Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
Genealogy of the Lindell, Herndon, Bonnell, and Fairbanks families.

Polly Bray Edgily[1]

Female 1772 - 1845  (72 years)


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  • Name Polly Bray Edgily  [2, 3]
    Birth 14 Mar 1772  _______, _______, Province of Massachusetts Bay Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Female
    Cause of Death “Consumption” (tuberculosis)  [4] 
    Death 16 Feb 1845  Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Burial 19 Feb 1845  South Burial Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I4985  Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
    Last Modified 28 Jul 2018

    Family Philemon Stacy,   b. 22 Jul 1772, _______, _______, Province of Massachusetts Bay Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jun 1813, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
    Marriage 27 Nov 1796  Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Abigail Bray Stacy,   b. 8 May 1797, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Feb 1800, _______, _______, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
     2. Philemon Stacy,   b. 1 Mar 1798, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jul 1829, _______, _______, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years)
     3. William R Stacy,   b. 9 Jul 1800, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1874, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     4. Mary Stacy,   b. 30 Sep 1802, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ?, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Nancy Stacy,   b. 27 Oct 1804, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Aug 1881, Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     6. Martha Stacy,   b. 10 Jan 1807, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ?, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. George Whittemore Stacy,   b. 13 Mar 1809, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Oct 1890, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    Family ID F3586  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Aug 2015

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 14 Mar 1772 - _______, _______, Province of Massachusetts Bay Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 27 Nov 1796 - Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Feb 1845 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 19 Feb 1845 - South Burial Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • Research suggests that this woman may have been Polly Hooper, who is recorded as having married James Edgily in 1789. This would account for the fact that some Massachusetts list Philemon Stacy’s wife as “Mrs. Polly Edgily”. [1]

  • Reference  Herndon, William Robert. "Polly Bray Edgily", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I4985&tree=LindellHerndon. [Accessed: 06-Jun-2026].

  • Sources 
    1. [S315] [Herndon-2025] Herndon, William Robert, Lindell-Herndon Genealogy, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: By the author, 2025.

    2. [S1067] [Graves-1901a] "Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (excerpt)," American Series of Popular Biographies - Massachusetts Edition, Boston, Massachusetts: Graves & Steinbarger, Publishers, 1901, pages 1042 - 1044.

    3. [S1272] [NSSotAR-1951a2] "Application for Membership: Theodore Edwin Stacy M.D. - Descendant of Philemon Stacy," Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889 - 1970, Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, number 74220, pages 3 - 4.

    4. [S1394] [Holbrook-1845a] Holbrook, Jay and Delene, "Death Entry for Polly Stacy," Massachusetts Vital and Town Records: Deaths Registered in the City of Boston From 1801 to 1848 Inclusive, Provo, Utah: Holbrook Research Institute, 2011, volumes N - S, page 108, entry 2.


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