature of virtue;" the "history of redemption," &c. All his works have been collected lately, in eight volumes, of which there is a very good American edition, with "memoirs of his life." President Edwards left ten children. Of his posterity there are now several who are very conspicuous among the literary and famous men of New England. Eliot: Biographical Dictionary of New England, p. 171.²

     Joseph W. Edwards married Lizzie Fields.¹

     Julia Augusta Edwards married Edward Alling Noyes.

     Lizzie Ann Edwards was born on 10 February 1866 in Searsport, Maine.² She was the daughter of Joseph W. Edwards and Lizzie Fields.² Lizzie Ann Edwards married firstly Wilmot Sewall Dow, son of Oliver Smith Dow and Pauline Wentworth Sewall, on 13 July 1885 in Dyer Brook, Maine, the marriage was performed by The Rev. G.W. Stearns of Patten, Maine.³ Lizzie Ann Edwards married secondly Fleetwood Pride on 1 September 1895 in Island Falls, Maine.⁴ Lizzie Ann Edwards died on 17 November 1920 in Houlton, Maine, at the age of 54 of Bright's disease.²

     Mary Edwards was born in 1734.¹ She was the daughter of Rev. Jonathan Edwards.¹ Mary Edwards married Major Timothy Dwight, son of Col. Timothy Dwight and Experience King, on 8 November 1750 in New Jersey.² Mary Edwards died on 28 February 1807 in Northampton, Massachusetts.³

     Capt. Richard Edwards was born in 1809 of Calstock, Cornwall.¹ He married Jane Pryor.¹

     Robert Ogden Edwards was born on 30 September 1772. He married Hannah Pomroy.¹

     Susanna Edwards was born in 1826.¹ She married Jacob Rutsen Schuyler, son of John Arent Schuyler and Catherine Van Rensselaer, on 18 November 1847.¹ Susanna Edwards died on 23 January 1870.¹

     Rev. Vincent Edwards was born circa 1769.² He married Jane Tindal, daughter of Robert Tindal and Sarah Pocock, on 9 December 1812 in London.³ Rev. Vincent Edwards died on 17 January 1843 probably in Broomfield, Essex, where he had been vicar for 46 years.²

     A widow of Reading, Massachusetts.¹ Mrs. Mary Edwin married Captain Timothy Dwight, son of John Dwight and Hannah (Unknown), on 7 January 1686/87.¹ Mrs. Mary Edwin died on 30 August 1688 s.p.¹

     Cora Maud Eels was born in 1869.¹ She married Clifford Everett Dana, son of William Dana and Francis Maria Ney.¹

     Joan Kathleen Egan was born in 1930.² She married John Sewell Boulter, son of John Henry Boulter and Alberta Lillian Sewell.² Joan Kathleen Egan died on 23 May 2007 in Ottawa¹ and is buried in Pinecrest Cemetery, Ottawa.

     Ellen de Egerton married Sir William Brereton of Brereton.¹

     Elizabeth Anne Eggers was born on 28 March 1928 in Manitowac.¹ She was the daughter of Helen Constance Sewell.¹ Elizabeth Anne Eggers died on 9 July 1958 in Lacrosse, Wisconsin, at the age of 30 and buried there.¹

     Herman Carl Eggers was born in 1897.¹ He married Rosaline Treu.¹

     Jeremiah Eggington married Elizabeth Cotton, daughter of Rev. John Cotton and Sarah Hankredge, on 12 October 1655.¹ Jeremiah Eggington died on 31 August 1656 possibly as a result of childbirth.¹

     Clara Ehnstedt was born on 30 November 1874 in Germany.¹ She married Harrison L. Center, son of Lafayette Center and Rebecca Jane Cole, on 12 December 1897 and settled in the country near Salina, Kansas.¹

     Hawys verch Einion ap Gwilim was the daughter of Einion ap Gwilim ap Gruffydd.¹ Hawys verch Einion ap Gwilim married Sir John Hanmer.¹

     Carl W. Ekengren was born circa 1847. He married Mia Muller.¹

     Staff Sgt. Paul A. Ekengren was born on 26 May 1924 in Massachusetts.² He was the son of Roy August Ekengren and Dorothy Alice Sewall.¹ Staff Sgt. Paul A. Ekengren was killed in action on 26 December 1944 in Begium at the age of 20¹ and is buried in Long Island National Cemetery, Suffolk County, New York.²      

     Roy August Ekengren was born on 15 April 1897 in Lowell, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Carl W. Ekengren and Mia Muller.³ Roy August Ekengren married Dorothy Alice Sewall, daughter of Allan Chisolm Sewall and Sarah Alice Clark, in June 1921.¹ Roy August Ekengren died on 21 September 1957 in Wilbraham, Massachusetts, at the age of 60.⁴