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Whiting Sheldon Edgerton, son of Elbert Whiting and Elizabeth (Sheldon) Edgerton.
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born:
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September 24, 1837; German, Chenango Co., NY.
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died:
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February 18, 1908; German, Chenango Co.,
NY. (VR #87) (NY State DC #6560)
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buried:
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West View
Cemetery; German, Chenango Co.,
NY. (GI)
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married:
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April 8, 1864; German, Chenango Co., NY.
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Mary Louise Knudd,
daughter of Jeremiah
and Harriet (Schoonover) Knudd.
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born:
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November 5, 1845; Tioga Co., NY.
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died:
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January 29, 1926; German, Chenango Co., NY. (NY State DC #4168) (OB Chenango
American 2/18/1926)
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buried:
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West View
Cemetery; German, Chenango Co.,
NY. (GI)
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Children:
- Harriet Elizabeth, b.
October 8, 1866; German, Chenango Co., NY.
- Sarah Lillian, b.
December 14, 1870; German, Chenango Co., NY.
- Daisy May, b. October 18,
1874; German, Chenango Co., NY.
- Louis Blair, b. December
17, 1881; German, Chenango Co., NY.
The household of “Whitney Edgerton” was recorded
in the 1870 Federal
Census of
German, Chenango County, New York (dwelling #166; family #150; enum. August 11, 1870), as follows:
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Whitney Edgerton
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32
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b. NY
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farm laborer
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Mary
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25
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b. NY
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keeping house
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Harriet E.
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3
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b. NY
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Henry
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24
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b. NY
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gunsmith
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The household of Whiting Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal
Census of German, Chenango
County, New York
(pg. 76; dwelling #100; family #104; enum. June 8,
1880), as follows:
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Name
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Rel.
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Age
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Bp
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F Bp
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M Bp
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Occ
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Whiting Edgerton
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44
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NY
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NY
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NY
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farmer
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Mary
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wife
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34
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NY
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NY
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NY
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keeping house
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Harriet E.
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dau.
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13
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NY
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NY
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NY
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at home
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Sarah L.
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dau.
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9
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NY
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NY
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NY
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Dasy May
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dau.
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5
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NY
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NY
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NY
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At the time of this census, Whiting was residing adjacent
to his parents, Elbert and Elizabeth, who were enumerated as the next
household on the census roll. Also
living nearby was Whiting’s younger brother, Henry
S. Edgerton, with his wife and son.
Whiting Edgerton and his wife, Mary, were recorded in
the 1900 Federal
Census of German Town, Chenango
County, New York
(pg. 63; dwelling #24; family #24; enum. June 4,
1900), as follows:
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Name
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Rel.
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Birthdate & place
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Age
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Marital
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Parents’ birthplace
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Status
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Father
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Mother
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Whiting Edgerton
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head
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Sept. 1837
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NY
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63
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M 36y
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NY
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NY
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Mary
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wife
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Nov. 1845
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NY
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54
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M 36y
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CT
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PA
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According to the above census record, Mary was the
mother of four children, all of whom were still living. Whiting’s
occupation was listed as “farmer”. At
the time of this census, Whiting and Mary were living adjacent to their
daughter and son-in-law, Albert and Daisy May (Edgerton) Jackson.
Whiting’s only son, Louis B. (aka “Lewis”) –
then aged eighteen – was living in nearby Smithville in the household of his
sister, Mrs. Sarah Lillian (Edgerton) Aiken.
Whiting Sheldon Edgerton was
listed in the 1902 Directory of Chenango County, New York as follows:
“Edgerton, Whiting S., dairy farmer, 28 acres, German Town”
Original Source
Documents:
1870 Federal
Census – household of Whiting Sheldon Edgerton; German, Chenango Co., NY.
1880 Federal
Census – household of Whiting Sheldon Edgerton; German, Chenango Co., NY.
1900 Federal
Census – household of Whiting Sheldon Edgerton; German Town, Chenango
Co., NY.
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