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Talcott Edgerton, son of Edwin and Celia Ann (Warren) Edgerton.

born:	September 5, 1836; Vernon, Tolland Co., CT. (from age at death, VR 474:795:840 – “ae 60y, 9m, 8d”)
died:	June 13, 1897; Monson, Hampden Co., MA. (VR 474:795:840)
buried:	Elmwood Cemetery; Vernon, Tolland Co., CT. (GI)

married:

1: June 3, 1858; Vernon, Tolland Co., CT. (VR 2:234) (MA Hartford Evening Press 6/10/1858)

Lydia Ann Spencer, daughter of James B. and Hannah P. (Bates) Spencer.

born:	~1840; Curtisville, Hartford Co., CT. (CR MA1860 Monson – “ae 20y”)
died:	February 4, 1886; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA. (VR 373:395:59)

Children:

Emma E., b. April 30, 1859; Monson, Hampden Co., MA.
Edward, b. September 1866; Springfield, Hampden Co., MA.

married:

2: October 20, 1887; Hinsdale, Berkshire Co., MA. (VR 39:13)

Nellie A. Sullivan, daughter of John and Winnifred (O’Connor) Sullivan.

born:	October 11, 1862; New York. (from death record, VR 37:43 – “ae 28y, 23d”)
died:	November 3, 1890; Dalton, Berkshire Co., MA. (VR 37:43)

Children:

Winnifred Celia, b. July 29, 1889; Dalton, Berkshire Co., MA.

Talcott Edgerton was born September 5, 1836 at Vernon, Connecticut, the son of Edwin and Celia Ann (Warren) Edgerton. He was a twin brother to Olcott Edgerton. Talcott was raised in Vernon, Connecticut, but resided the majority of his adult life in Massachusetts – first at Monson, then later in Worcester, Springfield and Dalton. He was married twice – first to Lydia Ann Spencer, daughter of James and Hannah (Bates) Spencer of Curtisville, Connecticut and second to Nellie A. Sullivan, daughter of John and Winnifred (O’Connor) Sullivan, immigrants from Ireland. Talcott Edgerton had three children, however all three died in childhood. His two wives also pre-deceased him.

Olcott Edgerton was raised in Vernon, Connecticut. The household of Talcott Edgerton was recorded in the 1860 Federal Census of Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts (pg. 879; dwelling #1167; family #1337; enum. July 18, 1860), as follows:

Talcott Edgerton	24	b. CT	carder [?] $125 personal estate
Lydia A.	20	b. CT
Emma E.	1	b. MA
Reuben King	16	b. MA	attended school

The household of Talcott Edgerton was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Worcester (Ward 8), Worcester County, Massachusetts (dwelling #427; family #590; enum. June 24, 1870), as follows:

Talcott Edgerton	36	b. CT	works in woolen mill
Lydia	28	b. MA	keeping house

The household of Talcott Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Dalton, Berkshire County, Massachusetts (pg. 424; dwelling #271; family #319; enum. June 18, 1880), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ
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Talcott Edgerton		44	CT	CT	CT	[--] in woolen mill
Lydia	wife	40	MA	CT	CT	keeping house
Mary King	sis-i-l	44	CT	CT	CT	housekeeping

Talcott Edgerton died at Worcester, Massachusetts on June 13, 1897. According to the record of his death at Worcester (VR 474:795:840), Talcott was aged 60 years, 9 months and 8 days, and had been born at Vernon, Connecticut, the son of Edwin Edgerton (b. Monson) and Celia Warren (b. East Hartford). His occupation was given as farmer and the cause of death as “phthisis pulmon exhaustion”. Talcott Edgerton was buried in the family plot at Elmwood Cemetery in Vernon, Connecticut; his gravestone there was inscribed: “TALCOTT EDGERTON / DIED / Jun. 12, 1897 / AGED 60 YRS.”

Original Source Documents:

1860 Federal Census – household of Talcott Edgerton; Monson, Hampden Co., MA.

1870 Federal Census – household of Talcott Edgerton; Worcester (Ward 8), Worcester Co., MA.

1880 Federal Census – household of Talcott Edgerton; Dalton, Berkshire Co., MA.

Death record – Mrs. Lydia Ann (Spencer) Edgerton; Springfield, Massachusetts Vital Records, vol. 373, pg. 395, #59.

Marriage record – Talcott Edgerton & Nellie A. Sullivan; Hinsdale, Massachusetts Vital Records, pg. 39, #13.

Death record – Mrs. Nellie A. (Sullivan) Edgerton; Dalton, Massachusetts Vital Records, pg. 37, #43.

Death record – Talcott Edgerton; Worcester, Massachusetts Vital Records, vol. 474, pg. 795, #840.

Gravestone photo – Talcott Edgerton; Elmwood Cemetery; Vernon, Tolland Co., CT.