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Edwin Edgerton, son of Eliphalet and Wealthy (Willard) Edgerton.

born:	February 13, 1801; Hartland, Windsor Co., VT. (GI)
died:	July 31, 1891; Rutland, Rutland Co., VT. (OB Rutland Herald 8/1/1891)
buried:	Evergreen Cemetery; Rutland, Rutland Co., VT. (GI)

married:

October 1, 1828; Windsor, Windsor Co., VT. (MA Vermont Chronicle 10/10/1828)

Susan Curtis, daughter of Zebina and Martha (Wait) Curtis.

born:	August 1, 1805; Windsor, Windsor Co., VT. (GI)
died:	August 19, 1865; Rutland, Rutland Co., VT. (GI)
buried:	Evergreen Cemetery; Rutland, Rutland Co., VT. (GI)

Children:

George Curtis, b. April 12, 1829; Windsor, Windsor Co., VT.
Henry, b. November 14, 1830; Windsor, Windsor Co., VT.
Susan Curtis, b. June 8, 1832; Windsor, Windsor Co., VT.
Calvin, b. December 8, 1836; Windsor, Windsor Co., VT.

Edwin Edgerton was born in Hartland, Vermont on February 13, 1801, the first son and eldest child of Eliphalet and Wealthy (Willard) Edgerton. He was a lawyer and attorney.

Edwin Edgerton was married at Windsor, Vermont on October 1, 1828 to Susan Curtis, the daughter of Gen. Zebina and Martha (Wait) Curtis of Windsor, Vermont. Susan was born in Windsor on August 1, 1805. The following notice of the marriage was printed in the Vermont Chronicle on October 10, 1828:

“MARRIAGES…In this town, on the 1st inst. by Rev. George Leonard, Edwin Edgerton, Esq. to Miss Susan Curtis, daughter of the late Gen. Zebina Curtis.”

Edwin and Susan resided first in her hometown of Windsor. Their four children – George Curtis, Henry, Susan Curtis and Calvin – were born there. Edwin later removed with his family to Rutland County, Vermont, where he resided briefly in the town of Clarendon, before finally settling in the city of Rutland, where he resided for the remainder of his life.

The household of Edwin Edgerton was recorded in the 1830 Federal Census of Windsor, Windsor County, Vermont (pg. 88), with the following enumeration:

7 males “of 20 and under 30” (Edwin and ?);

1 male “of 10 and under 15” (?);

1 male “under 5 years of age” (son George);

1 female “of 60 and under 70” (?);

1 female “of 30 and under 40” (?);

1 female “of 20 and under 30” (wife Susan); and,

1 female “of 15 and under 20” (?).

The household of Edwin Edgerton was recorded in the 1840 Federal Census of Clarendon, Rutland County, Vermont (pg. 64), with the following enumeration:

1 male “30 and under 40” (Edwin);

1 male “10 and under 15” (son George);

1 male “5 and under 10” (son Henry);

1 male “under 5” (son Calvin);

1 female “30 and under 40” (wife Susan); and,

1 female “10 and under 15” (daughter Susan).

The household of Edwin Edgerton was recorded in the 1850 Federal Census of Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont (pg. 30; dwelling #337; family #390; enum. August 6, 1850), as follows:

Edwin Edgerton	49	b. VT	attorney
Susan	45	b. VT
George	20	b. VT	painter
Henry	19	b. VT	student
Susan C.	18	b. VT	attended school
Calvin	14	b. VT	attended school
Sarah McGuirk	20	b. Ireland
Emily E. Furbur	18	b. Ireland	attended school

The household of Edwin Edgerton was recorded in the 1860 Federal Census of Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont (dwelling #953; family #1098; enum. January 23, 1860), as follows:

Edwin Edgerton	59	b. VT	attorney $4,000 real estate / $500 personal estate
Susan	55	b. VT
Calvin	22	b. VT	student at law
Henry Bailey	17	b. VT	laborer
Joanna Higgins	23	b. Ireland	servant

Mrs. Susan (Curtis) Edgerton died at Rutland, Vermont on August 19, 1865, aged 60 years. She was buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Rutland.

The household of Edwin Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Rutland Village, Rutland County, Vermont (pg. 335; dwelling #449; family #614; enum. June 24, 1880), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ
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Edwin Edgerton		79	VT	CT	VT	attorney
Wm P. Aiken	son-i-l	54	MA	MA	MA	clergyman
Susan C.	wife	48	VT	VT	VT	keeping house
Edwin E.	son	21	CT	MA	VT	at college
Susan C.	dau.	19	CT	MA	VT	at home
Alice L.	dau.	16	CT	MA	VT	at school
Wm. P. Jr.	son	14	CT	MA	VT	at school
Bridget Sheriden	servant	21	VT	Ireland	Ireland	housework
John	servant	16	VT	Ireland	Ireland	farmwork

At the time of this census, the family was residing on Woodstock Avenue.

Edwin Edgerton died at Rutland, Vermont on July 31, 1891, at the age of ninety years. He was buried beside his wife in the family plot at Evergreen Cemetery in Rutland. According to the gravestone inscription there, Edwin had died on July 29th, but this is certainly in error, given that Edwin was still alive on July 30th, when he made his will (see below). The correct date of July 31st, is confirmed by the following obituary notice, which was printed in the Rutland Herald on Saturday, August 1, 1891 (Volume 30, no. 186):

“DIED…EDGERTON – In Rutland, July 31, Edwin Edgerton, aged 90 years. Funeral Monday at 3 p.m.”

Edwin Edgerton left a Last Will and Testament, dated July 30, 1891, which was proved at Rutland Probate Court on August 25, 1891. According to the will, Edwin’s estate was divided into five equal shares, which were left in trust to the family of his youngest son, Calvin, and to four grandchildren – Mrs. Charles W. Perry, Mrs. Charles A. Gale, Edwin E. Aiken, and William P. Aiken. These latter four were children of Edwin’s only daughter, Susan C. (Edgerton) Aiken, who had died earlier in the same month (July 15, 1891). Edwin’s two elders sons had predeceased him: George had died in the Civil War and Henry had died in San Francisco, California in 1887, presumably without issue. William P. Aiken, Edwin’s grandson, was appointed executor of the will. A subsequent inventory of the estate, returned and approved on October 2, 1891, valued the property of Edwin Edgerton at $12,500.00. Mrs. Emma L. Edgerton of Los Angeles, California (wife of Edwin’s son, Calvin) later gave a receipt to the Probate Court on May 26, 1893, acknowledging receipt of a share of the estate.