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Franklin Edgerton, son of Hial and Lydia Stone (Patrick) Edgerton.

born:	June 3, 1833; Nineveh, Broome Co., NY. (GI)
died:	January 5, 1918; Binghamton, Broome Co., NY. (NY State DC #275) (OB The Binghamton Press 1/8/1918) (GI)
buried:	Nineveh Cemetery; Colesville, Broome Co., NY. (GI)

married:

January 14, 1858; Nineveh, Broome Co., NY.

Julia Taggart, daughter of Benjamin and Lydia (Pratt) Taggart.

born:	August 30, 1831; Coventry, Chenango Co., NY. (GI)
died:	March 21, 1919; Binghamton, Broome Co., NY. (NY State DC #15646) (GI)
buried:	Nineveh Cemetery; Colesville, Broome Co., NY. (GI)

Children:

Charles Eugene, b. December 25, 1861; Nineveh, Broome Co., NY.
Mary Waters, b. September 1865; Nineveh, Broome Co., NY.
William Franklin, b. 1871; Nineveh, Broome Co., NY.

The household of Franklin Edgerton was recorded in the 1860 Federal Census of Colesville, Broome County, New York (pg. 747; dwelling #637; family #637; enum. July 9, 1860), as follows:

Franklin Edgerton	27	b. NY	merchant $3,300 real estate / $5,000 personal estate
Julia	28	b. NY

The household of “Frank Edgerton” was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Colesville, Broome County, New York (pg. 233; dwelling #37; family #37; enum. June 13, 1870), as follows:

Frank Edgerton	37	b. NY	merchant retail $4,000 real estate / $7,000 personal estate
Julia	37	b. NY
Charles	8	b. NY
Mary	4	b. NY
Lydia Tagget	84	b. CT
Lydia Parker	43	b. NY	dress maker

The household of Franklin Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Binghamton (Ward 1), Broome County, New York (pg. 49; dwelling #109; family #128; enum. June 4, 1880), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ
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Franklin Edgerton		46	NY	NY	NY
Julia	wife	45	NY	NY	NY	keeping house
Charles	son	18	NY	NY	NY	at college
Mary W.	dau.	13	NY	NY	NY	at school
Willie	son	9	NY	NY	NY	at school
Emily	sis.	40	NY	NY	NY	at home

At the time of this census, the family was residing at 1 Oak Street. The household also included one domestic servant, Bridget Gallagher.

The household of Franklin Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Binghamton (Ward 3), Broome County, New York (pg. 109; dwelling #105; family #150; enum. June 8-9, 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
Franklin Edgerton	head	June 1833	NY	66	M 42y	NY	NY
Julia	wife	Aug. 1831	NY	68	M 42y	MA	CT
Mary W.	dau.	Sept. 1865	NY	34	S	NY	NY

According to the above census record, Julia was the mother of four children, two of whom were still living. Franklin’s occupation was listed as “retired”. The family was residing at 91 Front Street.

The household of Franklin Edgerton was recorded in the 1910 Federal Census of Binghamton City (Ward 3), Broome County, New York (pg. 118; dwelling #129; family #177; enum. April 26, 1910), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Birthplace	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
				Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	--------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
Franklin Edgerton	head	76	NY	M 51y	NY	NY
Julia	wife	78	NY	M 51y	CT	CT
Mary Grummon	dau.	43	NY	M 5y	NY	NY
Daniel N.	son-i-l	66	NJ	M 5y	NJ	NJ
Lydia Parker	sis-i-l	89	VA	S	CT	CT

According to the above census record, Julia was the mother of four children, two of whom were still living; and Mary had not had any children. Franklin’s occupation was listed as “retired”. The family was residing at 91 Front Street.

Original Source Documents:

1860 Federal Census – household of Franklin Edgerton; Colesville, Broome Co., NY.

1870 Federal Census – household of Franklin Edgerton; Colesville, Broome Co., NY.

1880 Federal Census – household of Franklin Edgerton; Binghamton (Ward 1), Broome Co., NY.

1900 Federal Census – household of Franklin Edgerton; Binghamton (Ward 3), Broome Co., NY.

1910 Federal Census – household of Franklin Edgerton; Binghamton City (Ward 3), Broome Co., NY.

Obituary – Franklin Edgerton; The Telegram (Elmira, New York) – Sunday, January 6, 1918.

Obituary – Franklin Edgerton; The Binghamton Press – Tuesday, January 8, 1918.