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John Edgerton, son of Asahel and Namah (Bristol) Edgerton.

born:	February 20, 1831; West Granby, Hartford Co., CT. (W. Hartford VR DC 3:22)
died:	July 12, 1906; West Hartford, Hartford Co., CT. (VR 3:22:23)
buried:	Fairview Cemetery; West Hartford, Hartford Co., CT. (GI)

married:

November 8, 1859; Hartford, Hartford Co., CT. (VR M2:180)

Lavilla A. Burr, daughter of Joseph and Susan P. (Cadwell) Burr.

born:	May 1841; Bloomfield, Hartford Co., CT. (CR CT1900 West Hartford)
died:	May 4, 1932; West Hartford, Hartford Co., CT. (VR 7:12:71) (OB The Hartford Courant 5/5/1932)
buried:	Fairview Cemetery; West Hartford, Hartford Co., CT. (GI)

Children:

Edwin Porter, b. November 12, 1860; Bloomfield, Hartford Co., CT.
Nettie Louise, b. February 18, 1863; West Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.
Willis John, b. May 5, 1866; Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.
Joseph Burr, b. September 1868; Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.
Frederick P., b. December 10, 1872; Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.
Carrie May, b. May 21, 1875; West Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.
Robert Mills, b. March 5, 1880; West Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.

At the time of the 1860 Federal Census, John and his wife, Lavilla, were living with his in-laws, Joseph and Susan Burr, in Bloomfield, Hartford County, Connecticut (pg. 1055; dwelling #249; family #255; enum. July 3, 1860). They were enumerated as follows:

Lavina A. Edgerton	19	b. CT
John	29	b. CT

The household of “John Edgarton” was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut (pg. 240; dwelling #255; family #277; enum. July 8, 1870), as follows:

John Edgarton	37	b. CT	f. laborer $300 personal estate
Lavilla	29	b. CT	k. house
Netty L.	7	b. CT
Willis J.	4	b. CT
Joseph B.	1	b. CT

The household of John Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of West Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut (pg. 623; dwelling #267; family #266; enum. June 16, 1880), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ
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John Edgerton		48	CT	CT	CT	farmer
Lavilla	wife	37	CT	CT	CT	keeping house
Nettie	dau.	17	CT	CT	CT	at school
Willis	son	14	CT	CT	CT	works on farm
Joseph	son	11	CT	CT	CT	at school
Fredk	son	7	CT	CT	CT	at school
Carrie	dau.	4	CT	CT	CT
Henry	son	1/12	CT	CT	CT

Curiously, the youngest child was listed in this census as “Henry”, although all other records (including the West Hartford Birth record, 1900 West Hartford Census, and the California Death Index) list his name as Robert (ie. Robert Mills Edgerton).

The household of John Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of West Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut (pg. 231; dwelling #538; family #563; enum. June 2, 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
John Edgerton	head	Feb. 1832	CT	68	M 40y	CT	CT
Lavilla A.	wife	May 1841	CT	59	M 40y	CT	CT
William J.	son	May 1866	CT	34	S	CT	CT
Joseph B.	son	Sept. 1868	CT	31	S	CT	CT
Robert M.	son	Mar. 1880	CT	20	S	CT	CT

According to the above census record, Lavilla was the mother of seven children, five of whom were still living. Under occupations, John was listed as “farmer”, Willis and Joseph as “farm laborer” and Robert as “day laborer”.

Original Source Documents:

1860 Federal Census – household of Joseph Burr; Bloomfield, Hartford Co., CT.

1870 Federal Census – household of John Edgerton; Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.

1880 Federal Census – household of John Edgerton; West Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.

1900 Federal Census – household of John Edgerton; West Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.

Gravestone photo – John Edgerton; Fairview Cemetery; West Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.

Obituary – Mrs. Lavilla A. (Burr) Edgerton; The Hartford Courant – Thursday, May 5, 1932.

Funeral notice – Mrs. Lavilla A. (Burr) Edgerton; The Hartford Courant – Friday, May 6, 1932.