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William Wallace Edgerton, son of Giles and Abigail (Starkweather) Edgerton.

born:	December 13, 1819; Galway, Saratoga Co., NY.
died:	August 17, 1895; Palmyra, Wayne Co., NY. (NY State DC #50404) (OB Newark Arcardian Weekly Gazette 8/19/1895) (GI)
buried:	Palmyra Village Cemetery; Palmyra, Wayne Co., NY. (GI)

married:

1: January 26, 1842; Marion, Wayne Co., NY.

Louisa G. Pratt

born:	November 9, 1819; Arcadia, Manistee Co., MI.
died:	April 13, 1843; Marion, Wayne Co., NY. (GI)
buried:	Palmyra Village Cemetery; Palmyra, Wayne Co., NY. (GI)

married:

2: May 16, 1844; Palmyra, Wayne Co., NY.

Calista L. Avery, daughter of Caleb and Abigail (Cole) Avery.

born:	November 17, 1820; Palmyra, Wayne Co., NY.
died:	December 31, 1907; Palmyra, Wayne Co., NY. (NY State DC #57770) (OB Wayne County Journal 1/9/1908) (GI)
buried:	Palmyra Village Cemetery; Palmyra, Wayne Co., NY. (GI)

Children:

Louisa Arabell, b. February 2, 1847; Ridgeway, Orleans Co., NY.
Caleb Avery, b. August 24, 1849; Ridgeway, Orleans Co., NY.
Melvin Giles, b. August 30, 1859; Walworth, Wayne Co., NY.

The following biography of William Wallace Edgerton was printed in Family Sketches of Palmyra, New York (pg. 49):

“Edgerton, W. W., supervisor of Palmyra, is a native of Saratoga county, N.Y., born December 13, 1819. In 1829 he came to this town, where he lived with his uncle, Oliver Durfee, until the age of twenty-three, when he married and lived in the town of Marion on a farm for two years. This he sold, and then resided in Orleans county for four years, and then in the town of Ontario, Wayne county. From 1854 to 1884 he lived in Walworth, then came to his present residence, about three quarters of a mile north of the village of Palmyra. He also owns a farm of 105 acres in Williamson. Mr Edgerton has served Walworth five terms as supervisor, Palmyra three years as assessor, and as supervisor two terms. In 1842 he married Louisa Pratt, who died in 1843. His second marriage was with Calista Avery, of Palmyra, a daughter of Caleb and Abigail (Cole) Avery, and their children are: Arabelle E, now Mrs. Rose of New York city; C. Avery, who graduated from the Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College, practised in Churchville, near Rochester, four years, and died June 11, 1880. He was born August 24, 1849, and married a daughter of Alfred Miller, by whom he had one child; Melvin G, born August 30, 1859, now a physician of Canastota, also a graduate of Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College. He married Nettie Blair, of Cleveland, Ohio, who died May 10, 1883, and his second wife was Maude, youngest daughter of Hon. Loring C. Fowler, of Canastota, N.Y.”

The household of William Edgerton was recorded in the 1850 Federal Census of Ontario, Wayne County, New York (pg. 104; dwelling #40; family #40; enum. August 10, 1850), as follows:

William Edgerton	30	b. NY	farmer $3,000 real estate
Calista	29	b. NY
Louisa	3	b. NY
Avery	11/12	b. NY

The household of William Edgerton was recorded in the 1860 Federal Census of Walworth, Wayne County, New York (pg. 695; dwelling #839; family #853; enum. August 4, 1860), as follows:

William Edgerton	39	b. NY	farmer $10,000 real estate / $3,600 personal estate
Celestia	38	b. NY
Arabell	13	b. NY
Avery	10	b. NY
Melvin	9/12	b. NY
Abbie Morehouse	20	b. MI
George M. Cary	23	b. PA	farm laborer

The household of William Edgerton was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Walworth, Wayne County, New York (pg. 528; dwelling #336; family #346; enum. June 14, 1870), as follows:

William Edgerton	50	b. NY	farmer $14,600 real estate / $4,600 personal estate
Calista L.	49	b. NY	keeping house
Melvin G.	10	b. NY	at school

The household of William Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Walworth, Wayne County, New York (dwelling #146; family #159; enum. June 8, 1880), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ
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William Edgerton		60	NY	VT	NY	farmer
Calista	wife	59	NY	VT	PA	keeping house
Melvin G.	son	20	NY	NY	NY	at home
Cornelius Tilsbury	servant	20	Holland	--	--	farm laborer
Martha Johnson	servant	18	Holland	--	--	servant
Elmer Rose	gson	12	NY	NY	NY	attending school

Mrs. Calista Edgerton was recorded living alone in the 1900 Federal Census of Palmyra, Wayne County, New York (pg. 43; dwelling #254; family #260; enum. June 1, 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
Calista Edgerton	head	Nov. 1820	NY	79	Wd	NY	NY

According to the above census record, Calista was the mother of three children, one of whom was still living.

Original Source Documents:

1850 Federal Census – household of William Wallace Edgerton; Ontario, Wayne Co., NY.

1860 Federal Census – household of William Wallace Edgerton; Walworth, Wayne Co., NY.

1870 Federal Census – household of William Wallace Edgerton; Walworth, Wayne Co., NY.

1880 Federal Census – household of William Wallace Edgerton; Walworth, Wayne Co., NY.

1900 Federal Census – household of Mrs. Calista L. (Avery) Edgerton; Palmyra, Wayne Co., NY.

Obituary – William Wallace Edgerton; Newark Arcadian Weekly Gazette – Monday, August 19, 1895.

Obituary – Mrs. Calista L. (Avery) Edgerton; Wayne County, Journal – Thursday, January 9, 1908.