Robert Edwards

1822 - 1863  (41 years)

• Name	Robert Edwards
  Born	1822	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1855	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-137231
  Died	1 Nov 1863	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I137231	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Robert Edwards was born in Toronto, was converted by the Primitive Methodists as a young man living in Toronto Twp., and settled c. 1846 in Chinquacousy, where he worked as a blacksmith. In 1855, he settled on a farm in Wellesley, where he joined the Wesleyan Methodist Church. he died in the same twp., Nov. 1 1863, and was buried in Hawkesville Cemetery: survived by his wife and 6 children. Christian Guardian Newspaper 27 Jan 1864 pg 19

  
  

• Sources

  [S835] News - ON - Christian Guardian, "Obituary of Robert Edwards," 7 Oct 1868, p. 19.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1822 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1855 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Nov 1863 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth