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William Edwards 1710 – 1759 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Feb 1710

Birth Location: Calne Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Death Date: 25 May 1759 or 16 Aug 1797

Death Location: Calne Wiltshire, England

Father: Richard Edwards

Mother: Elizabeth Franklin

Spouse(s): Anne Okeford

Children(s): John Edwards

According to available records, William Edwards was born in 1710 in Calne Wiltshire, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Edwards and Elizabeth Franklin. Following those early years, William Edwards married Anne Okeford, and their family grew to include John Edwards. In the later years of life, William Edwards died in 1759 in Calne Wiltshire, England.

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Parents

Richard Edwards
1676 – 1746
Birth Location: Tockenham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Franklin
1672 – 1727
Birth Location: Melksham, Wiltshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Anne Okeford
1716 – 1768
Birth Location: Calne, Wiltshire, England
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Children(s)

John Edwards
1738 – 1826
Birth Location: Calne, Wiltshire, England
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 15 Feb 1710
    Event Place: Calne Wiltshire, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 25 May 1759 or 16 Aug 1797
    Event Place: Calne Wiltshire, England
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