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The Edgerton Database |
Charles Edgerton, son of Ezekiel H. and Maria (Parker) Edgerton.
Amelia Barton, daughter of James Miron and Caroline (Canfield) Barton.
Children:
Charles Edgerton was born July 1837 at Sullivan,
New York, the youngest son of Ezekiel H. and Maria (Parker) Edgerton. He was raised in Sullivan, but spent most
of his life in the town of Manchester in Ontario County, New York. He lived in the village of Shortsville,
where he made his living as a dry goods merchant. Later in life, he removed to the city of
Buffalo. Charles Edgerton graduated from the Cazenovia
Seminary in 1856. The following entry
is found in First Fifty Years of
Cazenovia Seminary 1825 – 1875 (New York, NY: Nelson and Phillips
Publishers; 1877): “Edgerton, Charles, born in The household of Charles
Edgerton was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census
of Manchester, Ontario County,
Charles and Amelia’s eldest son, George L., had
died shortly before this census was taken.
His death was recorded in the 1870 Federal
Census Mortality Schedule for Manchester, Ontario
County, New York. According to the
listing, George was aged 1 year, born in New York and had died in April of
inflammation of the bowels. The household of Charles Edgerton was recorded in
the 1880 Federal Census
of
Manchester, Ontario County,
The household of Charles Edgerton was recorded in
the 1900 Federal Census
of Buffalo
(Ward 24),
According to the above census record, Amelia was
the mother of five children, four of whom were still living. The family was residing at The following obituary
notice for
Charles Edgerton appeared in the Rochester
Democrat and Chronicle on Monday, April 20, 1903: “The remains of Charles Edgerton, whose death occurred in
An identical obituary was republished in the Ontario County Chronicle on Wednesday,
April 22, 1903. Original Source Documents: 1870 Federal Census
– household of Charles Edgerton; Manchester,
Ontario Co., NY. 1880 Federal Census
– household of Charles Edgerton; Manchester,
Ontario Co., NY. 1900 Federal Census
– household of Charles Edgerton; Buffalo (Ward 24), Erie Co., NY. Obituary –
Charles Edgerton; Rochester Democrat and
Chronicle
– Monday, April 20, 1903. |
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