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Edwin D. Derby

Birth
Connecticut, USA
Death
22 Aug 1849 (aged 22–23)
Peoria County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Died from Cholera - listed on 1850 Peoria County Mortality Schedule for June 1, 1849 to May 31, 1850

First husband of Catherine (Brandt) Booton

The information below was contributed by Baxter B. Fite III (#47203738):

Records in the office of the Peoria County Recorder show that a tract of land in the southern part of the City was acquired July 29, 1836 as a government grant by Aquila Moffatt and was later known as Moffatt's addition. A small part of this ground was set side by the owner as a burial place for himself and his family. The earliest date shown on tombstone on this site is E. D. Derby, Died August 22, 1849, and, Ellen Blown, Died September 3, 1853. Another marks the grave of Mary E., wife of A. W. Moffatt, who died at age thirty-seven, 1866. Other Moffatts buried there include Philander, Damaris, Merwin, Luella, Lucretia, M. E., and Mrs. M. T. Moffatt. The latter was the first interment recorded by James Bennett, which was July 28, 1873.

Died from Cholera - listed on 1850 Peoria County Mortality Schedule for June 1, 1849 to May 31, 1850

First husband of Catherine (Brandt) Booton

The information below was contributed by Baxter B. Fite III (#47203738):

Records in the office of the Peoria County Recorder show that a tract of land in the southern part of the City was acquired July 29, 1836 as a government grant by Aquila Moffatt and was later known as Moffatt's addition. A small part of this ground was set side by the owner as a burial place for himself and his family. The earliest date shown on tombstone on this site is E. D. Derby, Died August 22, 1849, and, Ellen Blown, Died September 3, 1853. Another marks the grave of Mary E., wife of A. W. Moffatt, who died at age thirty-seven, 1866. Other Moffatts buried there include Philander, Damaris, Merwin, Luella, Lucretia, M. E., and Mrs. M. T. Moffatt. The latter was the first interment recorded by James Bennett, which was July 28, 1873.



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