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Jacob Edgerton, son of Lester and Rhoda Edgerton.

 

born:

August 1832; Canton, Hartford Co., CT.  (CR NY1900 Bennington)

died:

November 14, 1910; Bennington, Wyoming Co., NY.  (NY State DC #54992)

 

married:

 

 

Augusta A. ----

 

born:

~1835; New York.  (CR NY1870 Buffalo, Ward 3 – “ae 35y”)

died:

June 18, 1894; Darien, Genesee Co., NY.  (NY State DC #24689)

 


Jacob Edgerton was born at Canton, Connecticut in August of 1832.  He was the only surviving child of Lester and Rhoda Edgerton.  His father died while Jacob was still an infant and his mother was subsequently remarried to Joel Dowd.  Jacob was enumerated in his stepfather’s household in Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut (pg. 245; dwelling #114; family #123; enum. August 31, 1850) as “Jacob, aged 18, born in Connecticut”.

 

The household of Jacob Edgerton was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Buffalo (Ward 3), Erie County, New York (pg. 324; dwelling #782; family #963; enum. June 21, 1870), as follows:

 

Jacob Edgerton

38

b. CT

R. R. Contractor

Augusta

35

b. NY

Keeping House

 

The household of Jacob Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Bennington, Wyoming County, New York (dwelling #358; family #362; enum. June 29, 1880), as follows:

 

Name

Rel.

Age

Bp

F Bp

M Bp

Occ

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Jacob Edgerton

 

48

CT

CT

CT

carpenter

Augusta A.

wife

45

NY

CT

CT

keeping house

 

The household of Jacob Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Bennington, Wyoming County, New York (pg. 65; dwelling #151; family #152; enum. June 16, 1900), as follows:

 

Name

Rel.

Birthdate & place

Age

Marital

Parents’ birthplace

 

 

 

 

Status

Father

Mother

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Jacob Edgerton

head

Aug. 1832

CT

67

Wd.

CT

CT

 


 

Original Source Documents:

 

1870 Federal Census – household of Jacob Edgerton; Buffalo (Ward 3), Erie Co., NY.

1880 Federal Census – household of Jacob Edgerton; Bennington, Wyoming Co., NY.

1900 Federal Census – household of Jacob Edgerton; Bennington, Wyoming Co., NY.