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The Edgerton Database |
Edward Munson Edgerton, son of Philip and Mary Ann (Munson) Edgerton.
Arabelle Susan Dyer, daughter of Gideon and
Jane Rugg (
Children:
Mary C. McDonald, daughter of George W. and Jane E. McDonald.
Edward Munson Edgerton was born at Sinclairsville,
New York on July 22, 1842, the son of Philip and Mary Ann (Munson)
Edgerton. Edward was raised in
Clarendon, Vermont, where his family settled shortly after Edward’s
birth. Upon his maturity, Edward
removed to the neighboring city of Rutland with his father and the rest of
the immediate family. Edward made his
living as a jeweler. Edward M. Edgerton served in the Union Army during
the Civil War. The following entry
detailing his service is found in Official
Military and Naval records of Rutland, Vermont, in the War of the Rebellion,
1861-1866 (J. H. Goulding, comp.; The Tuttle Company: Rutland, Vermont;
1891; pg. 28): “Edgerton, Edward M., Vt., aged 19, musician, Co. B, 9th Vt. Infantry, enlisted for 3 years, 18 June, ’62, mustered 9 July, ’62; sergt., 19 Oct., ’64, must. out, exp 13 June, ’65.” Edward M. Edgerton later applied for a Civil War
Invalid Pension on January 10, 1882.
The application was filed from the state of Iowa and cited Edward’s
servive in the 9th Vermont Infanty Band, Company B. Edward’s widow, “Mary C. Edgerton”, applied
for a widow’s pension on July 17, 1904; she was a resident of California at
the time of the petition (see National Archives Pension Applications;
Application #436981, Certificate #819376; and Application #810029). Edward Munson Edgerton was married on October 3,
1866 at Poultney, Vermont to Arabelle Susan Dyer, daughter of Gideon and Jane
Rugg (Chandler) Dyer of Salisbury, Vermont.
Arabella (aka. “Belle”) was born at Salisbury on May 15, 1847. A record of the marriage was entered in the
Miscellaneous Vital Records of Poultney and an announcement of the marriage
was also published in the Washington County Post (publication date
unknown). Edward and Arabelle setted initially in Rutland,
Vermont, where they had four children:
three sons, Edward Dyer, Louis P. and Harry Munson; and one daughter:
Grace D. The second son, Louis, died
at one year of age and was buried in the Edgerton family plot at Evergreen
Cemetery in Rutland. The other three
children were each married and had families. Sometime following the birth of their youngest
child in 1875, Edward and Belle Edgerton left Vermont and removed west. They apparently resided for a brief time
circa 1881-1882 in the state of Iowa, where Edward applied for his Civil War
Invalid Pension on January 10, 1882.
By the end of the year, Edward and Belle Edgerton had settled in the
city of Chicago. Arabelle died there
on April 9, 1886 and Edward was subsequently remarried in 1893 to Mary C.
McDonald. Edward M. Edgerton was listed in the Record
and Index of Persons Registered, City of Chicago, Northern District of
Illinois, 1888-1892 (pg. 431).
The application for registration was dated October 1888 and listed
Edward’s name as “E. M. Edgerton” and his nativity as “Vermont”. His residence was 338 Englewood
Avenue. According to the registration,
Edward had been a resident of the precinct for 6 months and a resident of the
county and state for 6 years. Edward M. Edgerton was listed in The Hyde Park Directory, 1888 (R.R.
Donnelly & Sons, Publishers: Chicago, Ill.; 1888; pg. 108), the entry
reading: “Edgerton, Edward M.,
jeweler, h. 490, 42d”. The following
year, he was listed in The Town of Lake
Directory, 1889 (R.R. Donnelly & Sons, Publishers: Chicago, Ill.;
1889; pg. 97), as “Edgerton, Edward M., watchmaker 301, 63d, r 338 Englewood
av, Englewood”. The household of “E. M. Edgerton” was recorded in
the 1900
Federal Census of Lake Township (
Edward’s occupation was listed as jeweler. The family was residing at Not long after this enumeration, Edward and his
second wife, Mary, removed to Los Angeles, California, where Edward died on
April 3, 1904. He was buried at the
Angelus Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles City. A funeral
notice was published in The Los
Angeles Times on April 10, 1904, and a subsequent obituary notice
appeared in The Chicago Daily Tribune
on April 10, 1904. Original Source Documents: Voter
Registration – Edward Munson Edgerton; Record and Index of Persons Registered, City of Chicago, Northern
District of Illinois, 1888-1892 (pg. 431). Marriage
Certificate – Edward Munson Edgerton & Mary C. McDonald; Cook Co., IL
Marriage Certificates, #205198. 1900 Federal
Census – household of Edward Munson
Edgerton; Lake Township (Chicago City, Ward 31), Cook Co., IL. Obituary –
Edward Munson Edgerton; The Chicago
Daily Tribune – April 10, 1904. Funeral
Notice – Edward Munson Edgerton; The
Los Angeles Times – April 5, 1904. Gravestone photo
– Edward Munson Edgerton; Angelus Rosedale Cemetery; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Co., CA. |
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