From The Settlement of Prince Edward County by Nick and Helma Mika. Transcribed here by Linda Herman

Pioneers of Prince Edward County 
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

EDWARD POWERS

Sons fought in the War of 1812. 

Edward Powers, who originally spelled his name Powiss, had three sons who fought in the War of 1812.

The eldest son, Edward Powers Jr., married Sarah Miller and settled in North Marysburgh. They had six children - Alexander, Mary J., Christianna, George, Henry, and Edward.

The middle son, John, married Mary Miller and also settled in North Marysburgh.

The youngest son f Edward Powers Sr., William, married Eliza Harrison, and they moved to Tamworth.

Four of the six children of Edward Powers Jr. and Sarah Miller Powers settled in Prince Edward County and expanded the Powers family.

The eldest, Alexander Pearsall, married Margaret A. Terwilliger and settled in Hillier. They were the parents of Henry A., Albert and Emma.

Mary J. Powers became Mrs. Trotter and moved to Northumberland County.

Christianna and her husband, Joseph Burley, raised Edward, Oscar, Maggie and Harry in North Marysburgh.

The fourth child born to Edward and Sarah was George Powers. He married Sarah McQuoid and settled in North Marysburgh. They had eight children - John W., Ada C., William E., George A., Malcolm E., Allsion M., Austin H., and Orvilla W.

The fifth child, Henry Powers, married a Miss Hudgin and moved to London, Ontario. The youngest of Edward and Sarah Powers' children was named Edward after his father. He married Eliza Minaker and they settled in North Marysburgh. Their five children were Lewis, Hattie M., Frank C., Herbert Stewart, and Nellie. Lewis became a farmer in North Marysburgh, and Frank C. became the manager of a cheese factory.