Edward R. Emmons
Edward R. Emmons was born around 1842 in Massachusetts to Alonzo Emmons and Abigail Lawrence.  His father was a farmer who owned $700 of real estate in 1850. Emmons grew up and attended school in Hardwick, Massachusetts. By 1860, Emmons was working as a farm laborer. He married Caroline Jane Towne in Hardwick on April 30, 1863, and they had at least five children: Leora, born around 1864; Edward, born around 1866; Frederick, born around 1868; Herbert, born around 1870; and Mabel, born around 1871. They lived with Emmons’ father in Hardwick until at least 1880. Emmons died of apoplexy with heart disease in Hardwick on October 7, 1894.
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(423)Emmons, Edward R.18421894-10-07
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 1

  • (948) [recipient] ~ Marcus A. Emmons to Edward R. Emmons, 19 July 1863

People - Records: 1

  • (422) Emmons, Marcus A. is the [sibling of] (423) Emmons, Edward R.

Places - Records: 2

  • (495) [birth] ~ Massachusetts
  • (604) [death] ~ Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts

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1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1840-1915, available from Ancestry.com; Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, available from Ancestry.com.