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The Edgerton Database |
Edward E. Edgerton, son of David and Eveline E. (Stockwell) Edgerton.
Harriet Ann Parsons, daughter of Aaron Hall and Harriet Newell (King) Parsons.
Children:
Edward
E. Edgerton was born at North Royalton, Ohio on November 8, 1837, the son of
David and Eveline (Stockwell) Edgerton.
His father died when Edward was an infant, and his mother shortly afterwards
returned to her hometown of Northampton, Massachusetts. Edward was raised in Northampton. Edward was enumerated twice in the 1850 Federal
Census of Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts – first, on August 13,
1850 in the household of his grandfather, Elijah Stockwell, and then two days
later in the household of his step-father, Caleb Bardwell. Upon
his maturity, Edward left Massachusetts and travelled west, arriving
initially in Lee County, Illinois. He
resided for a brief time in the city of Dixon and then removed finally to the
city of Chicago, where he lived for the remainder of his lifetime. He made his living as a carpenter and
locksmith. Edward
E. Edgerton was married at Dixon, Illinois on April 30, 1862 to Harriet Ann
Parsons, daughter of Aaron Hall and Harriet Newell (King) Parsons of
Westhampton, Massachusetts. For
further reference on the ancestry of Mrs. Harriet (Parsons) Edgerton, see The Parsons Family, Vol. I (Henry Parsons; New York,
NY: Frank Allaben Genealogical Company; 1912). According to family records, Edward and
Harriet had only one child – a son, David Aaron, who died in infancy. The
household of Edward Edgerton was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Dixon (Ward 1), Lee County, Illinois (dwelling
#33; family #52; enum. June 3, 1870).
The entire household was enumerated as follows:
The household of “Edward E. Edggerton” was
recorded in the 1880
Federal Census of Chicago, Cook County,
Illinois (pg. 49; dwelling #259; family #310; enum. June 10, 1880), as
follows:
Original Source Documents: 1870 Federal Census – household of Edward E. Edgerton; Dixon (Ward 1),
Lee Co., IL. 1880 Federal Census
– household of Edward E. Edgerton;
Chicago, Cook Co., IL. Death
Certificate – Edward E. Edgerton; Illinois State Death Certificates;
#4428. Obituary – Edward E.
Edgerton; Chicago Daily Tribune – Wednesday,
February 9, 1916. For the ancestry of Harriet Ann (Parsons) Edgerton, consult:
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