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Riley Edgerton, son of Ebenezer and Eunice (Smith) Edgerton.

born:	November 27, 1806; Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA.
died:	September 5, 1884; Whitestown, Oneida Co., NY. (OB Roman Citizen 9/12/1884) (GI)
buried:	Green Lawn Cemetery; New Hartford, Oneida Co., NY. (GI)

married:

Jane Roberts

born:	~1813; Wales. (from age at death, GI – “ae 35y”)
died:	January 21, 1848; New Hartford, Oneida Co., NY. (GI)
buried:	Green Lawn Cemetery; New Hartford, Oneida Co., NY. (GI)

Children:

George Roberts, b. July 21, 1835; New Hartford, Oneida Co., NY.
Elizabeth S., b. 1840; New Hartford, Oneida Co., NY.

married:

Miriam Newhouse

born:	~1812; New York. (from age at death, GI – “ae 64y”)
died:	November 24, 1876; Whitestown, Oneida Co., NY. (GI)
buried:	Green Lawn Cemetery; New Hartford, Oneida Co., NY. (GI)

The household of Riley Edgerton was recorded in the 1840 Federal Census of New Hartford, Oneida County, New York (pg. 42), with the following enumeration:

1 male “70 and under 80” (father Ebenezer);

2 males “20 and under 30” (Riley and brother Daniel – actually aged 34 and 38);

2 males “under 5 years” (sons George and ?);

1 female “70 and under 80” (mother Eunice);

2 females “20 and under 30” (wife Jane and ?);

1 female “10 and under 15” (daughter ?); and,

1 female “under 5 years” (daughter Elizabeth).

The household of Riley Edgerton was recorded in the 1860 Federal Census of New Hartford, Oneida County, New York (pg. 398; dwelling #1620; family #1616; enum. August 15, 1860), as follows:

Riley Edgerton	53	b. MA	farmer $4,000 real estate / $1,000 personal estate
Mary	48	b. NY
Elizabeth	20	b. NY
Hugh Thurman	18	b. England	farm laborer

The household of Riley Edgerton was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Whitestown, Oneida County, New York (pg. 614; dwelling #328; family #342; enum. June 21, 1870), as follows:

Riley Edgerton	63	b. MA	farmer $4,000 real estate / $1,000 personal estate
Marion	57	b. NY	keeping house
Eunice Ladd	40	b. NY

The household of Riley Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Whitestown, Oneida County, New York (dwelling #310; family #364; enum. June 16, 1880), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ
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Riley Edgerton		73	MA	CT	CT	farmer
Elizabeth Raymer	dau.	40	NY	NY	Wales
Mary J.	gdau.	13	NY	NY	NY	at [school]
Eunice E. Ladd	niece	50	NY	CT	CT	housekeeper
Morris J. Jones	boarder	13	NY	Wales	NY	laborer

The following obituary notice for Riley Edgerton was printed in the Roman Citizen on September 12, 1884:

“EDGERTON – In Whitestown, New York, September 5, 1884, Riley Edgerton, in the 78th year of his age.”

Original Source Documents:

1840 Federal Census – household of Riley Edgerton; New Hartford, Oneida Co., NY.

1860 Federal Census – household of Riley Edgerton; New Hartford, Oneida Co., NY.

1870 Federal Census – household of Riley Edgerton; Whitestown, Oneida Co., NY.

1880 Federal Census – household of Riley Edgerton; Whitestown, Oneida Co., NY.