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Ferry Clinton Edgerton, son of Clinton Dewitt and Mary Amelia (Fox) Edgerton.

born:	September 23, 1844; New Hartford, Litchfield Co., CT.
died:	December 31, 1914; New Britain, Hartford Co., CT. (GI)
buried:	Fairview Cemetery; New Britain, Hartford Co., CT. (GI)

married:

February 13, 1866; Hartford, Hartford Co., CT. (VR M1:33)

Maria Susan Bryant, daughter of Clarence and Amelia (Spencer) Bryant.

born:	April 1848; Hartford, Hartford Co., CT. (CR CT1900 Hartford)
died:	March 2, 1933; West Hartford, Hartford Co., CT. (VR 7:22:296) (OB The Hartford Courant 3/3/1933)
buried:	Fairview Cemetery; New Britain, Hartford Co., CT. (GI)

Children:

Alice L., b. November 6, 1867; Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.
Albert Clinton, b. June 6, 1869; Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.
Mamie Mary, b. January 1871; Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.
Amelia E., b. November 1872; Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.

The household of “Thomas Edgerton” was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Hartford (6th District), Hartford County, Connecticut (pg. 739; dwelling #418; family # 418; enum. June 24, 1870). The household was enumerated then as follows:

Thomas Edgerton	25	b. CT	butcher $200 personal estate
Maria	23	b. CT	keeps house
Alice L.	3	b. CT
Albert C.	1	b. CT
Marie L. Andrews	9	b. CT

The household of Ferry C. Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Hartford (District #8), Hartford County, Connecticut (pg. 154; dwelling #44; family #66; enum. June 2-3, 1880), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ
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Ferry C. Edgerton		34	CT	CT	CT	butcher
Susan M.	wife	31	CT	CT	CT	keeps house
Alice L.	dau.	12	CT	CT	CT	at school
Albert C.	son	10	CT	CT	CT	at school
Mamie M.	dau.	9	CT	CT	CT
Millie E.	dau.	7	CT	CT	CT
Albert Harman	boarder	21	CT	CT	CT	works in machine shop

At the time of this census, the family was residing at 7 Oak Street.

The household of Ferry C. Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Hartford Town (Ward 7), Hartford County, Connecticut (pg. 29; dwelling #138; family #269; enum. June 12, 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
Ferry C. Edgerton	head	Sept. 1844	CT	55	M 33y	CT	MA
Maria	wife	Apr. 1848	CT	52	M 33y	CT	CT

According to the above census record, Maria was the mother of four children, three of whom were still living. Ferry’s occupation was listed as “machinist”.

Original Source Documents:

1870 Federal Census – household of Ferry Clinton Edgerton; Hartford (6th District), Hartford Co., CT.

1880 Federal Census – household of Ferry Clinton Edgerton; Hartford (District #8), Hartford Co., CT.

1900 Federal Census – household of Ferry Clinton Edgerton; Hartford Town (Ward 7), Hartford Co., CT.

Obituary – Mrs. Maria Susan (Bryant) Edgerton; The Hartford Courant – Friday, March 3, 1933.