George W. Edgerton was born at Cabot, Vermont circa 1825, the son of John and Olive Edgerton. He was raised in Cabot and resided there for much of his life, with the exception of a few years in New Hampshire.

George W. Edgerton was probably the “George Edgerton, laborer, aged 25, b. in Vermont”, who was recorded in the 1850 Federal Census of Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, residing in the household of Phebe Cowley (pg. 110; dwelling #513; family #542; enum. August 13, 1850). George’s uncle, Asa Edgerton, was also recorded in the 1850 Federal Census of Manchester.

George W. Edgerton was married (probably circa 1855) to Mahala Mary Richardson, daughter of John F. and Mary (Barry) Richardson of Corinth, Vermont. George and Olive had two children: a daughter, Olive L., born in Hill, New Hampshire on May 31, 1857; and a son, John Calhoun, born in Cabot, Vermont on April 16, 1869. The entry of the former’s birth in Hill, New Hampshire Vital Records lists her as the daughter of “G.W. and Mahala Mary Egerton”.

George Edgerton apparently died sometime shortly before the 1860 Federal Census. His wife and two children were recorded at that time in the household of his widowed mother, Olive Edgerton, in Cabot, Washington County, Vermont (pg. 9; dwelling #2231; family #2364; enum. August 27, 1860).

The household of Mrs. “M. M.” Edgerton was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Cabot, Washington County, Vermont (pg. 53; dwelling #152; family #169; enum. June 10, 1870), as follows:

M. M. Edgerton	41	b. VT	keeping house $700 real estate / $250 personal estate
Olive J.	13	b. VT	attending school
John	11	b. VT	attending school

This is currently the last known record of Mrs. Mahala (Richardson) Edgerton. The two children are later found on the west coast – Olive was enumerated in the 1900 and 1910 Federal Censuses of Santa Ana, Orange County, California, and John settled in Seattle, Washington, where he was married and had three children.

Original Source Documents:

1850 Federal Census – household of Phebe Cowley; Manchester, Hillsborough Co., NH.

1860 Federal Census – household of Mrs. Olive Edgerton; Cabot, Washington Co., VT.

1870 Federal Census – household of Mrs. Mahala (Richardson) Edgerton; Cabot, Washington Co., VT.

Birth record – Olive L. Edgerton; Hill Merrimack Co., NH; New Hampshire State Delayed Records of Births (unnumbered).