Sydney Danforth Edwards

1843 - 1901  (58 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

Miranda Frost

1824 - 1888  (64 years)

Birth	1824	Maine
Died	1888
Buried	Merrill Memorial Cemetery, Otisfield, Oxford Co., Maine
Family	Bryce McLellan Edwards           b. 22 Aug 1820, Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine
Married	18 Dec 1842	Norway, Oxford Co., Maine
Children	1. Sydney Danforth Edwards           b. 30 Sep 1843   2. Elbridge Warren Edwards           b. 8 Jun 1846   3. Sarah Harriet Edwards           b. 26 Jul 1849   4. Eva Emogene Edwards           b. 31 May 1852

Bryce McLellan Edwards

1820 - 1894  (74 years)

Birth	22 Aug 1820	Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine
Died	9 Sep 1894	Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine
Buried	Merrill Memorial Cemetery, Otisfield, Oxford Co., Maine
Father	Enoch Edwards           b. 20 Sep 1774, Cumberland Co., Maine
Mother	Abigail McLellan           b. 1 Aug 1779, Gorham, Cumberland Co., Maine
Married	16 Jun 1799	Gorham, Cumberland Co., Maine
Family	Miranda Frost           b. 1824, Maine
Married	18 Dec 1842	Norway, Oxford Co., Maine
Children	1. Sydney Danforth Edwards           b. 30 Sep 1843   2. Elbridge Warren Edwards           b. 8 Jun 1846   3. Sarah Harriet Edwards           b. 26 Jul 1849   4. Eva Emogene Edwards           b. 31 May 1852

Miranda Frost

1824 - 1888  (64 years)

Birth	1824	Maine
Died	1888
Buried	Merrill Memorial Cemetery, Otisfield, Oxford Co., Maine
Family	Bryce McLellan Edwards           b. 22 Aug 1820, Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine
Married	18 Dec 1842	Norway, Oxford Co., Maine
Children	1. Sydney Danforth Edwards           b. 30 Sep 1843   2. Elbridge Warren Edwards           b. 8 Jun 1846   3. Sarah Harriet Edwards           b. 26 Jul 1849   4. Eva Emogene Edwards           b. 31 May 1852

• Name	Sydney Danforth Edwards  [1]
  Birth	30 Sep 1843
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Otisfield, Cumberland Co., Maine
  aged 7, born in 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
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Richard Edwards           b. 5 Sep 1740, Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts           d. 29 Oct 1826, Gorham, Cumberland Co., Maine  (Age 86 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Miranda Frost           b. 1824, Maine           d. 1888  (Age 64 years)  (Mother)
  Notes	After the war, "He was for several years member of Board of Selectmen of Oxford, and also Supt. of Schools of the same town. He was Trial Justice for over fourteen years. Member of AF&AM of Maine; and T. A. Roberts Post, GAR of Maine." [2]
  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 (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Miranda Frost           b. 1824, Maine           d. 1888 (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	18 Dec 1842	Norway, Oxford Co., Maine
  Family Charts	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Reference

  Pitard, D. "Sydney Danforth Edwards". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I1660&tree=1sttree (accessed June 20, 2025).