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Alexander Edwards 1638 – 1712 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1638

Birth Location: Merionothshir, Wales

Death Date: 9 May 1712

Death Location: Montgomery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: William Edwards

Mother: Dorothy Withers

Spouse(s): Catherine Griffith

Children(s): Thomas Edwards

It was in 1638 that Alexander Edwards was born in Merionothshir, Wales, a child of William Thomas Edwards and Dorothy Withers. Alexander Edwards went on to marry Catherine Griffith and had children such as Thomas Edwards. Alexander Edwards was deceased by 1712 in Montgomery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Parents

William Edwards
1612 – 1718
Birth Location: Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
WE
Dorothy Withers
1590 – 1657
Birth Location: Glamorganshire, Wales
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Griffith
1660 – 1748
Birth Location: Llanfor, Merionethshire, Wales
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Children(s)

Thomas Edwards
1673 – 1764
Birth Location: Wales
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1638
    Event Place: Merionothshir, Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 9 May 1712
    Event Place: Montgomery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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