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William Wallace Edgerton, son of William and Sophronia (Salisbury) Edgerton.

born:	March 11, 1859; Newport, Herkimer Co., NY.
died:	June 21, 1918; Bound Brook, Somerset Co., NJ.
buried:	June 24, 1918; Bound Brook Cemetery; Bound Brook, Somerset Co., NJ.

married:

August 21, 1881; Plymouth, Kent Co., DE.

Sarah Hardy

born:	December 17, 1860; Plymouth, Kent Co., DE.
died:	1953.

Children:

Edwin Salisbury, b. May 19, 1882; Bound Brook, Somerset Co., NJ.
Mary Emily, b. April 13, 1886; Bound Brook, Somerset Co., NJ.
Bertha Evelyn, b. October 8, 1889; Bound Brook, Somerset Co., NJ.

The household of William Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Bridgewater, Somerset County, New Jersey (pg. 53; dwelling #14; family #15; enum. June 1, 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
William Edgerton	head	Mar. 1859	NY	41	M 18y	NY	NY
Sarah	wife	Dec. 1860	DE	39	M 18y	Germany	DE
Mary	dau.	Apr. 1886	NJ	14	S	NY	DE
Bertha	dau.	Oct. 1889	NJ	10	S	NY	DE

According to the above census record, Sarah was the mother of three children, two of whom were still living. William’s occupation was listed as “funeral director” and the two daughters were noted as “at school”. The family was residing on Union Avenue.

The following obituary for William Wallace Edgerton was published in the Bound Brook Chronicle on June 28, 1918 (transcript provided by Lynn C. Sirois):

“Edgerton, William Wallace died on Friday after a long illness. He lived in Bound Brook for 25 years, coming here in 1892 from Delaware. He was 59 years old, born in Newport, New York on March 11, 1859. When he was 9 years old his parents went to Delaware and he was educated there. He learned the wheelwright trade. He came to Bound Brook 26 years ago and worked for Jacob De Mott, the undertaker and then went into business for himself, and when his health failed, took in Bertram as a partner. He was also an expert cabinetmaker. He is survived by his wife, the former Sarah Hardy of Plymouth, Delaware, and two daughters, Mrs. Ralph Lane of Detroit and Mrs. George Smalley of Bound Brook, and a sister, Mrs. Carr of New York. Funeral on Monday p.m. at his home, 333 N. Mountain Avenue. Burial in Bound Brook Cemetery by Maxwell of Somerville.”