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Jarvis Willis Edgerton, son of Willis and Luna (Case) Edgerton.

born:	February 7, 1839; West Granby, Hartford Co., CT. (GI)
died:	February 2, 1902; Avon, Hartford Co., CT. (VR 1:526) (GI – sic, “February 3”)
buried:	Hop Meadow Cemetery; Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT. (GI)

married:

November 29, 1860; Canton, Hartford Co., CT. (VR 2:19)

Emerett Martha Bacon, daughter of Jarvis and Harriet (Case) Bacon.

born:	July 28, 1840; Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT. (GI)
died:	March 31, 1901; Avon, Hartford Co., CT. (VR 1:524) (GI – sic, “March 30”)
buried:	Hop Meadow Cemetery; Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT. (GI)

Children:

Samuel Jarvis, b. May 20, 1861; Canton, Hartford Co., CT.
George Morgan, b. July 20, 1863; Canton, Hartford Co., CT.
Edward Bacon, b. May 15, 1865; Canton, Hartford Co., CT.
Nellie Emerett, b. ~1873; Canton, Hartford Co., CT.

The family of Jarvis W. Edgerton was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut (pg. 12; dwelling #10; family #10; enum. June 3, 1870). They were residing in the household of Morgan Case, which was enumerated as follows:

Morgan Case	58	b. CT	farmer $5,000 real estate / $5,000 personal estate
Jarvis Edgerton	31	b. CT	farmer
Emerett	30	b. CT	keeping house
Sam. J.	9	b. CT
Geo. M.	7	b. CT
Edward B.	5	b. CT

The household of Jarvis W. Edgerton was recorded again in the 1880 Federal Census of Avon, Hartford County, Connecticut (dwelling #133; family #135; enum. June 10, 1880), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ
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Jarvis W. Edgerton		41	CT	CT	CT	farmer
Emerett	wife	39	CT	CT	CT	keeping house
Samuel	son	19	CT	CT	CT	works on farm
George	son	16	CT	CT	CT	works on farm
Edward	son	15	CT	CT	CT	works on farm
Nellie	dau.	6	CT	CT	CT	at school

The household of Jarvis Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Avon, Hartford County, Connecticut (pg. 11; dwelling #211; family #227; enum. June 27, 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
Jarvis Edgerton	head	Feb. 1839	CT	61	M 39y	CT	CT
Emeret	wife	July 1840	CT	59	M 39y	CT	CT

According to the above census record, Emerett was the mother of four children, two of whom were still living. Jarvis’ occupation was listed as “farmer”. At the time of this census, Jarvis and Emerett were residing adjacent to their son, George M. Edgerton, whose household was enumerated just after them on the census roll (dwelling #212, family #228).

Original Source Documents:

1870 Federal Census – household of Jarvis Willis Edgerton; Canton, Hartford Co., CT.

1880 Federal Census – household of Jarvis Willis Edgerton; Avon, Hartford Co., CT.

1900 Federal Census – household of Jarvis Willis Edgerton; Avon, Hartford Co., CT.