Edward James Stiles

1786 - 1850  (64 years)

• Name	Edward James Stiles
  Birth	25 Jul 1786	Bermuda   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FSID	2C1C-PC6
  Burial	1850	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  Death	24 Aug 1850	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States   [1]
  Person ID	I2484	footsteps
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	James Stiles,   b. Abt 1750, Bermuda d. 2 Sep 1795, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 45 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Ward,   b. Abt 1750, Devonshire, England d. 1786, Bermuda (Age 36 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1785	of Bermuda
  Age at Marriage	James was ~ 35 years - Mary was ~ 35 years.
  Family ID	F31005	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne Duncan,   b. 12 Jul 1790, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States d. 14 Mar 1841, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	4 Oct 1808	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  Age at Marriage	Edward was 22 years and 3 months - Anne was 18 years and 3 months.
  Children	+ 1. Margaretta Love Stiles,   b. 14 Jan 1827, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States d. 28 Jun 1909, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Stephen Duncan Stiles,   b. 28 May 1826, Pennsylvania, United States d. 9 Apr 1830, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 3 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. Thomas Duncan Stiles, Doctor,   b. Abt 1809, Pennsylvania, United States d. 26 Sep 1886, Ohio, United States (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 4. Martha Duncan Stiles,   b. 1810, Pennsylvania, United States d. 3 Jul 1862, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Edward Copeland Stiles,   b. 1828, Pennsylvania, United States d. Apr 1895, London, England (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 6. Benjamin Stiles,   b. 15 Mar 1818, Pennsylvania, United States d. 6 Sep 1848, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 30 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2123	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2025

  
  

• Notes

  From Margaret H. Harrison's "A Charleston Album": "Two presidents had known him intimately. As a child, in his Grandfather Stiles' home, George Washington used to bounce him on his knee and in later life, that elegant bachelor, James Buchanan, was much in his company. From Margaret H. Harrison's "A Charleston Album": "Two presidents had known him intimately. As a child, in his Grandfather Stiles' home, George Washington used to bounce him on his knee and in later life, that elegant bachelor, James Buchanan, was much in his company.

  
  

• Sources

  [S226] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, Census Year: 1849.