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Washburn Edgerton, son of Alonson and Asenath (Case) Edgerton.

born:	April 20, 1820; West Granby, Hartford Co., CT. (from age at death, VR 3:530 – “ae 90y, 4m, 17d”)
died:	September 7, 1910; West Granby, Hartford Co., CT. (VR 3:530)
buried:	West Granby Cemetery; West Granby, Hartford Co., CT. (GI)

married:

November 1851; Granby, Hartford Co., CT. (MA The Hartford Courant 11/26/1851)

Adaline H. Wilcox, daughter of Sterling Owen and Harriet (Holcomb) Wilcox.

born:	August 1825; West Granby, Hartford Co., CT. (from age at death, VR 3:470 – “ae 39y, 5m”)
died:	January 12, 1865; West Granby, Hartford Co., CT. (VR 3:470) (OB The Hartford Courant 1/18/1865)
buried:	West Granby Cemetery; West Granby, Hartford Co., CT. (GI) (CemR 24:486)

Children:

Kossuth B., b. November 20, 1852; West Granby, Hartford Co., CT.
Fanny Eva, b. June 30, 1854; West Granby, Hartford Co., CT.
Harriet, b. April 9, 1857; West Granby, Hartford Co., CT.
Lucia Bertha , b. July 21, 1858; West Granby, Hartford Co., CT.
Asenath E., b. April 10, 1860; West Granby, Hartford Co., CT.
Lucinda, b. February 22, 1861; West Granby, Hartford Co., CT.
Willis Washburn, b. February 11, 1863; West Granby, Hartford Co., CT.
Adaline H., b. January 12, 1865; West Granby, Hartford Co., CT.

The household of Washburn Edgerton was recorded in the 1860 Federal Census of Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut (pg. 860; dwelling #186; family #189; enum. June 28, 1860), as follows:

Washburn Edgerton	40	b. CT	farmer $3,000 real estate / $2,000 personal estate
Adeline	34	b. CT
Cossanth	7	b. CT
Hattie	3	b. CT
Lucia	1	b. CT
[unnamed]	1/12	b. CT
Lewis Baker	12	b. MA
Sherman Holcomb	45	b. CT	farm laborer

The household of Washburn Edgerton was recorded again in the 1870 Federal Census of Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut (pg. 425; dwelling #341; family #319; enum. June 25, 1870). The family was enumerated as follows:

Washburn Edgerton	49	b. CT	farmer $7,000 real estate / $3,000 personal estate
Kossuth	17	b. CT	farm laborer
Lucia	11	b. CT	at school
Asenath	10	b. CT	at school
Lucinda	8	b. CT
Willie	8	b. CT
Adaline	5	b. CT
Philura King	40	b. CT	housekeeper
George Dibble	20	b. CT	farm laborer
Sherman Holcomb	59	b. CT	farm laborer

The household of Washburn Edgerton was recorded again in the 1880 Federal Census of Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut (pg. 512; dwelling #218; family #223; enum. June 22, 1880). The family was enumerated as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Washburn Edgerton		60	CT	CT	CT	farmer
Kossuth	son	27	CT	CT	CT	works on farm
Asenath	dau.	20	CT	CT	CT
Willie	son	17	CT	CT	CT	works on farm
Adaline	dau.	15	CT	CT	CT
Henry Roberts	boarder	23	CT	CT	CT	farm laborer
Dennis Case	boarder	22	CT	CT	CT	farm laborer

The household of Washburn Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut (pg. 131; dwelling #227; family #240; enum. June 20, 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
--------------------------------	-----	---------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
Washburn Edgerton	head	Apr. 1820	CT	80	Wd	CT	CT
Koseth B.	son	Aug. 1852	CT	47	S	CT	CT
Willis W.	son	Feb. 1863	CT	37	S	CT	CT

Washburn, Kossuth and Willis were each listed as farmers. The household also included two servants, Albert Harmon and George Leach; the former was a son of Washburn’s first cousin, Jennette Elvira Edgerton (1821 – 1876) and her second husband, Gilbert Lewis Harmon.

The household of Washburn Edgerton was recorded in the 1910 Federal Census of Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut (pg. 196; dwelling #13; family #13; enum. April 15, 1910), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Birthplace	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
				Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	--------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
Washburn Edgerton	head	89	CT	Wd	CT	CT
Kossuth	son	57	CT	S	CT	CT
Willis	son	47	CT	M 8y	CT	CT
Jennie	d-i-l	34	CT	M 8y	CT	CT
Willis Jr.	gson	11/12	CT	S	CT	CT

Washburn, Kossuth and Willis were each listed as farmers. The household also included a “hired man”, Albert Harman and a “servant”, Jessie Halborn.

Original Source Documents:

Marriage Announcement – Washburn Edgerton & Adaline H. Wilcox; The Hartford Courant – Wednesday, November 26, 1851.

1860 Federal Census – household of Washburn Edgerton; Granby, Hartford Co., CT.

Obituary notice – Mrs. Adaline H. (Wilcox) Edgerton; The Hartford Courant – Wednesday, January 18, 1865.

1870 Federal Census – household of Washburn Edgerton; Granby, Hartford Co., CT

1880 Federal Census – household of Washburn Edgerton; Granby, Hartford Co., CT.

1900 Federal Census – household of Washburn Edgerton; Granby, Hartford Co., CT.

1910 Federal Census – household of Washburn Edgerton; Granby, Hartford Co., CT.