John Alfred Edson

John Alfred Edson

Male 1839 - 1919  (80 years)


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  • Name John Alfred Edson  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 16 Jan 1839  Stockbridge, Madison, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Death 1 Nov 1919  Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Burial Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I74078  Stewartsny
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Father Willard Edson,   b. 4 Jun 1802, Stockbridge, Madison, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 1886, Munnsville, Madison, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary A. Ferguson,   b. 19 Jan 1810, Claverack, Columbia, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Mar 1884, Munnsville, Madison, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 10 Jun 1832  Albany, Albany, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3501  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Electa Jane Smith,   b. Abt 1843, of, , New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 28 Dec 1870  Savannah, Wayne, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Mary Electa Edson,   b. 26 Aug 1872   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Nellie Deorian Edson,   b. 24 Oct 1876   d. 13 Dec 1896 (Age 20 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Charles Ferguson Edson,   b. 21 Jan 1884, Albany, Albany, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1923, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F24917  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

  • Notes 
    • He was a soldier in the Civil war, and later received the appointment to a clerkship in one of the government departments in Washington. They adopted a son Charles. - Nathan Edson and His Descendents

  • Sources 
    1. [S349] Pedigree Resource File DVD 132, (Name: Name: (Salt Lake City, UT: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 2007) PRF Submitter information: John Arthur FADDIS, 1964388-0820106161058 , 20 Aug 2006, 1160 Fern Pocatello Idaho 83201, USA, 208-232-2964 His email is given in New FS as: jaybird45@cableone.net;;).

    2. [S350] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index.

    3. [S147] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    4. [S352] C. A. EDSON, Book - Edson Family History and Geneology.