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Edward Bacon Edgerton, son of Jarvis Willis and Emerett Martha (Bacon) Edgerton.

born:	May 15, 1865; Canton, Hartford Co., CT. (VR 2:37)
died:	June 27, 1939; Canton, Hartford Co., CT.
buried:	Dyer Cemetery; Canton, Hartford Co., CT.

married:

October 18, 1884; Westfield, Hampden Co., MA.

Frances Byron Richardson, son of Samuel and Lucinda Sophia (Boyd) Richardson.

born:	January 1, 1865; Canton, Hartford Co., CT.
died:	January 31, 1957; Canton, Hartford Co., CT. (DI CT)
buried:	Dyer Cemetery; Canton, Hartford Co., CT.

Children:

Grover Richardson, b. March 29, 1885; Canton, Hartford Co., CT.
Gertrude Frances, b. October 5, 1886; Canton, Hartford Co., CT.
Marguerite Isabel, b. November 17, 1888; Canton, Hartford Co., CT.
Harold Edward, b. March 17, 1890; Canton, Hartford Co., CT.
Howard Winslow, b. May 22, 1901; Avon, Hartford Co., CT.

The household of Edward B. Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut (pg. 196; dwelling #14; family #15; enum. June 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
Edward B. Edgerton	head	May 1864	CT	36	M 16y	CT	CT
Frances B.	wife	Jan. 1864	CT	36	M 16y	CT	CT
Grover R.	son	Mar. 1885	CT	15	S	CT	CT
Gertrude F.	dau.	Oct. 1886	CT	13	S	CT	CT
Marguerete	dau.	Nov. 1888	CT	11	S	CT	CT
Harold E.	son	Mar. 1890	CT	10	S	CT	CT

According to the above census record, Frances was the mother of four children, all of whom were still living. Edward’s occupation was listed as “farmer”, and all four of the children were noted as “at school”. The household also included one boarder – Clayton Root.

The household of Edward B. Edgerton was recorded in the 1910 Federal Census of Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut (pg. 5A; dwelling #92; family #105; enum. April 22, 1910), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Birthplace	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
				Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	--------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
Edward B. Edgerton	head	44	CT	M 26y	CT	CT
Frances B.	wife	45	CT	M 26y	CT	CT
Grover R.	son	24	CT	S	CT	CT
Marguerite I.	dau.	21	CT	S	CT	CT
Howard W.	son	8	CT	S	CT	CT

According to the above census record, Frances was the mother of five children, all of whom were still living. Edward’s occupation was listed as “Farmer – General Farm” and Grover was listed as a “Bookkeeper – Bank”.

Original Source Documents:

1900 Federal Census – household of Edward Bacon Edgerton; Canton, Hartford Co., CT.

1910 Federal Census – household of Edward Bacon Edgerton; Canton, Hartford Co., CT.