1633. Edward Barton⁸ WESLEY (Betsey⁷ BARTON, Phinehas⁶, John⁵, Caleb⁴, Samuel³, Matthew², Edward¹) was born in Leicester, Worcester, MA 11 June 1811.⁽¹⁵⁰²⁾ Edward died 3 October 1906 in Portchester, NY, at 95 years of age.

He married Elizabeth KELLEY 8 December 1836 in Buffalo, Erie, NY. Elizabeth was born 8 August 1820 in New York, NY. Dale Pitzen, co author of 'Where the Wild Strawberries Grow" a book on Leicester, MA related the following notes on Edward. In 1824 General Lafayette visited Leicester and 13 year old Edward sold his mother's silver pins to the crowd for $2 intending to go to New York. When he finally got to New York he earned money by buying food and selling it to hungry travellers on the ferries to Albany and back. He eventually began to broker banknotes. In 1850 he and George Jones invested $40,000 and founded the New York Times becoming the first manager of the paper.. He sold his interest in 1861 for $1,000,000 becomming one of the most prosperous investors on Wall Street. Edward was also a founder of the New York Globe.

Edward Barton WESLEY and Elizabeth KELLEY had the following children:

3148 i. Mary Elizabeth⁹ WESLEY was born in Buffalo, Erie, NY 29 September 1837.

3149 ii. John Edwin WESLEY was born in Buffalo, Erie, NY 9 October 1839.

3150 iii. Joanna Caroline WESLEY was born in Buffalo, Erie, NY 9 March 1846.

3151 iv. Ella Jeannette WESLEY was born in Buffalo, Erie, NY 25 May 1848.

3152 v. Lillian Florence WESLEY was born in Portchester, NY 19 December 1853.

3153 vi. Ida Agnes WESLEY was born in Portchester, NY 14 June 1854.

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