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William Gustavus Edgerton, son of Jacob and Narcissa Henrietta (Gregory) Edgerton.

born:	July 5, 1830; Pawlet, Rutland Co., VT. (GI)
died:	March 3, 1886; Rutland, Rutland Co., VT. (GI)
buried:	Evergreen Cemetery; Rutland, Rutland Co., VT. (GI)

married:

September 30, 1862; Middlebury, Addison Co., VT.

Lucy Seymour, daughter of Ozias and Mary Louise (Hagar) Seymour.

born:	February 5, 1839; Middlebury, Addison Co., VT. (Fair Haven VR DC 14:203)
died:	September 6, 1926; Fair Haven, Rutland Co., VT. (VR DC 14:203)
buried:	September 9, 1926; West Cemetery; Middlebury, Addison Co., VT. (Fair Haven VR DC 14:203)

Children:

Louise Hagar, b. June 17, 1864; Middlebury, Addison Co., VT.
William Seymour, b. August 18, 1866; Richmond, Chesterfield Co., VA.

William Gustavus Edgerton was born at Pawlet, Vermont on July 5, 1830, the eldest son of Jacob Edgerton Jr. and Narcissa Henrietta Gregory. He was raised in Pawlet and Rutland, Vermont. He made his living as a clerk and laborer.

William G. Edgerton, “of Rutland, Vermont”, enlisted in the Union Army on May 2, 1861. He was mustered into the 1st Vermont Infantry, Co. K on May 9, 1861 with the rank of 1st Sergeant. The company fought at the Battle of Bethel, Virginia on June 10, 1861. He was mustered out on August 15, 1861, at which time he was commissioned as Captain in the 11th U.S. Infantry. William was promoted to Brevet Major April 2, 1865 for gallant services in the field at Petersburg. He transferred to the 29th U.S. Infantry on Sept. 21, 1866 and retired from the Army on Nov. 2, 1867 (see Roster of Vermont Volunteers During the War of the Rebellion 1861-66; 1892). “Lucy Seymour Edgerton, widow of William G. Edgerton”, applied for a Civi War widow’s pension on October 23, 1916. The application was filed from the state of Vermont and cited William’s service as a sergeant in the 1st Vermont Infantry, Co. K and as a captain in the 11th United States Infantry (see National Archives Pension Applications; Application #1082920, Certificate #836398).

William G. Edgerton was married at Middlebury, Vermont on September 30, 1862 to Lucy Seymour, daughter of Ozias and Mary Louise (Hagar) Edgerton. William and Lucy resided in Middlebury, Vt., Rutland, Vt. and Richmond, Va. They had two children: a daughter, Louise Hagar, born June 17, 1864 at Middlebury, Vermont; and a son, William Seymour, born August 18, 1866 at Richmond, Virginia.

The household of William Edgerton was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont (pg. 645; dwelling #577; family #692; enum. July 21, 1870), as follows:

William Edgerton	39	b. VT	clerk for assist. assessor
Lucy S.	31	b. VT
Louisa H.	6	b. VT
W. Seymour	4	b. VA

The household of William G. Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Rutland Village, Rutland County, Vermont (pg. 330; dwelling #401; family #559; enum. June 19, 1880), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ
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William G. Edgerton		49	VT	VT	VT	laborer
Lucy S.	Wife	41	VT	VT	Canada	keeping house
Louise H.	dau.	15	VT	VT	VT	at school
W. Seymour	son	13	VA	VT	VT	at school

William Gustavus Edgerton died at Rutland, Vermont on March 3, 1886. He was buried in the family plot at Evergreen Cemetery in Rutland. The large Edgerton monument on the burial plot bears the following inscription for him:

WILLIAM G. EDGERTON

BORN 5 JULY 1830

DIED 3 MARCH 1886

The household of Mrs. Lucy S. Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont (pg. 333; dwelling #351; family #398; enum. June 22-23, 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
Lucy S. Edgerton	head	Feb. 1839	VT	61	Wd	VT	Canada
Louise Clift	dau.	June 1864	VT	35	M 10y	VT	VT
Helen S.	gdau.	Jan. 1896	VT	4	S	VT	VT
Edwin B.	son-i-l	May 1868	VT	32	M 10y	VT	VT

According to the above census record, Lucy was the mother of two children, both of whom were still living; and Louise was the mother of one child. Louise was listed as a “servant”, and Edwin as a “physician”.

Mrs. Lucy (Seymour) Edgerton died at Fair Haven, Vermont on September 6, 1926. Her death certificate filed at the Fair Haven Town Clerk’s Office (Deaths, Book 14, pg. 203), provides the following particulars:

Name:	Lucy Seymour Edgerton
Date of Death:	September 6, 1926
Place of Death:	Fair Haven, Rutland Co., Vt.
Age:	87 years, 7 months, 1 day
Birthdate:	February 5, 1839
Birthplace:	Middlebury, Vt.
Father:	Ozias Seymour (b. Connecticut)
Mother:	Mary Louise Hagar (b. Canada)
Burial Date:	September 9, 1926
Burial Location:	Middlebury, Vt.

An abstract of the death certificate was filed with the Vermont State Death Certificate Returns, now on file with the Vermont State Archives and Records Administration in Montpelier, Vermont.

Original Source Documents:

1870 Federal Census – household of William Gustavus Edgerton; Rutland, Rutland Co., VT.

1880 Federal Census – household of William Gustavus Edgerton; Rutland Village, Rutland Co., VT.

Gravestone photo – William Gustavus Edgerton; Evergreen Cemetery; Rutland, Rutland Co., VT.

1900 Federal Census – household of Mrs. Lucy (Seymour) Edgerton; Middlebury, Addison Co., VT.

Death certificate – Mrs. Lucy (Seymour) Edgerton; Vermont State Death Certificate Returns; unnumbered.