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Curtis Chamberlain Edgerton, son of Urban Curtis and Harriet (Damon) Edgerton.

 

born:

May 15, 1851; Rochester, Monroe Co., NY.

died:

1919; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA.  (DI MA)

 

married:

May 17, 1871; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA.  (VR 295:109)

 

Ella Jane Goodnow, daughter of Silas and Eliza Pierce (Whitcomb) Goodnow.

 

born:

July 3, 1851; Worcester, Worcester Co., MA   (MA State DC #214)

died:

May 4, 1907; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA.  (MA State DC #214)

died:

May 6, 1907; Dalton, Berkshire Co., MA.  (MA State DC #214)

 

Children:

  1. Harriet E., b. March 13, 1872; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA.
  2. Urban Silas, b. July 2, 1877; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA.
  3. Henry Chamberlain, b. July 1, 1885; Dalton, Berkshire Co., MA.

 


Curtis Chamberlain Edgerton and his family were recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Dalton, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, residing in the household of Catherine E. Hall (pg. 413; family #80; dwelling #88; enum. June 9, 1880).  They were enumerated as follows:

 

Curtis Edgerton

boarder

29

NY

VT

MA

foreman

Ella

wife

29

MA

MA

MA

 

Hattie

gdau.

8

MA

MA

MA

 

Urbine

gson

3

MA

MA

MA

 

 

Curisouly, Mrs. Ella Jane (Goodnow) Edgerton and the two children were also recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Hudson, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, residing in the household of her parents, Silas and Eliza Goodnow (pg. 325; dwelling #308; family #375; enum. June 12, 1880).  The family was enumerated as follows:

 

Name

Rel.

Age

Bp

F Bp

M Bp

Occ

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

Silas Goodnow

 

63

MA

MA

MA

laborer

Eliza

wife

58

MA

MA

MA

keeping house

Ella J. Edgarton

dau.

28

MA

MA

MA

 

Urvine S.

gson

2

MA

MA

MA

 

Harriet E.

gdau.

8

MA

MA

MA

at school

 

The household of Curtis C. Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Springfield (Ward 2), Hampden County, Massachusetts (pg. 155; dwelling #92; family #141; enum. June 7, 1900), as follows:

 

Name

Rel.

Birthdate & place

Age

Marital

Parents’ birthplace

 

 

 

 

Status

Father

Mother

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

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

--------

-----------

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Curtis C. Edgerton

head

May 1851

NY

49

M 29y

VT

MA

Ella J.

wife

July 1851

MA

48

M 29y

MA

MA

Urban S

son

Mar. 1877

MA

23

S

NY

MA

Henry

son

Sept. 1884

MA

15

S

NY

MA

 

According to the above census record, Ella was the mother of three children, all of whom were still living.  Curtis’ occupation was listed as “machinist envelope fct.”, Urban was listed as a “machinist envelope mfg”, and Henry was noted as “at school”.

 


 

Original Source Documents:

 

1880 Federal Census – household of Catherine E. Hall; Dalton, Berkshire Co., MA.

1880 Federal Census – household of Silas P. Goodnow; Hudson, Middlesex Co., MA.

1900 Federal Census – household of Curtis Chamberlain Edgerton; Springfield (Ward 2), Hampden Co., MA.

Death Certificate – Mrs. Ella Jane (Goodnow) Edgerton; Massachusetts State Death Certificates, #214.