First Generation 1. Mary (Polly) EDSON was born on 27 Jun 1833 in Darien, Genesee, New York.1 Second Generation 2. Samuel Lillie EDSON was born on 6 Jan 1800 in Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.2 Samuel Lillie EDSON and Sarah (twin) BARDWELL were married on 28 Sep 1825 in , Orange, Vermont.3,4 3. Sarah (twin) BARDWELL was born on 30 Aug 1805 in Brookfield, Orange, Vermont.5 She died on 10 Feb 1841 in Darien, Genesee, New York.1,6 Samuel Lillie EDSON and Sarah (twin) BARDWELL had the following children: i. Sylvanus EDSON was born on 28 Jun 1826 in Darien, Genesee, New York.1 ii. Miriam EDSON was born on 12 Jun 1828 in Darien, Genesee, New York.1 iii. Joseph EDSON was born on 23 May 1831 in Darien, Genesee, New York.1 He died on 17 Mar 1846 in , Genesee, New York.1 1 iv. Mary (Polly) EDSON. v. Huldah EDSON was born on 28 Jun 1837 in Darien, Genesee, New York.1 Third Generation 4. Samuel Lillie EDSON was born before 3 May 1772 in Ashfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts.7 He was Baptized on 3 May 1772 in Congregational Church, Ashfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts.8,9 He died on 31 Jul 1803 in Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.10 He was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.11 Samuel Lillie EDSON and Miriam EDSON were married in 1794.12,13 5. Miriam EDSON was born on 19 Jan 1778 in Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut.2,14 She died on 22 Nov 1821.15 Edson Family History and Genealogy, Descendant of Samuel Edson of Salem and Bridgewater, Mass., by Carroll Andrew Edson, Lithographed by Edwards Bros., Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1969. p. 1274. Alternate death date listed as: Nov. 4, 1874. Samuel Lillie EDSON and Miriam EDSON had the following children: i. Jared (Jerrod) EDSON was born on 28 Feb 1796 in Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont.2 He died on 27 Aug 1845 in Randolph, Orange, Vermont.1 He was buried in Randolph Center Cemetery, Randolph, Orange, Vermont.16 ii. Theodore EDSON was born on 27 Nov 1797 in Randolph, Orange, Vermont.2 2 iii. Samuel Lillie EDSON. iv. Pember EDSON was born on 8 Feb 1802 in Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.17 Edson Family History and Genealogy, Descendant of Samuel Edson of Salem and Bridgewater, Mass., by Carroll Andrew Edson, Lithographed by Edwards Bros., Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1969. p. 1276. he lived in Pembroke, Genesee Co., N.Y. and in 1850, in Alden, Erie Co., N.Y., where he was a store-keeper and Postmaster, and where he built a steam sawmill. He was 1864-1873, in Partnership with his cousin once removed, Henry Harrison Edson. Believed to have had six children who presumably died in infancy. 6. John BARDWELL was born on 17 Feb 1761 in Whately, Hampshire, Massachusetts.5 He died on 25 Sep 1845 in , Genesee, New York.5 History of Deerfield, by George Sheldon, Vol. II, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 60. Removed to New York in 1802. History of the Town of Whately, Mass., 1661 - 1899, by James M. Crafts, by D. L. Crandall, Mann's Block, Orange, Mass., 1899. p. 373. Removed to Broofield, Vt., and thence to Genesee county, N.Y. in 1812. John BARDWELL and Mary (Polly) EDSON were married on 5 Mar 1792 in Whately, Hampshire, Massachusetts.6,18 7. Mary (Polly) EDSON was born in 1767 in Whately, Hampshire, Massachusetts.19 She was Baptized on 4 Jun 1769 in Congregational Church, Ashfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts.8 She died on 11 Oct 1833 in , Genesee, New York.5 John BARDWELL and Mary (Polly) EDSON had the following children: