Edward Snow Sr. (1745 - 1791)

Ancestors Descendants

Biography

Edward Snow was born in 1745 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Province, New England. Edward was the second son of Sylvanus Snow and Hannah Cole to bear the name Edward; his older brother had passed away shortly before his birth.

Edward Snow grew up to be a mariner (merchant marine sailor), eventually gaining his own vessel and the rank of sea captain. On February 18, 1768, at 22 years old, Edward Snow married Elizabeth ("Betty") Myrick (aka Merrick), b: 1748 near Eastham, Massachusetts Bay, New England. The couple had the following 12 children: ^[1]

1. Edward Snow b: 6 Oct 1770 in Eastham, Massachusetts m. Hannah Doane
2. Daniel Snow b: 21 Mar 1773 in Eastham, Massachusetts
3. Mehitable Snow b: 13 Apr 1775 in Orrington, Penobscot, Maine
4. Betsy Snow b: 13 Apr 1775 in Orrington, Penobscot, Maine
5. Mary Snow b: 6 Sep 1777 in Orrington, Penobscot, Maine, USA
6. Statia Snow b: 29 Oct 1778 in Orrington, Penobscot, Maine
7. Sally Snow b: circa 1780 in Orrington, Penobscot, Maine. USA
8. Sylvanus Snow b: 21 May 1782 in Orrington, Penobscot, Maine
9. William Snow b: 21 Aug 1784 in Orrington, Penobscot, Maine. m. Lydia Doane
10. Sarah Snow b: 26 Mar 1786 in Orrington, Penobscot, Maine
11. Jabez Snow b: 15 Mar 1788 in Orrington, Penobscot, Maine
12. Collier Snow b: 11 May 1790 in Orrington, Penobscot, Maine

As can be seen from the above list, Edward and Betty (Myrick) Snow moved their family from Cape Cod to Penobscot County, Maine District, part of the Massachusetts Bay Province at the time, on the eve of the American Revolution.

Captain Edward Snow served on the sloop "Centurion" during the American Revolution.

Captain Edward Snow lived the rest of his life sailing from Orrington, Penobscot County, Maine. He passed away there in October 1791 at just 46 years old, leaving a large family behind. His burial place is not known and he may have died at sea. ^[2] His wife, Betty (Myrick) Snow, survived his passing and died in Hampden, Penobscot County, Maine, USA, on July 25, 1822. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Edward Snow and Betty Myrick Both of Eastham was married in Eastham on the 18 Day of february 1768 by Mr. Edward Cheever minster - Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans... cited on Nauset & Vicinity on RootsWeb: Edward Snow.
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #116134099 retrieved 23 Jul 2018 - Capt. Edward Snow
3. ↑ Nauset & Vicinity on RootsWeb: Betty Myrick.

See Also:

• Nauset & Vicinity on RootsWeb: Edward Snow. Cites local primary sources.
• Massachusetts. 1896-1908. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War : A Compilation from the Archives. Boston: Wright and Potter Print. Co. State Printers Volume 14, Page 605.