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Justus Edgerton, son of Ezekiel and Lucy (Fales) Edgerton.

born:	January 11, 1806; Hawley, Franklin Co., MA. (GI)
died:	September 15, 1888; Brecksville, Cuyahoga Co., OH. (Co. VR 3:298:4) (GI)
buried:	North Royalton Cemetery; North Royalton, Cuyahoga Co., OH. (GI)

married:

1: June 17, 1833; Heath, Franklin Co., MA. (VRp 88)

Harriet Barber, daughter of John and Eunice (Pike) Barber.

born:	May 23, 1815; Heath, Franklin Co., MA.
died:	November 3, 1838; Parma, Cuyahoga Co., OH. (GI)
buried:	Hinckley Ridge Cemetery; Hinckley, Medina Co., OH. (GI)

Children:

Emily Elizabeth, b. January 2, 1834; Heath, Franklin Co., MA.
Martha Matilda, b. January 30, 1835; Heath, Franklin Co., MA.
Levi George, b. December 31, 1836; North Royalton, Cuyahoga Co., OH.

married:

2: January 16, 1841; Cuyahoga Co., OH.

Eunice Helen Olds

born:	May 9, 1803; Phelps, Ontario Co., NY.
died:	September 8, 1881; Parma, Cuyahoga Co., OH.
buried:	North Royalton Cemetery; North Royalton, Cuyahoga Co., OH.

Children:

Irwin, b. May 19, 1844; Parma, Cuyahoga Co., OH.
Samuel R., b. December 2, 1846; Parma, Cuyahoga Co., OH.

Justus Edgerton was born at Hawley, Massachusetts on January 11, 1806 (not January 14, as reported in some secondary accounts). He was the fourth child and third son of Ezekiel and Lucy (Fales) Edgerton. Justus was raised in Hawley and made his living as a farmer.

Justus Edgerton was married twice. He was married first on June 17, 1833 at Heath, Massachusetts to Miss Harriet Barber, daughter of John and Eunice (Pike) Barber of Heath (Heath VRp: 88). Harriet was born at Heath, Massachusetts on May 23, 1815. Justus and Harriet (Barbert) Edgerton had three children – two daughters, Emily Elizabeth and Martha Matilda; and one son, Levi George. The births of the two daughters were registered in Heath (VRp:26), as was the death of the elder daughter, Emily, on March 12, 1834 (VRp:121). The son, Levi, was born after the family removed from Massachusetts; he was raised in the household of Melvin and Sarah Brown of Hinckley, Ohio.

Circa 1835, Justus removed with most of his brothers and several cousins to Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Justus settled in the town of Parma, just south of the present city of Cleveland. Mrs. Harriet (Barber) Edgerton died shortly after the move west – on November 3, 1838, presumably at Parma. She was buried at the Hinckley Ridge Cemetery in Hinckley, Medina County, Ohio. Her gravestone there names her as “Harriet, wife of J. Edgerton”, and records her death on November 3, 1838, aged 23 years.

Justus Edgerton was remarried on January 16, 1841 at Cuyahoga County, Ohio to Mrs. Eunice Helen (Olds) Robb. According to later family and secondary records, Eunice was born in Phelps, Ontario County, New York on May 9, 1803. Eunice was the widow of Samuel Robb of Parma, Ohio; she had at least five children by her first husband: James, Lovina, Madison, Byron and Nancy. For further reference on the first marriage and children of Eunice (Olds) Robb Edgerton, see Cuyahoga County Probate, Common Pleas Probate, Docket A, Case 629, which contains the probate of Samuel Robb’s estate.

The parentage of Mrs. Eunice (Olds) Robb Edgerton has not yet been determined. She may have been the daughter of Rufus Olds (1776 – ), who was recorded as a head of household in the 1800 and 1810 Federal Censuses of Phelps, New York.

Justus and Eunice (Olds) Edgerton had two sons – both born at Parma, Ohio: Irwin, born May 19, 1844; and Samuel R., born December 2, 1846.

The household of Justus Edgerton was recorded in the 1850 Federal Census of Parma, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (pg. 103; dwelling #1487; family #1815; enum. August 13, 1850), as follows:

Justus Edgerton	44	b. MA	farmer
Eunice	46	b. NY
Madison Robb	21	b. NY	cooper
Byron	17	b. OH	attended school
Nancy M.	14	b. OH	attended school
Erwin Edgerton	6	b. OH	attended school
Samuel R.	3	b. OH

The household of Justus Edgerton was recorded in the 1860 Federal Census of Parma, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (dwelling #911; family #887; enum. July 13, 1860), as follows:

Justus Edgerton	45	b. Franklin Co., MA	farming $3,300 real estate / $289 personal estate
Eunice	57	b. Phelps, NY
Irwin	15	b. Parma, OH	attended school
Samuel	13	b. Parma, OH
Byron Robb	27	b. Parma, OH	farming
Clarissa Robb	18	b. Canada West
Darwin Perry	29	b. Vermont
Nancy Perry	24	b. Parma, OH

The household of Justus Edgerton was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Parma, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (pg. 560; dwelling #911; family #887-8; enum. August 18, 1870), as follows:

Justus Edgerton	64	b. MA	farming $8,800 real estate / $700 personal estate
Eunice	67	b. NY	keeping house $250 personal estate
Irwin Edgerton	25	b. OH	cooper
Margaret	25	b. Baden	keeping house
Ida	3	b. OH

The household of Justus Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Parma, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (pg. 307; dwelling #208; family #210; enum. June 16-19, 1880), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ
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Justus Edgerton		74	MA	MA	MA	farmer
Eunice	wife	77	NY	CT	CT	keeping house

According to secondary family accounts, Justus Edgerton’s second wife, Eunice, died on September 8, 1881 (presumably at Parma, Ohio) and was buried in the family plot at North Royalton Cemetery. No primary record of Eunice’s death has been located.

Justus Edgerton died at Brecksville, Ohio on September 15, 1888, aged 82 years. His death was registered in the Cuyahoga County Probate Court Record of Deaths, 1867 – 1890 (Volume 3, page 298, #4). The entry provides the following particulars:

Name:	Justice Edgerton
Date of death:	September 15, 1888
Place of death:	Brecksville, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio
Age:	82
Birthplace:	Massachusetts
Occupation:	Farmer
Marital Status:	Widowed
Father’s name:	Ezekiel
Mother’s name:	---

Justus Edgerton was buried at the North Royalton Cemetery on Royalton Road (Rte. 82) in North Royalton, Ohio. A large tombstone there bears the following inscription for him:

JUSTUS EDGERTON

JAN. 11, 1806

SEPT. 15, 1888

A separate smaller footstone lists an alternate death date of September 16, 1888.

Original Source Documents:

1850 Federal Census – household of Justus Edgerton; Parma, Cuyahoga Co., OH.

1860 Federal Census – household of Justus Edgerton; Parma, Cuyahoga Co., OH.

1870 Federal Census – household of Justus Edgerton; Parma, Cuyahoga Co., OH,

1880 Federal Census – household of Justus Edgerton; Parma, Cuyahoga Co., OH,

Gravestone photo – Justus Edgerton; North Royalton Cemetery; North Royalton, Cuyahoga Co., OH.