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James Oliver Edgerton, son of Oliver and Hannah (Converse) Edgerton.

born:	August 27, 1847; Troy, Rensselaer Co., NY.
bapt:	April 28, 1850; Second Street Presbytarian Church; Troy, Rensselaer Co., NY.
died:	January 18, 1916; Ridgewood, Bergen Co., NJ. (OB The Brooklyn Daily Eagle 1/19/1916)
buried:	January 21, 1916; Greenwood Cemetery; Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY.

married:

1: October 12, 1871; Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY. (MA New York Evening Post 10/14/1871)

Frances Virginia Walsh, daughter of George and Martha (Deacon) Walsh.

born:	February 7, 1847; Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY.
died:	October 4, 1892; Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY. (NY City DC #16522) (OB The Brooklyn Eagle 10/5/1892)
buried:	October 7, 1892; Greenwood Cemetery; Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY.

Children:

Frederick Arthur, b. January 25, 1874; Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY.
Florence, b. January 26, 1876; Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY.
James Howard, b. September 1879; Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY.
Henry Clifford, b. September 30, 1883; Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY.

married:

2: November 10, 1897; New York City, New York Co., NY.

Rosa Mary Pierce, daughter of Henry Clay and Sarah Helen (Lancaster) Pierce.

born:	February 10, 1866; Emdben, Somerset Co., ME.
died:	June 2, 1953; Providence, Providence Co., RI.

The household of James Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York (pg. 158; dwelling #29; family #35; enum. June 1-2, 1880), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ
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James Edgerton		33	NY	VT	VT	steamboat owner
Fanny	wife	32	NY	NY	England	keeping house
Frederick	son	6	NY	NY	NY
Flora	dau.	4	NY	NY	NY
Baby	dau.	8/12	NY	NY	NY	b. in Sept.
Edward Schenk	boarder	35	NJ	NJ	NJ	R. R. clerk

The following obituary notice for Mrs. Frances (Walsh) Edgerton was published in The Brooklyn Eagle on Wednesday, October 5, 1892:

“EGERTON – In Brooklyn, October 4, 1892, FRANCES V., wife of James O. Egerton. Funeral services at 173 McDonough st., on Thursday evening at 7:30.”

The household of James O. “Egerton” was recorded in the 1900 Federal Census of Ridgewood Village, Bergen County, New Jersey (pg. 109; dwelling #199; family #204; enum. June 4, 1900), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
James O. Egerton	head	Aug. 1847	NY	52	M 3y	VT	VT
Rosa M.	wife	Feb. 1868	ME	32	M 3y	ME	ME
Henry C.	son	Oct. 1883	NY	16	S	NY	ME
Lucy Adams	servant	Mar. 1825	VT	75	S	VT	VT

According to the above census record, Rosa was the mother of one child. James occupation was listed as “agt towboats”, and Henry was noted as “at school”. The family was residing on Ridgewood Avenue.

The following obituary notice for James Oliver Edgerton was published in The Brooklyn Daily Eagle on Wednesday, January 19, 1916:

“EGERTON – On January 18, at his residence, Ridgewood, N.J., JAMES OLIVER EGERTON, in the 68th year of his age, formerly of Brooklyn. Services Thursday evening, January 20, at 8 o’clock. Train leaves Chambers at 6:35 p.m.”

Original Source Documents:

1880 Federal Census – household of James Oliver Edgerton; Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY.

1900 Federal Census – household of James Oliver Edgerton; Ridgewood Village, Bergen Co., NJ.

Obituary notice – Mrs. Frances Virginia (Walsh) Edgerton; The Brooklyn Eagle, Wednesday, October 5, 1892.

Obituary notice – James Oliver Edgerton; The Brooklyn Daily Eagle – Wednesday, January 19, 1916.