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The Edgerton Database |
Oliver Edgerton, son of Joseph and Candace (Rice) Edgerton.
Laura Stockwell, daughter of William and
Lucy (Miller) Stockwell.
Mary Coates Oliver
Edgerton was born at Charlemont, Massachusetts on July 25, 1795, the eldest child
of of Joseph and Candace (Rice) Edgerton.
He was raised in Charlemont and removed with his parents to
Brecksville, Ohio circa 1815. Oliver
resided in Brecksville for the entirety of his adult life. He made his living as a farmer. He was frequently referred to in records as
“Oliver Edgerton 2nd” so as to distinguish him from his uncle of the same
name. Oliver
Edgerton was married at Brecksville, Ohio on November 15, 1835 to Laura
Stockwell, daughter of William and Lucy (Miller) Stockwell of Northampton,
Massachusetts. Laura was born at
Northampton on March 23, 1802. Oliver
and Laura did not have any children; although they apparently took several
foster children under their roof, as evidenced by the various census
enumerations of their household (see below). The
household of Oliver Edgerton was recorded in the the 1840 Federal Census
of Brecksville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, with
the following enumeration: 1 male “40 and under 60” (Oliver); 1 female “30 and under 40” (wife Laura); and, 1 female “5 and under 10” (?). The household of Oliver Edgerton was recorded in the 1850 Federal Census of Brecksville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (dwelling #2690; family #2857; enum. September 7, 1850), as follows:
The household of Oliver Edgerton was recorded in the 1860 Federal Census of Brecksville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (pg. 271; dwelling #536; family #517; enum. June 26, 1860), as follows:
Mrs.
Laura (Stockwell) Edgerton died at Brecksville, Ohio in the year 1861, and
was buried at the Rice Cemetery (aka. Barr Cemetery) in Brecksville
Township. Oliver was subsequently
remarried on October 16, 1865 at Cuyahoga County, Ohio to Mary Coates. The household of Oliver Edgerton was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Brecksville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (pg. 27; dwelling #59; family #62; enum. June 3, 1870), as follows:
Oliver
Edgerton died at Brecksville, Ohio on November 28, 1872, aged 77 years. His death was registered in the Cuyahoga County Probate Court Record of
Deaths, 1869 – 1890 (Volume 1, page 100).
The entry provides the following particulars:
Oliver
was buried next to his first wife, Laura, at Rice Cemetery in Brecksville
Township. The Cleveland Public Library
Necrology Files provide the following entry for Oliver Edgerton (ID #:
0087645): Name: Edgerton, Oliver Date: 1872 Source: Cemetery record; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #022. Notes: 1795 - 1872. Rice Cemetery Beecksville, Ohio. Original Source Documents: 1840 Federal Census
– household of Oliver Edgerton; Brecksville,
Cuyahoga Co., OH. 1850 Federal Census
– household of Oliver Edgerton; Brecksville,
Cuyahoga Co., OH. 1860 Federal Census
– household of Oliver Edgerton; Brecksville, Cuyahoga
Co., OH. 1870 Federal Census
– household of Oliver Edgerton; Brecksville,
Cuyahoga Co., OH. |
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