From: "Linda Carr" <lcarr@san.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 16:15:14 -0700

I've been doing some research on Edward Lake, born 1705, and his wife
or wives.  In the book Thomas of Stratford, it said Edward married
Anne Leavenworth, daughter of James and Esther Trowbridge Leavenworth.
Many of the records on Anne, including the LDS records, show her birth
to be 1733, and her father's birth 1699.  Yet, Edward married in 1731
and his children were born shortly thereafter, so she couldn't be the
mother of his children if these dates are correct.

Both Ann Beardsley and Anne Leavenworth are on LDS records as being
married to Edward Lake.  It is very possible that he married Ann Beardsley
in 1731, had their family of eight children, and then she died.  Edward
could have then married Anne Leavenworth who, if she was born in 1733,
would be old enough to marry by the time Ann Beardsley died.  Here is a
record of Ann Beardsley's death at age 47 in 1753, and confirmation of
their wedding date:

Ann Beardsley SGS #107h
4-Feb-1998              Family Group Sheet

Wife: Ann BEARDSLEY #16437  died at age: 47
    Born:  4-Nov-1705     in: Stratford, Fairfield Co, CT
Baptized:                 in:
    Died: abt1753         in: CT
  Buried:                 in:
     Gen: 5th             in:
     Ref: SGS#107h            Occupation:
Father: Daniel BEARDSLEY, Jr #10557
Mother: Ann SEELEY #10556

Husband: Edward LAKE #16443
Married: 14-Jun-1731     in: Stratford CT           her age: 25
Ceremony:      Divorced/Annulled/Separated:          Year:
    Born:                 in:
Baptized:                 in:
    Died:                 in:
  Buried:                 in:
     Gen:                 in:
     Ref:                     Occupation:
Father:
Mother:

If anyone has any additional information that confirms any of these
possibilities, please let me know.