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Isaac Brainard Edgerton, son of Lorin
and Jane (Cady) Edgerton.
born:
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January 28, 1828; Florence, Oneida Co., NY. (GI)
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died:
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June 19, 1901; Crescent City, Del Norte Co.,
CA. (GI)
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buried:
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Crescent City
Cemetery; Crescent City, Del
Norte Co., CA. (GI)
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Matilda L. Graham, daughter of James W. and
Hannah (Van der Bogart) Graham.
born:
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~1845; New
York. (CR IL1870
Palatine – “ae 25y”)
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died:
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April 14, 1880; Palatine, Cook Co., IL. (Co. VR
DC #313)
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buried:
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Evergreen Cemetery; Barrington, Cook Co.,
IL. (GI)
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Children:
- Charles Lorin, b. January
26, 1863; Grass Lake, Jackson Co., MI.
- James Graham, b. October
1864; Palatine, Cook Co., IL.
- Hannah Jane, b. May 2,
1866; Palatine, Cook Co., IL.
- Katherine Maud, b.
September 1868; Palatine, Cook Co., IL.
- Delia Lorraine, b.
September 13, 1870; Palatine, Cook Co., IL.
- Isaac Brainard, b.
December 1872; Palatine, Cook Co., IL.
Isaac Brainard Edgerton was born January 28, 1828 at Florence, Oneida
County, New York,
the eldest son of Lorin and Jane (Cady) Edgerton. When he was ten years old, Isaac’s parents
left New York and removed west, settling in
Palatine, Cook County, Illinois
(just northwest of Chicago). Isaac did not marry until he was in his
early thirties. He was listed residing
with his parents in Palatine at the time of
the 1850 and 1860 Federal Censuses.
The following excerpts are from a letter written in
January 1940 by Charles Lorin Edgerton Sr. (Isaac’s eldest son):
“My father, Isaac Brainard Edgerton, came to California in 1859 overland, being on the road for five
months, but not making a big stake, went back by ocean and Panama to New York
and thence to Illinois. He married my mother and in a few months
enlisted in the 113 regiment of the volunteers, he was paralyzed while
working in the canal to turn the Miss.
River at Vicksburg.
He was an invalid for more than a year after reaching home and never
fully recovered. He was buried in 1901
in Crescent City, Calif. Cemetery.
Children of Isaac Brainard and Matilda Graham Edgerton.
1. Charles Lorin,
1863 Married Grace Fountain. 5 children.
2. James Graham,
1864 – 1920. A Bachalor.
3. Hannah Jane,
1866, married Howard Yarborough, 5 children, 1 great grandson.
4. Kate Maud, 1868
– 1928, married Joseph Galezzi. 2 sons
John & Brainard.
5. Delie Louisa,
1870 Married Drury Schomake. 6 children.
6. I.B. 1872 – 1928. 3 children.”
The household of “Brainard Edgerton” was recorded in
the 1870
Federal Census of Palatine, Cook
County, Illinois
(pg. 489; dwelling #36; family #41; enum. June 1, 1870), as follows:
Brainard Edgerton
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42
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b. NY
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farmer
$2,500 real estate / $800 personal estate
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Matilda
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25
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b. NY
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keeping house
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Chas.
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7
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b. IL
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James
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5
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b. IL
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Jenny
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4
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b. IL
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Caty
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1
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b. IL
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Chas. Bogart
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26
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b. IL
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farm laborer
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Mrs. Matilda (Graham) Edgerton died at Palatine, Illinois
on April 14, 1880, aged 36 years. Her
death certificate was filed with the Cook County Bureau of Vital Statistics
(ID #313). Matilda was buried at the Evergreen Cemetery
in Barrington, Illinois, where her father-in-law and
mother-in-law had recently been buried.
Her gravestone inscription there lists her as the “wife of I. B.
Edgerton”. The death of Mrs. Matilda
(Graham) Edgerton was recorded in the 1880
Federal Census Mortality Schedule of “Persons who Died during the Year
ending May 31, 1880” in Palatine, Cook County,
Illinois (pg. 1, #1). The entry
provides the following particulars
Name:
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Matilda L. Edgerton
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Age:
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35
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Birthplace:
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New
York (father and mother born in New York)
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Occupation:
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Keeping house
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Month of death:
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April
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Cause of death:
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miscarriage
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Years in
residence:
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19
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The household of Isaac B. Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal
Census of Palatine Township, Cook County,
Illinois (pg. 454; dwelling #83, family #86) as follows:
Name
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Rel.
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Age
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Bp
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F Bp
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M Bp
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Occ
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Isaac B. Edgerton
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52
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NY
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NY
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NY
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farmer
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Charlie L.
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son
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17
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IL
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NY
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NY
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at school
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James G.
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son
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15
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IL
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NY
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NY
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at school
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Jennie H.
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dau.
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14
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IL
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NY
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NY
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at school
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Katie M.
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dau.
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11
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IL
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NY
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NY
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at school
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Delie L.
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dau.
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8
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IL
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NY
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NY
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at school
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I. B.
