Captain Edward Marrett

1713 - 1780  (66 years)

• Name	Edward Marrett
  Birth	5 Nov 1713	Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [1, 3, 4, 7]
  Occupation	say 1740 (26 years)  [4]
  He was a tailor.
  Offices Held	From 1769 to 1777 (55 years)	Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  From 1769 to 1777 he was a Selectman in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  Death	13 Sep 1780	Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 3, 4]
  Burial	Aft 13 Sep 1780	Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Massachusetts   [3, 5]
  	Gravestone of Capt. Edward Marrett Memento mori. The remains of Capt. Edward Marrett are here interred who departed this life Sept. 13th. 1780. Ætatis 67. Thrice happy, forever blessed is He Whose life is hid with Christ in God, In Life, at Death & throughout Eternity.
  Siblings	3 brothers and 4 sisters
  1. Amos Marrett,   b. Abt 1694, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. young, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   2. Hannah Marrett,   c. 27 Dec 1696, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   3. Susanna Marrett,   c. 11 Sep 1698, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Dec 1794  (Age ~ 96 years)   4. Abigail Marrett,   b. 28 Feb 1700/01, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1761, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 59 years)   5. Amos Marrett,   b. Abt 1694, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. young, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   6. Mary Marrett,   c. 28 Apr 1706, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 8 Sep 1775  (Age ~ 69 years)   7. John Marrett,   c. 29 Jul 1711, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1719, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 7 years) > 8. Captain Edward Marrett,   b. 5 Nov 1713, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 13 Sep 1780, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 66 years) ▻ Mary Wyatt,  m. 13 May 1736 ;   Susanna Foster,  m. 3 Nov 1762
  Half siblings	3 half brothers and 2 half sisters (family of Joseph Standhope and Hannah Bradish)
  1. Susanna Standhope,   b. 1685, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   2. Jonathan Standhope,   b. 25 Jan 1686/87, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   3. Joseph Standhope,   b. 11 Sep 1690, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. + 4. Jemimah Stanhope,   b. 9 Oct 1691, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. ▻ John Walker,  m. 27 May 1717   5. Isaac Standhope,   b. 1696, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edward Marrett,   b. 2 Aug 1670, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 11 Apr 1754, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 83 years)  (Father)  Mary   d. Sep 1638, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I20234
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Edward Marrett,   b. 2 Aug 1670, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 11 Apr 1754, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Hannah Bradish,   b. 14 Jan 1669/70, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 9 Apr 1754, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F547	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Mary Wyatt,   b. About 1714, Boston, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 15 Jan 1743/44, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 30 years)
  Marriage	13 May 1736	Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [2, 4, 6, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years and 6 months - She : ~ 22 years and 5 months.
  Children	From 1737 to 1744  [4, 7]
  1. Mary Marrett (1737-____) 2. Edward Marrett (1739-young) 3. Judah Marrett (1740-____) 4. Thomas Marrett (1742-1784) 5. Edward Marrett (1744-____)
  Family ID	F8515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Susanna Foster,   b. About 1716   d. 12 Dec 1787, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	3 Nov 1762	Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [4, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He : 49 years - She : ~ 46 years and 11 months.
  Family ID	F8516	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Captain Edward Marrett(1713 – 1780) 2Edward Marrett(1670 – 1754) 4 8 9 5 10 11 3Hannah Bradish(14 Jan 1669/70 – 1754) 6Joseph Bradish(1638 – 1725) 12Robert Bradish( – Abt 1659) 13Vashti( – 1672) 7Mary( – 1638) 14 15

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 5 Nov 1713 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Marriage - 13 May 1736 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Marriage - 3 Nov 1762 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Offices Held - From 1769 to 1777 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 13 Sep 1780 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - Aft 13 Sep 1780 - Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1102] Baldwin, Thomas W. The Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 - Vol 1 Births , (Boston: Wright and Potter, 1914). [S1103] Baldwin, Thomas W. The Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 - Vol 2 Marriages and Deaths , (Boston: Wright and Potter, 1914). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 8236515 Capt Edward Marrett. [S86] Gozzaldi, Mary Isabella. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1630-1877 with a Genealogical Register - Supplement and Index Reprint of 1930 edition, (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1986). [S1759] Harris, William Thaddeus. Epitaphs from the Old Burying-Ground in Cambridge, (Cambridge, Massachusetts: John Owen, 1845). [S188] Holbrook Research Institute, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Marriage Record of Mary Wyat and Edward Marret. [S88] Paige, Lucius R. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1630-1877 with a Genealogical Register , (Boston: H. O. Houghton and Company, 1877).