Sunday, March 11, 2018

Arthur Joseph Edsall



Born January 1857 at Roxbury, Delaware County, New York
Died 12 October 1930 at Roxbury, Delaware County, New York

Arthur was the third of six children born to William Edsall and Sarah Jane Swartwout Edsall. He was raised at Roxbury where his father was the owner and operator of a farm. Arthur married first to Julia M. Carroll on 5 February 1891 at Roxbury. She died in 1897. Arthur and Julia were the parents of two children, Laura A. Edsall and Carroll Arthur Edsall. It would appear that his son, Carroll, was adopted by Arthur’s brother, James Monroe Edsall, after the death of his wife. Arthur married next to Nellie Preston on 28 November 1900 at Roxbury. They made their home at Roxbury where he was the owner and operator of a blacksmith shop. Arthur and Nellie were the parents of one child, Preston William Edsall. Arthur was buried at Fairlawn Cemetery at Prattsville, New York with his first wife. He is John More Association Jean Line cousin #M5622 and was the husband of my third cousin, three times removed. 

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