Individual Details

Richard Edwards

(1 May 1647 - 20 Apr 1718)



Richard married Elizabeth Tuttle, 19 Nov 1667; he divorced her in October of 1691. He married (2) Mary Talcott, 1692, Hartford. Richard had at least 5 children by his first wife (perhaps as many as 7 children), 6 by the second.

He is buried in the Ancient Burying Ground, Harford, Hartford Co, CT, Find A Grave Memorial# 46347845.
Inscription:
Here Lies
Interd ye
Body of Mr
Richard Edwa~
rds Who DYed
April 20th ~~
1718 Æ tatis
Sue [sic] 71

On the day Richard died he was 70 years old, and "Ætatis suæ" (i.e., Æ, "Aged," in the XX year of his Age) 71. The Latin phrase Ætatis suae means "In the year of one's age."

Events

Birth1 May 1647Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut
Marriage19 Nov 1676New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut - Elizabeth Tuttle
Death20 Apr 1718Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut

Families

SpouseElizabeth Tuttle (1645 - )
FatherWilliam Edwards ( - 1680)
MotherAGNES HARRIS ( - 1680)