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John B. Edgerton, son of John and Emily (Stone) Edgerton.

born:	March 5, 1848; Randolph, Orange Co., VT. (VR B:169) (GI)
died:	August 26, 1910; Newtonville, Middlesex Co., MA. (MA State DC #34) (GI)
buried:	August 28, 1910; East Randolph Cemetery; Randolph, Orange Co., VT. (GI)

married:

November 16, 1875; Washington, Orange Co., VT.

Edna Marilla Flint, daughter of Dennison and Marilla (Bingham) Flint.

born:	March 15, 1851; Washington, Orange Co., VT. (GI)
died:	March 14, 1912; Newtonville, Middlesex Co., MA. (MA State DC #172) (GI)
buried:	March 18, 1912; East Randolph Cemetery; Randolph, Orange Co., VT. (GI)

Children:

Ethel, b. February 11, 1877; Newtonville, Middlesex Co., MA.
Esther, b. July 25, 1888; Newtonville, Middlesex Co., MA.

The household of “John B. Egerton” was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (pg. 421; dwelling #225; family #373; enum. June 11, 1880), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ
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John B. Egerton		31	VT	VT	VT	copper salesman
Edna M.	wife	29	VT	VT	VT	housekeeping
Ethel	dau.	3	MA	VT	VT
Jos. L. White	boarder	30	MA	MA	MA	R.R. ticket agent
Asa J. Flint	boarder	17	VT	VT	VT	at school

The household of John B. “Egerton” was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Newton City (Ward 6), Middlesex County, Massachusetts (pg. 100; dwelling #183; family #194; enum. June 9, 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
John B. Egerton	head	Mar. 1848	VT	51	M 24y	VT	VT
Edna M.	wife	Mar. 1851	VT	49	M 24y	VT	VT
Esther	dau.	July 1888	MA	11	S	VT	VT
Herbert A. Nutter	boarder	Aug. 1877	ME	22	S	ME	ME

According to the above census record, Edna was the mother of two children, both of whom were still living. John’s occupation was listed as “salesman”, and Esther was noted as “at school”. The household also included one servant, Herbert A. Nutter.

Original Source Documents:

1880 Federal Census – household of John B. Edgerton; Boston, Suffolk Co., MA.

1900 Federal Census – household of John B. Edgerton; Newton City (Ward 6), Middlesex Co., MA.

Death Certificate – John B. Edgerton; Massachusetts State Death Certificates, certificate #34.

Death Certificate – Mrs. Edna Marilla (Flint) Edgerton; Massachusetts State Death Certificates, certificate #172.