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Daniel DeWolf Edgerton, son of Daniel and Jemima (Foster) Edgerton.

born:	July 1837; Ava, Oneida Co., NY. (CR NY1900 Phelps)
died:	January 8, 1914; Cleveland, Oswego Co., NY. (NY State DC #3592) (OB The Phelps Citizen 1/15/1914)
buried:	Phelps Cemetery; Phelps, Ontario Co., NY. (OB The Phelps Citizen 1/15/1914)

married:

1: ~1862. (CR NY1900 Phelps – “m. 38y”)

Lovinia Matilda Collins, daughter of Joel and Esther (Ferguson) Collins.

born:	June 1837; Verona, Oneida Co., NY. (CR NY1900 Phelps)
died:	April 19, 1902; Phelps, Ontario Co., NY. (NY State DC #15062)
buried:	Phelps Cemetery; Phelps, Ontario Co., NY.

married:

2: February 24, 1903; Rochester, Monroe Co., NY. (MA Ontario County Chronicle 3/18/1903)

Ada Caroline Rice, daughter of Aaron Benton and Helen Marion (Dickson) Rice.

born:	October 30, 1858; Stanley, Ontario Co., NY.
died:	March 5, 1928; Detroit, Wayne Co., MI.

The household of Daniel Edgerton was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Ava, Oneida County, New York (pg. 67; dwelling #56; family #59; enum. August 8, 1870), as follows:

Daniel Edgerton	33	b. NY	farmer $7,000 real estate / $800 personal estate
Lavinia M.	33	b. NY	keeping house
Samuel Butler	18	b. NY	laborer

The household of “DeWolf D. Edgerton” was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Phelps, Ontario County, New York (pg. 375; dwelling #302; family #316; enum. June 9, 1880), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ
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DeWolf D. Edgerton		42	NY	CT	NY	engineer & surveyor
Matilda C.	wife	31	NY	VT	NY	keeping house
Caroline Collins	sister	29	NY	VT	NY	boarder
Emma Palmer	niece	16	NY	NY	NY	at school
Eliza Edgerton		46	NY	CT	NY	boarder

The household of “Danl. D.” Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Phelps, Ontario County, New York (dwelling #50; family #53; enum. June 2, 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
Danl. D. Edgerton	head	July 1837	NY	62	M 38y	NY	NY
Mrs. L. M.	wife	June 1837	NY	62	M 38y	NY	NY
Carrie Collins	sister	Dec. 1835	NY	64	S	NY	NY

According to the above census record, Lovinia had not had any children. Daniel’s occupation was listed as “civil engineer”.

The following marriage announcement was published in the Ontario County Chronicle on March 18, 1903:

“MARRIED... In Rochester, Feb. 24, Professor D. D. Edgerton and Mrs. Ada C. Passmore, both of Phelps.”

The household of Daniel D. Edgerton was recorded in the 1910 Federal Census of Chili Township, Monroe County, New York (pg. 59; dwelling #225; family #227; enum. May 7-9 , 1910), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Birthplace	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
				Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	--------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
Daniel D. Edgerton	head	72	NY	M 6y	NY	NY
Ada	wife	51	NY	M 6y	NY	NY
Wilbur	son	21	NY	S	NY	NY

According to the above census record, Ada was the mother of four children, three of whom were still living.

Original Source Documents:

1870 Federal Census – household of Daniel DeWolf Edgerton; Ava, Oneida Co., NY.

1880 Federal Census – household of Daniel DeWolf Edgerton; Phelps, Ontario Co., NY.

1900 Federal Census – household of Daniel DeWolf Edgerton; Phelps, Ontario Co., NY.

1910 Federal Census – household of Daniel DeWolf Edgerton; Chili Twp., Monroe Co., NY.

Obituary – Daniel DeWolf Edgerton; The Phelps Citizen – Thursday, January 15, 1914.

Obituary – Daniel DeWolf Edgerton; Utica Herald-Dispatch – Monday, January 12, 1914.