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son
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7
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IL
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NY
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NY
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at school
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Isaac B. Edgerton (aka “I. B. Edgerton”) held a number
of town offices in Palatine during the
1850’s, ‘60’s and ‘70’s. He was
Overseer for the Poor in 1854, Town Constable in 1866, and a Justice of the
Peace in 1876 and 1877. (see Hager,
Albert D.; History of Early Chicago, Modern
Chicago and its Settlement, Early Chicago, and the
Northwest; pg. 829-30)
Isaac B. Edgerton left Palatine in the Spring of 1881
and moved west with his family to northwestern California to homestead land in Del Norte
County. Jack Thompson has
provided the following biography of Isaac Brainard Edgerton, as
excerpted from the publication Del Norte County Pioneers (pp.
131-132):
“Isaac B. Edgerton, a native of Cook County, Illinois,
came west to Del Norte County in May 1881.
His eldest son, Charles, had come the southern route to Los Angeles and north to Crescent City
in February of that year. The wife of
Isaac Edgerton had died at Grass
Lake, Michigan,
where the family had resided. The trip
to Del Norte County was to bring his family to his wife’s parents who had
been living along Smith
River in the redwoods
for several years. A daughter, Delia
Sobrio, remembered the old emigrant train in which she came west as a child,
as well as the trip north to Crescent
City. At Sacramento,
Isaac Edgerton got off the train and missed getting back. However, he caught up with his children on
the next train, and found them at San
Francisco. While there, they learned that there was one
boat a week to Crescent
City, and that had left
the day before. The family finally
arrived in Crescent City on the Los Angeles
which came into Crescent
City at low tide. The captain charged Isaac Edgerton fifty
cents apiece to land them. They went
to the American Hotel, which was then owned by Nicholas McNamara, and again
learned that they had missed connections with the stage to Smith River. This time, they decided to walk the eight
remaining miles of their journey to their grandparents, the Grahams. Isaac Edgerton and his partner, Mr.
Valentine, filed on 160 acres of land for a homestead and on 160 acres of
preemption land. Five years later, Mr.
Edgerton walked to Eureka
to the land office to prove up on his claims.
The road that went to the Edgerton ranch was an old puncheon road that
continued on to the Kirkum Ferry along Smith River.
The children of Isaac Edgerton attended the old Yontuckett School. This had formerly been the old Fort Dick,
a fortified building which the settlers had first used as protection from the
Indians. This old landmark is located
on the road west of the present Fort
Dick post office. Isaac and Matilda (Graham) Edgerton had
children: Charles b. 1862 m. Grace
Fountain; James, never m.; Delia b. 1870 m. 1st Drury Shoemaker, m. 2nd Morse
Sobrio; Jennie b. 1866 m. Howard Yarborough; Kathie b. 1868 m. Joe Galezzi;
Isaac b. 1872 m. Emma Van Pelt.”
Isaac B. Edgerton received a land patent in Del
Norte County, California on March 29, 1889.
The property was located in the Humboldt Meridian – Township 170
North, Range 10 West, Section 24. (see
Del Norte County Land Patents; document #785).
Isaac B. Edgerton applied for a Civil War Pension
on September 12, 1890. The application
was filed from the state of California
and cited his service in the 113th Regiment of the Illinois Infantry, E
Company (see National Archives Pension Applications; Application #946750,
Certificate #722479). R. H. Miller was
listed as the representing attorney.
The household of Isaac B. Edgerton was recorded in
the 1900
Federal Census of Smith River Township, Del Norte County, California (pg. 341;
dwelling #114; family #114; enum. June 16-18, 1900), as follows:
Name
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Rel.
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Birthdate & place
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Age
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Marital
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Parents’ birthplace
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Status
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Father
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Mother
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Isaac B. Edgerton
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head
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Jan. 1829
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NY
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71
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Wd
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CT
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NY
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Kate Gallizza
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dau.
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Sept. 1868
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NY
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31
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M 1y
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NY
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NY
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Joseph
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son-i-l
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Sept. 1870
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Italy
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29
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M 1y
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Italy
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Italy
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In the above census record, Isaac’s occupation was
listed as “farmer”, and Joseph was listed as a “farm laborer”.
Isaac Brainard Edgerton died at Crescent City, California
on June 19, 1901. He was buried at the
Crescent City Cemetery,
where his gravestone
was inscribed with the following epitaph:
ISAAC B.
EDGERTON
NATIVE OF
FLORENCE N.Y.
BORN
JAN. 28, 1828
DIED
JUNE 19, 1901.
SOLDIER
AT REST
We are indebted to Jack Thompson of
McKinleyville, California (a descendant of Isaac’s
daughter, Delia Lorraine Edgerton), who has done extensive research on this
branch of the Edgerton family and has provided much of the data included here
pertaining to the family and ancestry of Isaac Brainard Edgerton.
Original Source Documents:
1870 Federal
Census – household of Isaac Brainard Edgerton; Palatine, Cook Co., IL.
1880 Federal
Census – household of Isaac Brainard Edgerton; Palatine, Cook Co., IL.
1880
Federal Census Mortality Schedule – Mrs. Matilda L. (Graham) Edgerton;
Palatine, Cook Co., IL; pg. 1, #1.
1900 Federal
Census – household of Isaac Brainard Edgerton; Smith River Twp., Del Norte Co., CA.
Gravestone
photo – Mrs. Matilda L. (Graham) Edgerton; Evergreen Cemetery;
Barrington, Cook Co., IL.
Gravestone
photo – Isaac Brainard Edgerton; Crescent City Cemetery; Crescent City,
Del Norte Co., CA.
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