Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Adams, Edward Haven, 1865-1939 |
Born |
Nov. 25, 1865 |
Birthplace |
South Eliot, Maine |
Deceased |
Oct. 30, 1939 |
Deceased where |
Portsmouth, NH |
Places of residence |
Portsmouth, NH |
Occupation |
Lawyer, admitted to the N.H. Bar in 1897 Mayor of Portsmouth, N.H., 1909-1910. Served on the City Council, Councilman at large in 1913 and Alderman City Solicitor, Judge of the Municipal court Mason, Knight Templar Member of the Warwick Club |
Father |
Levi Woodbury Adams, 1834-1898 |
Mother |
Elizabeth Ann Staples, 1840-1917 |
Spouse |
Florence Etta Sanderson, m. Jun. 28, 1899 in Stratham, N.H. |
Children |
1. Margaret Adams, b. Sept. 26, 1900 in Portsmouth, N.H., d. May 26, 2001, m. Jun. 15, 1929 in Me. to Harold Libby Jones (1892-1964). 2. Helen Frances Adams, b. Jan. 29, 1902 in Portsmouth, N.H., d. Feb. 1, 1962 in Stamford, Conn., m. Dec. 29, 1934 in Portsmouth, N.H. to James Edwin Archer (1911-1970). 3. Dorcas Higgins Adams, b. & d. Apr. 2, 1903 in Portsmouth, N.H. 4. Woodbury Sanderson Adams, b. Feb. 3, 1908 in Portsmouth, N.H., d. Aug. 29, 1972 in New Castle, N.H., m. aug. 23, 1930 in Portsmouth, N.H. to Laura Hill Ellis (b. 1905). |
Nationality |
American |
Education |
Berwick Academy Wesleyan Seminary and Women's College University of Maine Law School |
Notes |
Not to be confused with Capt. Edward H. Adams who was a gundalow captain and boat builder out of Durham, NH. |
Titles & honors |
Mayor of Portsmouth |
Relationships |
Spouses: Florence Etta Sanderson, daughter of Aaron Moses Sanderson and Ann Frances Burleigh, b. Jul. 25, 1865 in Stratham, N.H., d. Jun. 1, 1927 in Portsmouth, N.H., m. in Stratham, NH, on June 28, 1899. |
