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The Edgerton Database |
John Clark Edgerton, son of Daniel A. and Clarinda (Wickers) Edgerton.
Nellie Martin, daughter of Clinton and Francis (Bailey) Martin.
Children:
John
Clark Edgerton was born at Wallingford, Vermont in the year 1865, the eldest
son of Daniel A. and Clarinda (Wickers) Edgerton. He was raised in Wallingford and Benson,
Vermont. His father died when John was
fourteen years old. At
the time of the 1880 Federal Census, John was recorded in the household of Joel
Woodbury in Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont (pg. 281; dwelling #139;
family #155; enum. June 16, 1880). He
was enumerated as “John C. Edgerton, aged 15, servant, farm laborer, born in
Vermont, both parents born in Vermont”. John
C. Edgerton was married on December 8, 1885 at Benson, Vermont on to Miss
Nellie Martin. According to the Benson
marriage record (Vital Records, Book 2, pg. 9), John was aged 20, a laborer,
born at Wallingford, Vermont, son of Danl. and Clara Edgerton; and Nellie was
aged 18, born at Buffalo, New York, the daughter of Clinton and Frances
(Bailey) Martin. The 1900 Federal
Census (see below), reports that Nellie was born in September of 1868. John
and Nellie had four children, Hattie Elizabeth, Carl Daniel, Clara May and a
stillborn son. Only two of the children
are known to have survived to adulthood – son Carl and daughter Hattie (aka
“Helen”). The family resided variously
in Benson, Weston and Londonderry, Vermont. John
Clark Edgerton died at Fort Edward, Washington County, New York on February
14, 1898. A copy of his death
certificate was filed with the New York State Department of Health (year
1898, certificate #5826). Following
John’s death, his widow Nellie was remarried to Burt Brown and had another
daughter, Frances. The family was
recorded in the 1900 Federal Census
of Fort Ann, Washington County, New
York (pg. 76;
dwelling #149; family #149; enum. June 12, 1900), as follows:
According
to the above census record, Nellie was the mother of four children, all of
whom were still living. Burt’s
occupation was listed as “farm laborer” and Hattie was noted as “at school.” Original Source Documents: 1880 Federal Census
– household of Joel Woodbury; Springfield,
Windsor Co., VT. 1900 Federal Census
– household of Burt Brown; Fort Ann,
Washington Co., VT. |
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