Ancestry of
Edward O. Soper

(1832–1912)

Edward Messenger

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• • 5th Great-grandfather of Edward O. Soper — 8th Generation
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  Dorcas Messenger (Ahnentafel No:79 )

  Nathaniel Messenger

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  • Claims that Edward Messenger had a wife named Sarah is without evidence and likely false. Also, claims that he was the son of Andrew Messenger are also without evidence and likely false.

• Sources for Edward Messenger

  • ¹ New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1998, Vol. 152, pp. 353-372.
  • ² The American Genealogist, 1959, Vol. 35, p. 23.
  • ³ Winchell, Alexander, Genealogy of the Family of Winchell in America: Embracing the Etymology and History of the Name . . ., Ann Arbor: Dr. Chase's Steam Printing House (1869), 250.
  • ⁴ Wright, Nettie Elizabeth Post, The Messenger Family in the Colony of Connecticut, West Hartford, Connecticut: T. B. Simonds (1963), 7, the identity of Edward's spouse and father are both unproved and likely false.