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Elisha Wellington Edgerton, son of Elisha and Diana (Hyde) Edgerton.

born:	June 26, 1814; Coventry, Tolland Co., CT.
died:	April 15, 1904; Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI. (OB The Waukesha Freeman 4/21/1904)
buried:	Summit Town Cemetery; Summit, Waukesha Co., WI. (GI)

married:

Belinda Taft, daughter of Dan and Martha (Lathrop) Taft.

born:	September 27, 1813; Lee, Oneida Co., NY.
died:	1862; Summit, Waukesha Co., WI. (GI)
buried:	Summit Town Cemetery; Summit, Waukesha Co., WI. (GI)

married:

2: April 6, 1863; Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI.

Martha Ann Peck, daughter of Russel and Mary A. Peck.

born:	1834; Bristol, Hartford Co., CT. (GI)
died:	1864; Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI. (GI)
buried:	Summit Town Cemetery; Summit, Waukesha Co., WI. (GI)

Children:

Elisha Wellington, b. April 1864; Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI.

married:

3: March 28, 1866; Bristol, Hartford Co., CT. (VR A:112)

Jennie E. Peck, daughter of Russel and Mary A. Peck.

born:	March 1845; Bristol, Hartford Co., CT. (CR WI1900 Milwaukee, Ward 4)
died:	November 8, 1909; Buffalo, Buffalo Co., WI. (OB The Waukesha Freeman 11/11/1909)
buried:	Summit Town Cemetery; Summit, Waukesha Co., WI. (OB The Waukesha Freeman 11/11/1909) (GI)

Children:

Martha B., b. November 1866; Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI.
Mary Hyde, b. 1868; Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI.
Nellie Marie, b. June 20, 1875; Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI.
Jennie L., b. August 16, 1879; Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI.
John Russel, b. 1887; Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI.

The Memorial Record of the Fathers of Wisconsin (H.A. Tenney and David Atwood; Madison, Wisconsin; 1880; pp. 76-77) provides the following biographical excerpt regarding Elisha W. Edgerton:

“Elisha W. Edgerton is a native of Connecticut, and was born in 1814. He came to Wisconsin at an early day and for many years was a resident of the town of Summit, Waukesha county. While at that place, he was a successful farmer, and at one time had the reputation of possessing the best improved farm in the state. Some years ago, he sold his farm and removed to Milwaukee, where he now resides, and is in the commission business. In 1846, Mr. Edgerton was elected as a representative from the county of Waukesha, to the first Constitutional Convention, and in that body served on the committee on the boundaries and name of the state. He was not among the speech-making members of the convention, but his strong native sense, sound and practical notions, and his close attention to business, rendered him a very able and useful member, and one that secured the high esteem of his associates. In 1863, he served as a member of the assembly from the county of Waukesha. From its first organization, Mr. Edgerton has been a leading member of the State Agricultural Society, and was one of its early presidents, and for many years served efficiently on its executive committee. He is a modest man, retiring in his habits, and shrinks from being made prominent. These characteristics will account for so few particulars in this sketch. They were not furnished.”

Elisha W. Edgerton and his first wife, Belinda, were enumerated in the 1850 Federal Census of Summit Township, Waushara County, Wisconsin (pg. 361; dwelling #97; family #104; enum. July 18, 1850), as follows:

E. W. Egerton	34	b. CT	farmer $20,000 real estate
Belinda	35	b. NY

The household of “E. W. Egerton” was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (pg. 477; dwelling #440; family #452; enum. July 14, 1870) as follows:

E. W. Egerton	54	b. CT	Sup’dt Mill St. P.R.R. $3,000 real estate / $700 pers. estate
G. E.	25	b. CT	keeping house
Wella	6	b. WI
Martha	4	b. WI
Mary	2	b. WI
Emma Zeller	20	b. Bavaria	domestic servant
Thomas Stellman	24	b. VT	farm laborer

The household of Elisha W. Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (pg. 119; dwelling #59; family #64; enum. June 3, 1880), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ.
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Elisha W. Edgerton		63	CT	--	--	stock commissioner
Jennie	wife	34	CT	CT	CT	keeping house
Elisha W.	son	16	WI	CT	CT	at school
Martha B.	dau.	13	WI	CT	CT	at school
Mary H.	dau.	11	WI	CT	CT	at school
Nellie M.	dau.	5	WI	CT	CT
Jennie L.	dau.	10/12	WI	CT	CT	(b. in Aug.)
Mary A. Peck	m-i-l	69	CT	CT	CT	boarder
Mary Piper	servant	21	WI	--	--	servant

The household of Elisha W. Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Milwaukee (Ward 4), Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (pg. 185; dwelling #312; family #566; enum. June 11, 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
Elisha W. Edgerton	head	June 1814	CT	85	M 35y	CT	CT
Jane	wife	Mar. 1845	CT	55	M 35y	CT	CT
Jennie L.	dau.	Aug. 1879	WI	20	S	CT	CT
Elisha W.	son	Apr. 1864	WI	36	S	CT	CT

According to the above census record, Jennie (“Jane”) was the mother of four children, all of whom were still living. No occupation was listed for Elisha W., nor for his son, Elisha W. Jr.. The household also included two roomers, Sidney R. Powers and May Powers, and one servant, Clara H. Steitz.