EDGELL, Capt. William^[1]

1760 - 1831  (71 years)

• Name	EDGELL, William
  Prefix	Capt.
  Birth	27 Jan 1760  [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 211486098
  _COLOR	11
  Death	29 Jul 1831  [1]
  Burial	Westminster, MA
  	Address: Woodside Cemetery
  Person ID	I34542	Puffers
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	EDGELL, Capt. William,   b. Abt 1726, MA d. 13 Jan 1809, Westminster, MA (Age 83 years)
  Mother	WHEELER, Elinor,   b. 20 Feb 1727, Concord, MA d. 12 Feb 1813, Westminster, MA (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	Aft 1 Aug 1752	MA   [2]
  Family ID	F8760	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	PUFFER, Thankful,   b. 17 Apr 1769, Westminster, MA d. 18 Apr 1857, Westfield, MA (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	8 Sep 1793	Westminster, MA   [1]
  Children	1. EDGELL, Polly,   b. 5 Oct 1794, Westminster, MA d. 18 Nov 1814 (Age 20 years)   2. EDGELL, Betsey,   b. 17 Jun 1799, Westminster, MA d. 21 Mar 1872, Westminster, MA (Age 72 years)   3. EDGELL, William,   b. 6 Jul 1802, Westminster, MA d. 29 Jun 1865, Westminster, MA (Age 62 years)   4. EDGELL, John,   b. 15 Oct 1804, Westminster, MA d. 7 Jul 1893, Gardner, MA (Age 88 years)   5. EDGELL, Melinda,   b. 8 May 1807, Westminster, MA d. 14 Feb 1874, Royalston, MA (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F8808	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2024

  
  

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• Notes

  He served in the state troops in suppressing Shays' Rebellion in 1785. He was elected captain of a cavalry company in 1807. He inherited his father's homestead, sold it in 1820, and removed to the Pond place. He was a man of genial temperament, hospitable and generous to a fault, dispensing favors with a liberal hand and to his own personal detriment.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 86. [S466] _Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.