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Jay Barton Edgerton, son of Charles and Amelia (Barton) Edgerton.

born:	April 1872; Manchester, Ontario Co., NY. (CR NY1900 Rochester, Ward 3)
died:	October 11, 1942; Brighton, Monroe Co., NY. (OB The New York Times 10/13/1942)
buried:	Mount Rest Cemetery; Bergen, Genesee Co., NY. (GI)

married:

October 10, 1899; Bergen, Genesee Co., NY. (MA Rochester Democrat and Chronicle 10/13/1899)

Grace Belle Wilcox, daughter of Eliphalet Parish and Elizabeth Louise (Rogers) Wilcox.

born:

December 13, 1873; Bergen, Genesee Co., NY.

Children:

Barton Wilcox, b. May 29, 1905; Rochester, Monroe Co., NY.

At the time of the 1900 Federal Census, Jay Barton Edgerton and his wife, Grace, were residing in Rochester (Ward 3), Monroe County, New York in the household of Mrs. Clara Beckwith (dwelling #109; family #128; enum. June 6, 1900). They were enumerated as follows:

Name	Rel.	Birthdate & place		Age	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
					Status	Father	Mother
---------------------------	--------	------------------------		--------	-----------	----------	----------
J. Barton Edgerton	boarder	Apr. 1872	NY	28	M 0y	NY	NY
Grace B.	boarder	Dec. 1873	NY	26	M 0y	NY	NY

According to the above census record, Grace had not yet had any children. Jay’s occupation was listed as “salesman”. The family was residing at 135 Adams Street.

The household of Jay B. Edgerton was recorded in the 1910 Federal Census of Rochester (Ward 20), Monroe County, New York (dwelling #20; family #20; enum. April 16-18, 1910), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Birthplace	Marital	Parents’ birthplace
				Status	Father	Mother
----------------------------	--------	--------	-----------	----------	----------	----------
Jay B. Edgerton	head	37	NY	M 10y	NY	NY
Grace B.	wife	37	NY	M 10y	NY	NY
Barton W.	son	4	NY	S	NY	NY
Alice Jackling	maid	17	NY	S	England	England

According to the above census record, Grace was the mother of one child. Jay’s occupation was listed as “salesman – grocery”.

The following obituary for Jay Barton Edgerton was published in The New York Times on October 13, 1942:

“ROCHESTER, N. Y., Oct. 12 – Jay Barton Edgerton, secretary and director of the Brewster Crittenden Company, wholesale grocers, died last evening at his home in Brighton. He was 70 years old. Born in Canandaigua, Mr. Edgerton was employed by the grocery firm when 18 years old. He remained there fifty-two years. He leaves a widow, a son, Barton Wilcox Edgerton, and two sisters, Mrs. Alonzo H. Weston of Yonkers and Mrs. Robert Blackburn of New York.”

Original Source Documents:

Marriage announcement – Jay Barton Edgerton & Grace Belle Wilcox; Rochester Democrat and Chronicle – Friday, October 13, 1899.

1900 Federal Census – household of Jay Barton Edgerton; Rochester (Ward 3), Monroe Co., NY.

1910 Federal Census – household of Jay Barton Edgerton; Rochester (Ward 20), Monroe Co., NY.

Obituary – Jay Barton Edgerton; The New York Times – October 13, 1942.