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George Roberts Edgerton, son of Riley and Jane (Roberts) Edgerton.

 

born:

July 21, 1835; New Hartford, Oneida Co., NY.  (OB Utica Herald-Dispatch  1/19/1916)

died:

January 18, 1916; Turin, Lewis Co., NY.  (NY State DC #3144) (OB Utica Herald-Dispatch  1/19/1916)

buried:

Turin Cemetery; Turin, Lewis Co., NY.

 

married:

February 8, 1860; Turin, Lewis Co., NY.  (MA Lowville Journal and Observer  2/15/1860)

 

Ellen Elizabeth Rea, daughter of Jacob and Lucina Elizabeth (Clark) Rea.

 

born:

August 15, 1837; Turin, Lewis Co., NY.

died:

March 21, 1884; Turin, Lewis Co., NY.

buried:

Turin Cemetery; Turin, Lewis Co., NY.

 

Children:

  1. Jane, b. November 30, 1860; Whitestown, Oneida Co., NY.
  2. Ellen, b. December 17, 1866; Whitestown, Oneida Co., NY.
  3. Edward Franklin, b. May 18, 1871; Whitestown, Oneida Co., NY.
  4. Eugene Howard, b. August 29, 1873; Turin, Lewis Co., NY.
  5. Florence, b. March 18, 1878; Turin, Lewis Co., NY.

 


The following marriage announcement was published in the Lowville Journal and Observer on February 15, 1860:

 

“MARRIED...On the evening of Wednesday, the 8th inst., at the residence of the bride’s father, by Rev. C.B. Pond, Mr. G.W. [sic] Edgerton, of New Hartford, Oneida county, with Miss Ellen E., daughter of Jacob Rea, Esq. Of Turin.”

 

The household of “Geo.” Edgerton was recorded in the 1860 Federal Census of Whitestown, Oneida County, New York (pg. 253; dwelling #183; family #180; enum. June 16, 1860), as follows:

 

Geo. Edgerton

24

b. NY

farmer     $500 personal estate

Ellen

22

b. NY

 

 

The household of George Edgerton was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Whitestown, Oneida County, New York (pg. 610; dwelling #261; family #262; enum. June 16, 1870), as follows:

 

George Edgerton

33

b. NY

farmer

Ellen

32

b. NY

keeping house

Jane

9

b. NY

 

Ellen

3

b. NY

 

 

The household of “Geo. R. Edgerton” was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of West Turin, Lewis County, New York (pg. 327; dwelling #22; family #22; enum. June 3-4, 1880), as follows:

 

Name

Rel.

Age

Bp

F Bp

M Bp

Occ

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Geo. R. Edgerton

 

44

NY

MA

Wales

farmer

Ellen E.

wife

42

NY

NY

NY

housekeeping

Jennie

dau.

19

NY

NY

NY

at home

Ellen

dau.

13

NY

NY

NY

at school

Florence

dau.

2

NY

NY

NY

 

 

At the time of the 1900 Federal Census, George R. Edgerton was residing in the household of his son-in-law, Lyman Smith, in West Turin, Lewis County, New York (pg. 288; dwelling #184; family #188; enum. June 11-12, 1900).  He was enumerated as:  “George R. Edgerton, father-in-law, widower, b. July 1835 in New York, father and mother both b. in New York”.

 


 

Original Source Documents:

 

1860 Federal Census – household of George Roberts Edgerton; Whitestown, Oneida Co., NY.

1870 Federal Census – household of George Roberts Edgerton; Whitestown, Oneida Co., NY.

1880 Federal Census – household of George Roberts Edgerton; West Turin, Lewis Co., NY.

1900 Federal Census – household of Lyman Smith; West Turin, Lewis Co., NY.

Obituary – George Roberts Edgerton; Utica Herald-Dispatch – Wednesday, January 19, 1916.

Obituary – George Roberts Edgerton; The Journal and Republican (Lowville, New York) – Thursday, January 20, 1916.