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James Selleck Edgerton, son of Whiting and Huldah (Benton) Edgerton.

born:	April 25, 1815; Smithville, Chenango Co., NY.
died:	March 19, 1873; Smithville, Chenango Co., NY. (GI) (OB Chenango American 3/27/1873)
buried:	Cowles Cemetery; Smithville, Chenango Co., NY. (GI)

married:

Lucy Ann Ives, daughter of Samuel and Lucy Ann (Atwater) Ives.

born:	December 4, 1810; Cheshire, New Haven Co., CT.
died:	October 8, 1861; Smithville, Chenango Co., NY. (OB Chenango American 10/17/1861)

Children:

Isaac Locy, b. October 5, 1840; Smithville, Chenango Co., NY.
William H., b. ~1843; Smithville, Chenango Co., NY.
Alice A., b. July 30, 1848; Smithville, Chenango Co., NY.

The household of James S. Edgerton was recorded in the 1850 Federal Census of Smithville, Chenango County, New York (pg. 950; dwelling #2408; family #2546; enum. Sept. 16, 1850), as follows:

James S. Edgerton	33	b. NY	farmer
Lucy A.	40	b. NY
Franklin Bush	14	b. NY
Isaac L. Edgerton	10	b. NY
William H.	7	b. NY
Alice A.	2	b. NY
Lucy A. Ives	76	b. CT
Whiting Edgerton	65	b. CT	farmer $4,800 real estate

The household of James S. Edgerton was recorded in the 1860 Federal Census of German, Chenango County, New York (pg. 511; dwelling #789; family #789; enum. August 1, 1860), as follows:

James S. Edgerton	45	b. NY	farmer $2,700 real estate / $1,400 personal estate
Lucy A.	49	b. NY	domestic
Isaac L.	--	b. NY
Wm H.	--	b. NY
Alice A.	--	b. NY	attended school

Original Source Documents:

1850 Federal Census – household of James Selleck Edgerton; Smithville, Chenango Co., NY.

1860 Federal Census – household of James Selleck Edgerton; German, Chenango Co., NY.