Edward ‘the baker’ Edes

Biography

Edward ‘the baker’ Edes, son of Thomas Edes & Sarah Larrabee, was born 1746 at Boston, Massachusetts, and died there before September 10, 1803.

He was married on 14 Jul 1768 by Rev. Eliot at Boston to Elizabeth Edes, who was buried 8 Jan 1794. She was the daughter of Edward ‘the ship wright’ Edes & Mary Frothingham.

The children of Edward Edes and Elizabeth Edes include:

1. Edward Edes (1773 - 12 Jan 1811) AE 38 y; was a baker of shipbread. Married Mary Gardner, daughter of Samuel Gardner Esq
2. Rev Henry Edes (5 Nov 1778 - 25 Feb 1851) Married Catharine Cravath (daughter of John May Esq. and Abigail his wife, born 22 September 1782). [m. 21 Jul 1806]
3. Susan Edes (1784 - 4 Oct 1826) unmarried (?)
4. Charlotte (Edes) Gardner d. 15 Mar 1865 Palermo, Sicily, Italy
5. Ann (Edes) Eayres d. Jan 1817 Philadelphia

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Biographical notes

Discourses of Rev. Edward H. Edes with a Sketch of His Life By Edward Henry Edes. (Benjamin H. Greene, 1846 -) page 1. < GoogleBooks >

REV. EDWARD HENRY EDES was born in Boston, Massachusetts, June 12, 1803. His grandparents were Edward and Elizabeth Edes, who lived at the corner of Salem and Bennett Streets, on the site where the Rev. Dr. Beecher's church now stands. Mr. Edes was extensively engaged in the business of baking ship-bread, and, at one time, was worth a considerable amount of property. He enjoyed the reputation of an estimable and worthy man, a good citizen, a faithful and affectionate husband and father, and a kind and benevolent neighbour and kinsman. His eldest son, Edward, the father of the subject of this memoir, received, in part at least, a collegiate education. He commenced and continued the mercantile business on Long Wharf, until the death of his father in 1803. Then a younger brother, brought up to the ship-baking business with the father, induced him to become his partner. He therefore gave up his store, and removed into the old family mansion. This change of pursuit was of no benefit to his purse, while it was injurious to his health. He died of consumption in January, 1811, in the thirtyeighth year of his age. …

Notes

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176293518/henry-edes

Edward Edes is the son of Thomas Edes and Sarah Larrabee, with Sarah Larrabee being the dau of Capt John Larrabee who was the owner of this tomb (pg xiv. in the forward) just before Rev Henry, so there is a strong poss Edward d. 1803 is bur here, and poss Elizabeth. Capt John Larrabee is the father of Sarah (Larrabee) Edes and he was bur. at Castle William (of which there is not a burial site there, so he is in an unmarked grave.)

Edes in the North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000. “Prentice, or Prentiss Family.” Page 27. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1739662:61157

• The history and genealogy of the Prentice, or Prentiss family, in New England, etc , from 1631. Page 27. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1739662:61157 Name Edes Gender Female Father Edward Edes Mother Mary Frothingham Spouse Edward Edes
• Elizabeth Cadle [SIC] in the Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/29859243?h=d8fc70 Name: Elizabeth Cadle Event Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 14 Jul 1768 Marriage Place: Boston, Massachusetts Spouse Name: Edward Eades Married By: Rev. Andrew Eliot Notes: Int. reads [Elizabeth Edes] https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/29859482?h=67ee21
• Edward Edes in the U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 https://ancestry.com/sharing/29859215?h=e1d253
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176293518/henry-edes
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176292923/catherine-cravath-edes
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188474560/susan-edes
• Discourses of Rev. Edward H. Edes with a Sketch of His Life By Edward Henry Edes. (Benjamin H. Greene, 1846 -) page 1. < GoogleBooks >
• The Graveyards of Boston: First Volume, Copp's Hill Epitaphs, Volume 1. By William Henry Whitmore. Page ix. < GoogleBooks >
• Research notes https://historyofmassachusetts.org/the-sons-of-liberty-who-were-the... When the Sons of Liberty first formed in the summer of 1765, the group was originally known as the Loyal Nine, which consisted of nine Boston shopkeepers and artisans: … Benjamin Edes, printer of the Boston Gazette
• Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Aug 7 2018, 22:55:54 UTC