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John Edgerton, son of Ariel and Martha Matilda (Morrow) Edgerton.

born:	May 17, 1851; Hebron, Washington Co., NY. (GI)
died:	September 5, 1920; Greenwich, Washington Co., NY. (NY State DC #57917) (GI)
buried:	Greenwich Cemetery; Greenwich, Washington Co., NY. (GI)

married:

February 1874; Hebron, Washington Co., NY. (MA Washington Co. Post 2/24/1874)

Florence Maynard, daughter of Elisha and Abigail Louisa (Webster) Maynard.

born:	February 7, 1851; Hebron, Washington Co., NY. (GI)
died:	December 5, 1933; Greenwich, Washington Co., NY. (NY State DC #75573) (GI)
buried:	Greenwich Cemetery; Greenwich, Washington Co., NY. (GI)

Children:

Ralph Webster, b. February 8, 1876; Hebron, Washington Co., NY.
Ina Belle, b. March 3, 1877; Hebron, Washington Co., NY.
Philip Russell, b. September 27, 1882; Hebron, Washington Co., NY.
Beatrice, b. August 1886; Hebron, Washington Co., NY.

The household of John Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Hebron (District 2), Washington County, New York (pg. 326; dwelling #82; family #91; enum. June 9, 1880), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ
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John Edgerton		29	NY	VT	VT	farming
Florence	wife	29	NY	NY	NY	keeping house
Ralph W.	son	4	NY	NY	NY
Ina B.	dau.	3	NY	NY	NY

At the time of this census, the family was residing in the same dwelling as Charles Webster, Florence’s maternal grandfather, and his daughter, Abigial (Webster) Maynard, Florence’s mother. They were enumerated directly afterwards on the Hebron Census Roll (dwelling #82; family #92).

The household of John Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Easton Town, Washington County, New York (pg. 50; dwelling #45; family #49; enum. June 11, 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
John Edgerton	head	May 1851	NY	49	M 26y	VT	Ireland
Florence	wife	Feb. 1851	NY	49	M 26y	NY	NY
Ralph	son	Feb. 1876	NY	24	S	NY	NY
Ina B.	dau.	Mar. 1877	NY	23	S	NY	NY
Russell	son	Sept. 1882	NY	17	S	NY	NY
Beatrice	dau.	Aug. 1886	NY	13	S	NY	NY

According to the above census record, Florence was the mother of four children, all of whom were still living. John’s occupation was listed as “farmer”, Ralph’s occupation was listed as “Civil Eng.” and the two younger children were noted as “at school”. The household also included one boarder (Hannah Durham) and two servants (Michael Welch and Mary Ann Maloy). The elder daughter, Ina Belle, was also recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Boston City, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (pg. 253; dwelling #29; family #93; enum. June 2, 1900), where she was listed as a “student music”.

Original Source Documents:

1880 Federal Census – household of John Edgerton; Hebron (District 2), Washington Co., NY.

1900 Federal Census – household of John Edgerton; Easton Town, Washington Co., NY.