i. Electa BARDWELL died on 17 Jul 1893.6 She was born in Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts.20 ii. Chester BARDWELL was born on 17 Nov 1794 in Whately, Hampshire, Massachusetts.5 He died in 1863 in , , Wisconsin.21 iii. Benjamin R. BARDWELL was born on 21 Sep 1796 in Whately, Hampshire, Massachusetts.5 He died in 1868 in , , New York.21 iv. Seth BARDWELL was born on 10 Jun 1798 in Brookfield, Orange, Vermont. He died in Belvidere, Boone, Illinois.5,20 v. Dexter BARDWELL was born on 24 Mar 1810 in Brookfield, Orange, Vermont.5 History of the Town of Whately, Mass., 1661 - 1899, by James M. Crafts, by D. L. Crandall, Mann's Block, Orange, Mass., 1899. p. 373. Resided Corfu, N.Y. vi. Samuel BARDWELL was born on 30 Aug 1805 in Brookfield, Orange, Vermont.5 He died on 18 May 1836.6 3 vii. Sarah (twin) BARDWELL. viii. John BARDWELL was born on 7 Aug 1809 in Brookfield, Orange, Vermont.5 History of the Town of Whately, Mass., 1661 - 1899, by James M. Crafts, by D. L. Crandall, Mann's Block, Orange, Mass., 1899. p. 373. Resided Ionia, Iowa. ix. Electa BARDWELL was born on 3 Sep 1812 in Brookfield, Orange, Vermont.5 She died on 3 Sep 1812 in Brookfield, Orange, Vermont.5 Sources 1. Edson Family History and Genealogy, Descendant of Samuel Edson of Salem and Bridgewater, Mass., by Carroll Andrew Edson, Lithographed by Edwards Bros., Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1969. p.1275 - Date & location. 2. Ibid., p.1274 - Date & location. 3. The History of the Town Whately, Mass. 1661 - 1899, by James M. Crafts, published by D.L. Crandall, Mann's Bloch, Orange, Mass. 1899. p. 373 - Name of husband. 4. Edson Family History and Genealogy, Descendant of Samuel Edson of Salem and Bridgewater, Mass., by Carroll Andrew Edson, Lithographed by Edwards Bros., Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1969. p.1275 - Date. 5. The History of the Town Whately, Mass. 1661 - 1899, by James M. Crafts, published by D.L. Crandall, Mann's Bloch, Orange, Mass. 1899. p. 373 - Date & location. 6. Ibid., p. 373 - Date. 7. Ibid., p. 548 - Year & location. 8. Vital Records of Ashfield, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. Published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass. 1942. p. 37- Date & location. 9. Edson Family History and Genealogy, Descendant of Samuel Edson of Salem and Bridgewater, Mass., by Carroll Andrew Edson, Lithographed by Edwards Bros., Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1969. p. 87 - Date & location. 10. Ibid., p. 1274 - Date & location. 11. Ibid., p. 1274 - Location. 12. The History of the Town Whately, Mass. 1661 - 1899, by James M. Crafts, published by D.L. Crandall, Mann's Bloch, Orange, Mass. 1899. p. 548 - Name of wife. 13. Edson Family History and Genealogy, Descendant of Samuel Edson of Salem and Bridgewater, Mass., by Carroll Andrew Edson, Lithographed by Edwards Bros., Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1969. p. 1274 - Year. 14. Illustrated Historical Souvenier of Randolph, Vermont, Compiled & Published by Nickenson & Cox, Published Randolph, Vermont 1895, p. 78 - Date. 15. Ibid., p. 87 - Date. 16. Edson Family History and Genealogy, Descendant of Samuel Edson of Salem and Bridgewater, Mass., by Carroll Andrew Edson, Lithographed by Edwards Bros., Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1969. p.1275 - Location. 17. Ibid., p. 1244 - Date & location. 18. Ibid., p.1275 - Name of wife. 19. The History of the Town Whately, Mass. 1661 - 1899, by James M. Crafts, published by D.L. Crandall, Mann's Bloch, Orange, Mass. 1899. p. 373 - Year. 20. Ibid., p. 373 - Location. 21. Ibid., p. 373 - Year & state.