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Edward Brewster

Also Known As: "Ebenezer"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, United States
Death: before March 13, 1775
Blooming Grove, Orange County, New York, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Brewster and Charity Brewster
Husband of Experience Strong
Father of Sally Brewster Sayre
Brother of John Brewster; Ruth Brewster; Mary Brewster; Amy Brewster; Abigail Strong and 6 others

Managed by: Noel Sarah Dietrich
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About Edward Brewster

Experience Reeve was b. in 1744 (dau. of Major Daniel Reeve and Rhoda Parshall, of Setauket, L. I.). She d. Feb. 14, 1826, aged 82.

She married 1) Edward Brewster. He was born about 1740, son of John Brewster and Charity Biggs.

The children of Experience and Edward are [Anna, Daniel, John, Abigail and Sarah.] ?

She married second to Samuel Strong, his sister Abigail’s widower.

Notes

The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong, of ..., Volume 1 By Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight. Page 671. < GoogleBooks >

12149-51. v. MAJOR SAMUEL STRONG (son of Selah Strong, Jr., and Hanuah Woodhull) b. July 14, 1711, m. Dec. 19, 1765, Abigail Brewster b. Jan 28, 1742 (dau. of John Brewster of Blooming Grove, and earlier of Setauket). She d. Aug. 18, 1775, and he m. June 16, 1776, for second wife, Mrs. Experience Brewster, widow of Edward Brewster, who was brother of his deceased wife, née Reeve b. in 1744 (dau. of Major Daniel Reeve and Rhoda Parshall, of Setauket, L. I.). He d. Oct. 20, 1806, aged 62; she d. Feb. 14, 1826, aged 82. [6th Gen.]

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Edward Brewster's Timeline

1740
August 26, 1740
Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, United States
1771
September 11, 1771
Blooming Grove, Orange County, New York, United States
1775
March 13, 1775
Age 34
Blooming Grove, Orange County, New York, United States