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Elizabeth Edwards 1720 – 1802 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Feb 1720

Birth Location: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 21 Aug 1802

Death Location: St Louis, Missouri, VA

Father: Thomas Edwards

Mother: Elizabeth Gunning

Spouse(s): JOHN Cordwell

Children(s): George Cordell

In 1720, Elizabeth Edwards entered the world in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, born to Thomas Edwards and Elizabeth Sarah Gunning. Years later, Elizabeth Edwards married JOHN Cordwell, and the couple became parents to George Edwards Cordell. Elizabeth Edwards died in 1802 in St Louis, Missouri, VA.

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Parents

Thomas Edwards
1679 – 1751
Birth Location: Wiltshire, England
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Elizabeth Gunning
1701 – 1726
Birth Location: Meopham, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

JOHN Cordwell
1720 – 1800
Birth Location: Wiltshire Unitary Authority, England
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Children(s)

George Cordell
1742 – 1826
Birth Location: Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 16 Feb 1720
    Event Place: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 21 Aug 1802
    Event Place: St Louis, Missouri, VA
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