Hon. Maj. Edward Hartwell, Sr.

Maj Edward Hartwell BIRTH 23 May 1689, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA DEATH 17 Feb 1785 (aged 95), Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA BURIAL Non-Cemetery Burial, Specifically: Place is unknown as tradition being that he wished to buried in the most private manner, as he feared the Indians would disturb his grave., MEMORIAL ID 141642818

Edward was a very accomplished man.

He was Luneberg Town Treasurer, Selectman, on the School Committee,Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Major in the Malitia. Deacon of the Church, Original proprietor of lot # 37 Luneberg, was a very fine penman, and wrote the original deed of every lot of land in the town, which then included the whole of present city of Fitchberg, a large portion of Ashby, and part of Townsend.

For a long period of time was deservedly one of the most influential men in town. He possessed a strong mind and an education superior to that of most of his fellow townsmen. He was continually called upon to fill the most important offices in town.

He lived with his wife Mary in Lancaster, Mass.,then Lunenburg. He was a soldier, a justice of the peace, and a judge 1750-62. (unknown source)

Gravesite Details: Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Parents John Hartwell Elizabeth Wright

Spouse Sarah Wilder Hartwell 1685–1764 (m. 1709)

Children Sarah Hartwell Boynton 1712–1801 Asahel Hartwell 1713–1803 Benjamin Hartwell 1729–1791

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