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Alonzo Augustus Edgerton, son of Asa and Dorcas (Kimball) Edgerton.

born:	December 14, 1811; Cabot, Washington Co., VT. (Danvers VRp I:109)
died:	March 15, 1893; Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., IA. (OB Waterloo Daily Courier 3/15/1893)
buried:	Fairview Cemetery; Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., IA. (GI)

married:

December 24, 1840; Danvers; Essex Co., MA. (VRp II:86)

Sarah Putnam Page, daughter of John and Mary (Fowler) Page.

born:	November 20, 1818; Danvers, Essex Co., MA. (VRp I:255)
died:	July 21, 1903; Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., IA. (OB Waterloo Daily Courier 7/21/1903)
buried:	Fairview Cemetery; Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., IA. (GI)

Children:

Mary Page, b. October 9, 1842; Danvers, Essex Co., MA.
Dorcas Kimball, b. October 16, 1844; Danvers, Essex Co., MA.
Annie Page, b. April 23, 1847; Danvers, Essex Co., MA.
William Henry, b. April 18, 1849; Danvers, Essex Co., MA.
Charles Page, b. May 12, 1851; Danvers, Essex Co., MA.
Sarah Putnam, b. March 22, 1853; Danvers, Essex Co., MA.
Frank Page, b. February 26, 1855; Danvers, Essex Co., MA.
Irving Alonzo, b. June 24, 1859; Dubuque, Dubuque Co., IA.
Margaret Putnam, b. April 26, 1862; Dubuque, Dubuque Co., IA.

The following excerpt is taken from The Fowler Family (Matthew Adams Stickney; Salem, Mass., 1883, pg. 156):

“Sarah Putnam [Page], b. 20 Nov., 1818; m. Alonzo A. Edgerton, 24 Dec., 1840, who was b. in Cabot, Vt., 14 Dec., 1811, the son of Asa and Dorcas (Kimball) Edgerton. Reside in Waterloo, Iowa, had nine children, most of whom were born in Danvers:

1 Mary Page, b. 19 Oct., 1842.

2 Dorcas Kimball, b. 16 Oct., 1844, resides in Boston.

3 Annie Page, b. 23 April, 1847; d. unm.

4 William Henry, b. 18 April, 1849; d. unm.

5 Charles Page, b. 12 May, 1851; d. in Dubuque, Iowa, 23 April, 1856.

6 Sarah Putnam, b. 22 March, 1853; m. Walter A. Scott, 14 Dec., 1875.

7 Frank, b. 26 Feb., 1855.

8 Irving Alonzo, b. 24 June, 1859, in Dubuque, Iowa.

9 Margaret Putnam, b. 26 April, 1862, in Waterloo, Iowa.”

The household of Alonzo A. “Egerton” was recorded in the 1850 Federal Census of Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts (pg. 43; dwelling #505, family #705; enum. August 10, 1850), as follows:

Alonzo A. Egerton	38	b. VT	farmer $1,500 real estate
Sarah P.	31	b. MA
Mary	10	b. MA	attended school
Dorcas K.	5	b. MA	attended school
Ann P.	3	b. MA
William H.	1	b. MA
Jefferson Kilham	21	b. Nova Scotia	laborer
James M. Dannell	21	b. Nova Scotia	laborer

The household of “A. A. Edgerton” was recorded in the 1860 Federal Census of Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa (pg. 401; dwelling #307; family #326; enum. June 11, 1860), as follows:

A. A. Edgerton	49	b. VT	baker $3,000 pers. estate
Sarah P.	40	b. MA
Mary P.	16	b. MA
Dorcas K.	14	b. MA
Anna	12	b. MA
W. H.	11	b. MA
Sarah P.	7	b. MA
Frank	5	b. MA
Erwin	1	b. IA

The household of Alonzo A. Edgerton was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Dubuque (Ward 4), Dubuque County, Iowa (pg. 229-230; dwelling #782; family #758; enum. July 28, 1870), as follows:

Alonzo A. Edgerton	56	b. VT	lightning rod dealer $3,000 pers. estate
Sarah	51	b. MA	keeping house
Mary	26	b. MA	school teacher
Dorcas	24	b. MA	at home
Annie	23	b. MA	at home
William	21	b. MA	R. R. fireman
Sarah	17	b. MA	at home
Frank	15	b. MA
Irwin	11	b. IA
Maggie	8	b. IA

The household also included several boarders.

The household of Alonzo A. Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Waterloo City, Black Hawk County, Iowa (pg. 601; dwelling #128; family #208; enum. June 9, 1880), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ
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Alonzo A. Edgerton		68	VT	VT	MA	laborer
Sarah P.	wife	62	MA	MA	MA	housekeeping
Mary P.	dau.	38	MA	MA	MA	schoolteacher
Anna P.	dau.	32	MA	VT	MA	housework
Frank P.	son	25	MA	VT	MA	sewing machine agt
Margaret P.	dau.	18	IA	VT	MA	attends school

At the time of this census, the family was residing on Almond Street.

The household of Mrs. “S. P.” Edgerton was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of East Waterloo (Ward 4), Black Hawk County, Iowa (pg. 203; dwelling #89; family #103; enum. June 5, 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
S. P. Edgerton	head	Dec. 1818	MA	81	Wd	MA	MA
Mary	dau.	Oct. 1842	MA	56	S	MA	MA
Anna P.	dau.	Apr. 1848	MA	52	S	MA	MA

According to the above census record, Sarah was the mother of eleven children, eight of whom were still living. Her occupation was listed as “capitalist”.

Original Source Documents:

1850 Federal Census – household of Alonzo Augustus Edgerton; Danvers, Essex Co., MA.

1860 Federal Census – household of Alonzo Augustus Edgerton; Dubuque, Dubuque Co., IA.

1870 Federal Census – household of Alonzo Augustus Edgerton; Dubuque (Ward 4), Dubuque Co., IA.

1880 Federal Census – household of Alonzo Augustus Edgerton; Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., IA.

Obituary – Alonzo Augustus Edgerton; Waterloo Daily Courier – March 15, 1893.

Funeral notice – Alonzo Augustus Edgerton; Waterloo Daily Courier – March 16, 1893.

Gravestone photo – Alonzo Augustus Edgerton; Fairview Cemetery; Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., IA.

1900 Federal Census – household of Mrs. Sarah Putnam (Page) Edgerton; East Waterloo (Ward 4), Black Hawk Co., IA.

Obituary – Mrs. Sarah Putnam (Page) Edgerton; Waterloo Daily Courier – Tuesday, July 21, 1903.

Gravestone photo – Mrs. Sarah Putnam (Page) Edgerton; Fairview Cemetery; Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., IA.

For the maternal ancestry of Sarah Putnam (Page) Edgerton, consult:

Stickney, Matthew Adams; The Fowler Family; Salem, Massachusetts, 1883.