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Henry Graves Edgerton, son of Henry Graves and Jane (West) Edgerton.

born:	May 30, 1824; Barre, Orleans Co., NY. (OB The Medina Tribune 4/26/1917) (GI)
died:	April 18, 1917; Batavia, Genesee Co., NY. (NY State DC #24758) (OB Rochester Democrat & Chronicle 4/19/1917) (GI)
buried:	Maplelawn Cemetery; Elba, Genesee Co., NY. (GI)

married:

1: November 27, 1849; Barre, Orleans Co., NY.

Lydia A. Eddy

born:	1832; New York (GI)
died:	1852; Barre, Orleans Co., NY. (GI)
buried:	Maplelawn Cemetery; Elba, Genesee Co., NY. (GI)

Children:

Everett A., b. 1852; Barre, Orleans Co., NY.

married:

2: ~1855. (CR NY1900 Batavia – “m. 45y”)

Eleanore Henrietta Baldwin, daughter of Rice and Phebe Elizabeth (McCrillis) Baldwin.

born:	October 10, 1836; Oakfield, Genesee Co., NY.
died:	November 24, 1924; Batavia, Genesee Co., NY. (NY State DC #61919) (OB The Times 11/29/1924)
buried:	Maplelawn Cemetery; Elba, Genesee Co., NY. (GI)

Children:

Mary Fidelia, b. November 1856; Elba, Genesee Co., NY.
John H., b. December 1857; Elba, Genesee Co., NY.
George B., b. December 1863; Batavia, Genesee Co., NY.
Jennie, b. 1864; Batavia, Genesee Co., NY.
Charles Adelbert, b. April 10, 1867; Batavia, Genesee Co., NY.
William Frank, b. September 1869; Batavia, Genesee Co., NY.

The following biographical excerpt is taken from Our Country and its People: A Descriptive and Biographical Record of Genesee County, New York (Safford E. North, ed.; The Boston History Company, 1899):

“Edgerton, Henry G., was born in Orleans county, N. Y., May 30, 1825, and is a son of Henry and Jane (West) Edgerton. His father was a native of Vermont and removed to Orleans county in 1816, where he was one of the pioneer farmers; he died in 1874. Henry G. Edgerton was educated in the common schools and came to Elba with his parents in 1832. In 1843 he married Eleanore, daughter of Rice Baldwin; they had four children: George B., Charles A., William F. and Mrs Albert Martin.”

The household of Henry Edgerton was recorded in the 1860 Federal Census of Elba, Genesee County, New York (pg. 24; dwelling #178, family #183; enum. July 3, 1860), as follows:

Henry Edgerton	36	b. NY	farmer $9,900 real estate / $500 personal estate
Mary	4	b. NY
Elanor	23	b. NY	housekeeper
John	2	b. NY
John Donahue	26	b. Ireland	laborer

The household of Henry Edgerton was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Batavia, Genesee County, New York (pg. 397; dwelling #36; family #36; enum. June 7, 1870), as follows:

Henry Edgerton	45	b. NY	farmer $20,000 real estate / $2,000 personal estate
Eleanor	37	b. NY	keeping house
Maryette	14	b. NY	at home
George	6	b. NY	at home
Charles	4	b. NY	at home
William	1	b. NY	at home
Theresa Guizer	14	b. NY	domestic

The household of Henry Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Batavia, Genesee County, New York (pg. 401; dwelling #84; family #93; enum. June 2, 1880), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ
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Henry Edgerton		56	NY	MA	MA	retired farmer
Ellen	wife	43	NY	CT	NY	keeping house
George	son	16	NY	NY	NY	at school
Charles	son	14	NY	NY	NY	at school
William	son	10	NY	NY	NY	at school
Eunice McKunzer	s-i-l	56	NY	CT	NY	at home

At the time of this census, the family was residing at 85 North Street in the same dwelling as the family of Henry’s elder brother, Alanson.

The household of Henry G. Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Batavia (Ward 2), Genesee County, New York (pg. 86; dwelling #55; family #60; enum. June 4, 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
Henry G. Edgerton	head	May 1824	NY	76	M 45y	VT	VT
Elinor H.	wife	Oct. 1836	NY	73	M 45y	CT	NY
William F.	son	Sept. 1869	NY	30	S	NY	NY

According to the above census record, Eleanore was the mother of six children, four of whom were still living. Under occupations, Henry and William were both listed as farmers. The household also included one servant, Lulu E. Sprague.

The following obituary for Henry Graves Edgerton II was published in The Medina Tribune on Thursday, April 26, 1917:

“Henry Graves Edgerton, one of the oldest residents of Genesee county, died at his home in Batavia on Thursday last. Deceased was born in the town of Barre May 30th, 1824. Besides his widow he is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Albert R. Martin, of this place, and three sons. The funeral services, with interment in the family plot at Elba, occurred on Friday.”

Original Source Documents:

1860 Federal Census – household of Henry Graves Edgerton; Elba, Genesee Co., NY.

1870 Federal Census – household of Henry Graves Edgerton; Batavia, Genesee Co., NY.

1880 Federal Census – household of Henry Graves Edgerton; Batavia, Genesee Co., NY.

1900 Federal Census – household of Henry Graves Edgerton; Batavia (Ward 2), Genesee Co., NY.

Obituary – Henry Graves Edgerton; The Rochester Democrat & Chronicle – Friday, April 20, 1917.

Obituary – Henry Graves Edgerton; The Daily News (Batavia, New York) – Thursday, April 19, 1917.

Obituary – Mrs. Eleanore Henrietta (Baldwin) Edgerton; The Times (Batavia, New York) – Saturday, November 29, 1924.