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Clark Myron Edgerton, son of Crispin Bull and Lucretia Smead (Allen) Edgerton.

born:	January 3, 1839; Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT. (GI)
died:	April 24, 1919; Chicopee Falls, Hampden Co., MA. (Wallingford VR BP 4:11) (GI)
buried:	Green Hill Cemetery; Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT. (GI)

married:

January 11, 1864; Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT. (FG1)

Eliza Anna Doty, daughter of Silas and Mary (Cory) Doty.

born:	June 16, 1840; Danby, Rutland Co., VT. (GI)
died:	July 21, 1887; Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT. (VR 2:71) (GI – “sic July 22”)
buried:	Green Hill Cemetery; Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT. (GI)

Children:

Maud Berry, b. May 31, 1869; Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT.
Lester Clark, b. February 11, 1872; Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT.
Jay Forrest, b. October 8, 1873; Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT.
Jessie Calista, b. February 6, 1875; Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT.
Mary Lucretia, b. October 14, 1877; Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT.
Ora Calista, b. January 8, 1884; Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT.

Clark Myron Edgerton was born January 3, 1839 at Wallingford, Vermont, the fourth child and third son of Crispin Bull and Lucretia Smead (Allen) Edgerton of Wallingford. He was raised in Wallingford and resided there for the majority of his life. Later in life, he removed to Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts. He made his living as a farmer and carpenter.

Clark M. Edgerton was married on January 11, 1864 to Eliza Anna Doty, daughter of Silas and Mary (Cory) Doty of Danby, Vermont. It is presumed that the marriage took place in Wallingford, although no entry of the marriage is found in the Vital Records at either Wallingford or Danby. The date of marriage cited here is reported in a number of secondary accounts (eg. Edgerton Family Genealogy, Ida Ferry Welch et. al.; Descendants of Edward Allen of Nantucket, Mass.; Orrin Peer Allen).

Clark and Eliza had a family of six children – five daughters and one son: Maud Berry, Lester Clark, Jay Forrest, Jessie Calista, Mary Lucretia and Ora Calista. Most of the births were entered in the Vital Record Books at Wallingford. Three of the children – Lester, Jessie and Ora. The eldest daughter, Maud Berry, was married to Warren Clark Kane of Malone, New York and Jay married Ida May Damon of Springfield, Massachusetts. There is no further account of the youngest surviving daughter, Mary.

The household of Clark Edgerton was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Wallingford, Rutland County, Vermont (pg. 778; dwelling #204; family #202; enum. July 2, 1870), as follows:

Clark Edgerton	31	b. VT	farmer $300 personal estate
Eliza A.	29	b. VT	keeping house
Maud	1	b. VT
Frank	25	b. VT	domestic servant
John Means	25	b. NY	domestic servant
Mary Dutcher	20	b. NY	domestic servant

The household of Clark Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Wallingford, Rutland County, Vermont (pg. 446; dwelling #43; family #44; enum. June 2, 1880), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ.
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Clark Edgerton		41	VT	VT	VT	carpenter
Elisa E.	wife	39	VT	VT	NY	keeping house
Maud	dau.	11	VT	VT	VT	at school
Jay	son	6	VT	VT	VT	at school
Mary	dau.	2	VT	VT	VT

Mrs. Eliza (Doty) Edgerton died at Wallingford, Vermont on July 21, 1887. According to the death entry in the Wallingford Vital Records (Births, Deaths and Marriage, Book II, pg. 71), Eliza was aged 47 years, 1 month and 4 days, the daughter of “S. and M. Doty”. Eliza was buried at Green Hill Cemetery, where her gravestone was inscribed: “Eliza A. Doty, wife of Clark Edgerton, June 16, 1840 – July 22 [sic], 1887”.

At the time of the 1900 Federal Census, Clark M. Edgerton was residing in Constable Township, Franklin County, New York with his eldest daughter, Maud (Edgerton) Kane. He was recorded in the household of Maud’s father-in-law, Arthur Kane (pg. ; dwelling #9; family #9; enum. June 1900) and was enumerated as “Clark M. Edston, boarder, b. January 1839 in Vermont, widower, farm laborer, aged 61, father and mother born in Vermont.”

At the time of 1910 Federal Census, Clark M. Edgerton was residing in Chicopee City (Ward 5), Hampden County, Massachusetts in the household of his widowed daughter, Maud (Edgerton) Kane (pg. 168; dwelling #160; family #216; enum. April 23, 1910). He was enumerated as “Clark Edgerton, father, aged 71, laborer – sporting goods, born in Vermont, both parents born in Vermont.”

Clark Myron Edgerton died at Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts on April 24, 1919. His body was returned to Wallingford and interred in the family plot at Green Hill Cemetery. His gravestone was inscribed: “Clark Edgerton, January 3, 1839 - April 24, 1919”. According to the burial permit filed in the Wallingford Vital Records (Burial Permits, Book IV, pg. 11), “Clark M. Edgerton” had died at Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts on April 24, 1919, aged 80 years, 3 months and 22 days.

Original Source Documents:

1870 Federal Census – household of Clark Myron Edgerton; Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT.

1880 Federal Census – household of Clark Myron Edgerton; Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT.

1900 Federal Census – household of Arthur Kane; Constable Twp., Franklin Co., NY.

1910 Federal Census – household of Mrs. Maud (Edgerton) Kane; Chicopee Falls, Hampden Co., MA.

Gravestone photo – Clark Myron Edgerton & Mrs. Eliza (Doty) Edgerton; Green Hill Cemetery; Wallingford, Rutland Co., VT.