Person:John Edwards (181)
John Stark Edwards
b.23 Aug 1777 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
d.22 Feb 1813 Ohio, United States
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  1. John Stark Edwards1777 - 1813
  2. Henry Waggerman Edwards1779 - 1847
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m. 28 Feb 1807
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Name John Stark Edwards
Gender Male
Birth[1] 23 Aug 1777 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Marriage 28 Feb 1807 Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, United Statesto Louisa Morris
Death[1] 22 Feb 1813 Ohio, United States
Reference Number? Q16857302?


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John Stark Edwards (August 23, 1777 – February 22, 1813) was an attorney, public official, soldier and landowner in the United States.

John S. Edwards was born in New Haven, Connecticut, the son of Pierpont and Frances (Ogden) Edwards. His father gave him the name after his old friend General John Stark, the hero of the Battle of Bennington that occurred shortly before John’s birth. Pierpont Edwards was born in Massachusetts, son of theologian and Princeton president Jonathan Edwards and Sarah Pierpont, was a distinguished lawyer, a member of the Congress of the Confederation, and a founder of the Toleration Party in Connecticut,

In October of 1812 he was elected Representative to the Thirteenth United States Congress from Ohio's 6th congressional district. John S. Edwards was the first man elected to the United States Congress who resided on the Western Reserve, but he did not live to take his seat.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 John Stark Edwards, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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