Edmund, son of Edmund and Mary (Pettingill) Hinckley, was born January 6, 1778, in Georgetown, Maine, where he was engaged in farming and fishing. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. He was married in Georgetown, Maine, to Abigail Oliver, born April 27. 1782, in that town, daughter of Ephriam and Anna (Spinney) Oliver. Children: Maria, William, Pettingill, Eliza, John Wilson, Ann, Ephraim Oliver, Mary and Richard.