Arthur Seymour Edmands

Arthur lived at 121 Main Street, Saugus, MA, for most of his adult life. For many years he was a member of the Saugus School Committee and active in the affairs of the First Parish Universalist Church of Saugus. He was a carpet layer for many years.

Arthur was the eldest sibling of Ernest Carl Edmands, 1884-1928 (our ancestor).

The childhood of Arthur Seymour Edmands in its historical context
The adolescence and early adulthood of Arthur Seymour Edmands in its historical context
The historical context of Arthur Seymour Edmands's life from age 39 through 48
The historical context of Arthur Seymour Edmands's life from age 49 through 58
The historical context of Arthur Seymour Edmands's life from age 59 through 68
The historical context of Arthur Seymour Edmands's life from age 69 through 78
The historical context of Arthur Seymour Edmands's life during his last years

Birth of Arthur Seymour Edmands
Born: 12 December 1862
Birthplace: Probably Saugus, Essex County, Massachusetts
Parents
Father: Artemas Seymour Edmands, 1837-1920 (our ancestor), from Saugus, Essex County, Massachusetts
Mother: Lucy Caroline Ketelle, 1843-1868, from Charlestown, Massachusetts
Stepmother: Ella Josephine Mansfield, 1849-1923 (our ancestor), from 1873. She was from Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Siblings
Brother: Edward Wesley Edmands, 1864-1956
Brother: Ellis Lincoln Edmands, 1868-1947
Half-brother: Nelson Wilfred Edmands, 1875-1950
Half-brother: Oscar Melvin Edmands, 1876-1966
Half-brother: Elbert H. "Bert" Edmands, 1878-1946
Half-brother: Ernest Carl Edmands, 1884-1928 (our ancestor)
Spouse
Wife: Edith G. Mansfield
Married 27 July 1891
    Edith was a music teacher and organist for the Congregational Church on Main Street in Saugus. She was probably the choir director there as well. There is a stained-glass window in the Congregational Church dedicated to her.
    She died 6 June 1926 and is buried in Saugus, Massachusetts, in Riverside Cemetery, lot 49.    (1) has Edith's burial lot (49) from the Riverside cemetery records. Our other sources had lot 45N.5.
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Children
Daughter: Elizabeth "Bess" Caroline Edmands, 1892-1937
For information on her spouse and descendants,
including the surname Hatch,
see Descendants of Arthur Edmands (password-protected)
Daughter: Frances Josephine Edmands, 1893-1941
For information on her spouse and descendants,
including the surnames Brown and Mathews,
see Descendants of Arthur Edmands (password-protected)
Other information on Arthur Seymour Edmands
Occupation: Upholsterer and carpet layer
Religion: First Parish Universalist Church
Death of Arthur Seymour Edmands
Died: 6 December 1951
(cardiac decompensation, gangreous ileum
[he went in to have a hernia fixed and died on the operating table])
(age 88 years 11 months 26 days)
Deathplace: Saugus, Essex County, Massachusetts
Buried: 8 December 1951
Burial place: Riverside Cemetery (lot 49N.5), Saugus, Essex County, Massachusetts
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Sources on Arthur Seymour Edmands:

  • b. 1951, great-granddaughter of Arthur Seymour Edmands, for considerable information on Arthur and Edith. She cited the 1910 census records (Essex, Mass., roll 588, book 2, p. 416 [sheet 246]). (The other sources had, no doubt incorrectly, Arthur and Edith married in 1890, and their daughter Frances born in 1894.)
  • Nancy B. Edmands Allen, b. 1925, granddaughter of Edward Wesley Edmands, 1864-1956.
  • Mary Caroline Findley Edmands, 1887-1970. See especially her diary entries for 6 Dec and 8 Dec 1951.
  • Ethel Jean Edmands Weeks, b. 1909

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