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Charles Edgerton, son of Justin P. and Elizabeth Wyckoff (Sutphin) Edgerton.

 

born:

February 22, 1857; Hardwick, Warren Co., NJ.

 

married:

1:

 

Lizzie Allen, daughter of William and Mary A. (Cole) Allen.

 

born:

September 3, 1860; New Jersey.  (from age at death, GI – “ae 20y, 4m, 6d”)

died:

January 9, 1881; Washington, Warren Co., NJ.  (GI) (OB Star and Sentinel  1/13/1881)

buried:

Washington Cemetery; Washington, Warren Co., NJ.  (GI)

 

Children:

  1. Frederick, b. ~1878; Washington, Warren Co., NJ.
  2. Charles, b. April 30, 1880; Washington, Warren Co., NJ.

 

 

 

 

married:

2:  ~1883.  (CR NJ1900 Washington – “m. 17y”)

 

Mary C. ----

 

born:

August 1855; New Jersey.  (CR NJ1900 Washington)

died:

January 30, 1941; Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., NJ.

 

Children:

  1. Eleanor E., b. January 28, 1885; Washington, Warren Co., NJ.

 


The family of Charles Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Washington Township, Warren County, New Jersey (pg. 633; dwelling #126; family #132; enum. June 7, 1880).  The family was residing at the time in the household of Charles’ father-in-law, William Allen, which was enumerated as follows:

 

Name

Rel.

Age

Bp

F Bp

M Bp

Occ.

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William Allen

 

52

NJ

PA

NJ

laborer

Mary

wife

56

NJ

NJ

NJ

keeping house

Charles Edgerton

 

22

NJ

NJ

NJ

clerk in cigar store

Lizzie

wife

19

NJ

NJ

NJ

keeping house

William Allen

b-i-l

10

NJ

NJ

NJ

at school

Frederick Edgerton

son

2

NJ

NJ

NJ

 

Charles

son

1/12

NJ

NJ

NJ

 

 

The household of Charles Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Washington Borough, Warren County, New Jersey (pg. 171; dwelling #211; family #232; enum. June 8, 1900), as follows:

 

Name

Rel.

Birthdate & place

Age

Marital

Parents’ birthplace

 

 

 

 

Status

Father

Mother

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Charles Edgerton

head

Feb. 1857

NJ

43

M 17y

NJ

NJ

Mary C.

wife

Aug. 1855

NJ

44

M 17y

PA

NJ

Eleanor E.

dau.

Jan. 1885

NJ

15

S

NJ

NJ

 

According to the above census record, Mary was the mother of two children, both of whom were still living.  Charles’ occupation was listed as “end maker”, and Eleanor was noted as “at school”.

 

The household of Charles Edgerton was recorded in the 1910 Federal Census of Franklin Township, Warren County, New Jersey (pg. 152; dwelling #235; family #247; enum. May 6, 1910), as follows:

 

Name

Rel.

Age

Birthplace

Marital

Parents’ birthplace

 

 

 

 

Status

Father

Mother

----------------------------

--------

--------

-----------

----------

----------

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Charles Edgerton

head

52

NJ

M 27y

NJ

NJ

Mary C.

wife

54

NJ

M 27y

NJ

NJ

Judson B . Edgerton

father

81

NJ

M 54y

CT

PA

Elizabeth W.

mother

75

NJ

M 54y

NJ

NJ

 

According to the above census record, Mary was the mother of two children, both of whom were still living; and Elizabeth was the mother of three children, two of whom were still living.