Gen. Clark Swett Edwards

1823 - 1903  (80 years)

Richard Edwards

1740 - 1826  (86 years)

Birth	5 Sep 1740	Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Died	29 Oct 1826	Gorham, Cumberland Co., Maine
Family	Hannah Lathrop
Married	4 Jul 1765	Gorham, Cumberland Co., Maine
Children	+ 1. Samuel Edwards           b. 27 Jan 1770 + 2. Enoch Edwards           b. 20 Sep 1774, Cumberland Co., Maine + 3. William Edwards           b. 2 Sep 1779, Gorham, Cumberland Co., Maine + 4. Richard Edwards           b. 18 Feb 1786

Elizabeth McLellan

1708 - 1804  (96 years)

Birth	1708	County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Died	16 Jul 1804	Gorham, Cumberland Co., Maine
Buried	Gorham Cemetery, Gorham, Cumberland Co., Maine
Father	Cary McLellan
Family	Hugh McLellan           b. Abt 1710, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Children	+ 1. William McLellan           b. 22 Feb 1730, Ireland   2. Cary McLellan           b. Abt 1734 + 3. Abigail McLellan           b. 1738, Portland, Cumberland Co., Maine + 4. Mary McLellan           b. 1740, Gorham, Cumberland Co., Maine + 5. Capt. Alexander McLellan           b. 1742, Gorham, Cumberland Co., Maine + 6. Capt. Cary McLellan           b. 1 May 1745, Gorham, Cumberland Co., Maine + 7. Jane McLellan           b. 2 Nov 1748, Gorham, Cumberland Co., Maine   8. Martha McLellan           b. 1750 + 9. Thomas McLellan           b. Oct 1753, Massachusetts + 10. Martha McLellan           b. 1755

Enoch Edwards

1774 - 1863  (89 years)

Birth	20 Sep 1774	Cumberland Co., Maine
Died	7 Dec 1863	Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine
Father	Richard Edwards           b. 5 Sep 1740, Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Mother	Hannah Lathrop
Married	4 Jul 1765	Gorham, Cumberland Co., Maine
Family	Abigail McLellan           b. 1 Aug 1779, Gorham, Cumberland Co., Maine
Married	16 Jun 1799	Gorham, Cumberland Co., Maine
Children	1. Eunice Edwards Edwards           b. 23 Mar 1800, Gorham, Cumberland Co., Maine + 2. Lathrop Edwards Edwards           b. 11 Nov 1801, Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine   3. Richard Edwards Edwards           b. 30 Mar 1804, Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine   4. Harriet McLellan Edwards           b. 28 Mar 1806, Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine   5. Jane McLellan Edwards           b. 15 May 1809, Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine + 6. Mary McLellan Edwards           b. 23 Mar 1811, Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine   7. Enoch Edwards Edwards           b. 21 Feb 1814, Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine   8. Sargeant Edwards Edwards           b. 10 Mar 1815, Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine   9. James McLellan Edwards           b. 5 Dec 1817, Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine + 10. Bryce McLellan Edwards           b. 22 Aug 1820, Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine + 11. Gen. Clark Swett Edwards           b. 26 Mar 1823, Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine

Abigail McLellan

1779 - 1843  (64 years)

Birth	1 Aug 1779	Gorham, Cumberland Co., Maine
Died	4 Oct 1843	Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine
Father	Deacon James McLellan           b. 1738, Portland, Cumberland Co., Maine
Mother	Abigail McLellan           b. 1738, Portland, Cumberland Co., Maine
Married	26 Aug 1756	Portland, Cumberland Co., Maine
Family	Enoch Edwards           b. 20 Sep 1774, Cumberland Co., Maine
Married	16 Jun 1799	Gorham, Cumberland Co., Maine
Children	1. Eunice Edwards Edwards           b. 23 Mar 1800, Gorham, Cumberland Co., Maine + 2. Lathrop Edwards Edwards           b. 11 Nov 1801, Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine   3. Richard Edwards Edwards           b. 30 Mar 1804, Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine   4. Harriet McLellan Edwards           b. 28 Mar 1806, Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine   5. Jane McLellan Edwards           b. 15 May 1809, Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine + 6. Mary McLellan Edwards           b. 23 Mar 1811, Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine   7. Enoch Edwards Edwards           b. 21 Feb 1814, Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine   8. Sargeant Edwards Edwards           b. 10 Mar 1815, Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine   9. James McLellan Edwards           b. 5 Dec 1817, Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine + 10. Bryce McLellan Edwards           b. 22 Aug 1820, Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine + 11. Gen. Clark Swett Edwards           b. 26 Mar 1823, Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine

Maria Mason

1828 - 1885  (57 years)

Birth	1828
Died	1885
Family	Gen. Clark Swett Edwards           b. 26 Mar 1823, Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine
Married	5 Dec 1849	Bethel, Oxford Co., Maine

• Name	Clark Swett Edwards  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Prefix	Gen.
  Birth	26 Mar 1823	Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	According to "Edwards Generations" family history, "Clark Swett Edwards was educated in the public schools of Otisfield, Me. In 1848 he went to Bethel to work. At the opening of the Civil War when the call was made for 300.000 men, he took out recruiting papers and was chosen Capt. of the first company organized under this call in the country. This company became Co. 1, 5th. Me. Regt. He was mustered in as Captain, June 24, 1861, but his rank as such dated from May 4, 1861. He was soon promoted to Major; to Lieut. Col., Sept. 24, 1862; to Col., Jan. 8, 1863; Brevet Gen., Mar. 13, 1865; and was mustered out with rank of Brig. Gen. by brevet for conspicuous bravery, July 27, 1865. He was with the Army of the Potomac in leading engagements. He was Democratic nominee for Governor of Maine, 1886, and appointed by Gov. of Maine in 1890 as Commissioner for Columbian Exposition at Chicago." His letters are kept at in the Pearce Museum Archives at Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas.  [1, 5]
  Death	3 May 1903	Bethel, Oxford Co., Maine
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Richard Edwards           b. 5 Sep 1740, Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts           d. 29 Oct 1826, Gorham, Cumberland Co., Maine  (Age 86 years)  (Grandfather)  Elizabeth McLellan           b. 1708, County Antrim, Northern Ireland           d. 16 Jul 1804, Gorham, Cumberland Co., Maine  (Age 96 years)  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID	I1510
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Enoch Edwards           b. 20 Sep 1774, Cumberland Co., Maine           d. 7 Dec 1863, Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Abigail McLellan           b. 1 Aug 1779, Gorham, Cumberland Co., Maine           d. 4 Oct 1843, Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	16 Jun 1799	Gorham, Cumberland Co., Maine
  Family Charts	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Maria Mason           b. 1828             d. 1885 (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	5 Dec 1849	Bethel, Oxford Co., Maine
  Family Charts	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 26 Mar 1823 - Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine  Marriage - 5 Dec 1849 - Bethel, Oxford Co., Maine  Death - 3 May 1903 - Bethel, Oxford Co., Maine   = Link to Google Earth
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  Documents

  Nathan Goold, "Falmouth Neck in the Revolution" Collections and Proceedings of the Maine Historical Society, Second Series, vol. 8 (1897), 66-95.

  
  

  Histories

  The Civil War - New Englanders People on this page came from Maine and Massachusetts.

  
  

• Reference

  Pitard, D. "Gen. Clark Swett Edwards". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I1510&tree=1sttree (accessed May 18, 2025).