Name | Sydney Danforth Edwards [1] | |
Birth | 30 Sep 1843 | |
Gender | Male | |
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1850 | Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine ![]() |
Military Service | Union soldier. According to EdwardsGenerations, "Sydney D. Edwards enlisted in Civil War, Jan., 1862, in Co. I, 5th. Me. Regt. Inf.; was discharged; re-enlisted Nov., 1863 in Co. B. 30th. Me. Regt. Inf. being mustered into service Dec. 28; was transferred to Co. C, of same Regt. 1864; and was finally discharged Aug. 5, 1865. He participated in Red River Expedition." EdwardsGenerations gives two service records for him; he apparently re-enlisted after his first discharge for disability: "Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 08 January 1862 at the age of 18; Enlisted in Company I, 5th Infantry Regiment Maine on 08 January 1862; Received a disability discharge on 28 May 1862. (Source: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine. (MERoster) Published in 1861-1866 by Stevens & Sayward). Service Record: Enlisted in Company B, 30th Infantry Regiment Maine on 18 December 1863; Enlisted as a Private on 28 December 1863 at the age of 20; Transfered on 01 January 1865; Mustered out on 20 August 1865 in Savanah, GA (Source: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine. (MERoster) Published in 1861-1866 by Stevens & Sayward." [2] | |
Death | 15 Dec 1901 | |
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Richard Edwards b. 5 Sep 1740, Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts ![]() d. 29 Oct 1826, Gorham, Cumberland Co., Maine ![]() ![]() Miranda Frost b. 1824, Maine ![]() d. 1888 (Age 64 years) (Mother) ![]() |
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Person ID | I1660 | |
Last Modified | 28 Feb 2023 |
Father | Bryce McLellan Edwards b. 22 Aug 1820, Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine ![]() d. 9 Sep 1894, Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine ![]() | |
Mother | Miranda Frost b. 1824, Maine ![]() d. 1888 (Age 64 years) | |
Marriage | 18 Dec 1842 | Norway, Oxford Co., Maine ![]() |
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Histories | ![]() | The Civil War - New Englanders People on this page came from Maine and Massachusetts. |
Reference | Pitard, D. "Sydney Danforth Edwards". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I1660&tree=1sttree (accessed June 20, 2025). |
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