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William Edgerton, son of Bradford
and Anna Edgerton.
born:
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~1798; Painted Post, Steuben Co., NY. (CR IN1850 Greenfield – “ae 52y”)
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died:
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April 15, 1887; Peoples Township, Boone Co.,
IA. (GI)
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buried:
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David Peoples
Cemetery; Peoples Township,
Boone Co., IA. (GI)
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Wealthy Mudge, daughter of Joshua and
Francy Mudge.
born:
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September 30, 1797; Otsego Co., NY. (from age at death, GI – “ae 56y, 4m,
19d”)
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died:
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February 19, 1854; Greenfield, LaGrange Co.,
IN. (GI)
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buried:
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Pretty Prairie
Cemetery; Greenfield, LaGrange
Co., IN. (GI)
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Children:
- Emily, b. ~1827; Jackson, Tioga
Co., PA.
- Richard, b. September 2, 1827;
Jackson, Tioga Co., PA.
- Harriet, b. ~1830; Jackson,
Tioga Co., PA.
- Jane A., b. December 1831; Jackson,
Tioga Co., PA.
- Frances, b. February 6, 1834;
Jackson, Tioga Co., PA.
- Joshua, b. March 4, 1836;
Jackson, Tioga Co., PA.
- Charles, b. October 27, 1839;
Jackson, Tioga Co., PA.
- George, b. July 13, 1849;
Greenfield, LaGrange Co., IN.
William Edgerton (aka
“Edgeton) was born in Painted Post, New
York circa 1798, the second son of Bradford and
Anna Edgerton. Circa 1820, William
removed from Steuben County and settled, along with his elder brother,
David, in Tioga County, Pennsylvania – just to the south across
the New York/Pennsylvania border.
William settled in Jackson
Township and David in
nearby Sullivan. A sister, Maria, also
lived in Tioga County
(Lawrence and Farmington) with her husband, Jared Butler.
William was married
(probably in Tioga
County circa 1825) to
Miss Wealthy Mudge, daughter of Joshua and Frances Mudge. Wealthy was born circa 1798 in Otsego County, New
York (possibly Unadilla, where her father was
born). William and Wealthy had a
family of eight children – Emily, Richard, Harriet, Jane A., Frances, Joshua,
Charles and George – all but the youngest born in Jackson
Township, Pennsylvania.
William “Edgeton” was listed
as a head of household in the 1830 Federal Census of Jackson Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania
(pg. 15). His household was enumerated
with the following individuals:
1 male “of 30 and under 40” (William);
1 male “under 5 years of age” (son Richard);
1 female “of 30 and under 40” (wife Wealthy); and,
2 females “under 5 years of age” (daughters Emily and Harriet).
The next two households
enumerated on the census roll were those of Aaron and Joseph Mudge, who were
probably relatives of William’s wife Wealthy.
William’s household was
recorded again in the 1840 Federal Census of Jackson Township, Tioga County, PA,
(also under “William Edgeton”), as follows:
1 male “of 40 and under 50” (William);
1 male “of 10 and under 15” (son Richard);
2 males “under 5 years of age” (sons Joshua and Charles);
1 female “of 40 and under 50” (wife Wealthy);
1 female “aged of 10 and under 15” (daughter Emily);
2 females “of 5 and under 10” (daughters Harriet and Jane); and,
1 female “under 5 years of age” (daughter Frances).
Circa 1840 – 1849, William
removed with his family from Pennsylvania to
LaGrange County, Indiana.
The household of William Edgerton was recorded in the 1850 Federal
Census of Greenfield Township, LaGrange
County, Indiana
(pg. 104; dwelling #1410; family #1418; enum. October 3, 1850), as follows:
William Edgerton
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52
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b. NY
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farmer
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Wealthy
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52
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b. NY
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Emily
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23
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b. PA
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Richard
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22
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b. PA
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farmer
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Harriet
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20
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b. PA
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Jane
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18
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b. PA
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Frances
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16
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b. PA
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Joshua
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14
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b. PA
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Charles
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11
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b. PA
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George
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11/12
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b. IN
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Joshua Mudge
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75
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b. NY
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farmer
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Mrs. Wealthy (Mudge) Edgerton
died in Greenfield, Indiana on February 19, 1854. She was buried at the Pretty
Prairie Cemetery,
in Greenfield,
where her headstone was inscribed:
“WELTHY / Wife of / Wm EDGETON / DIED / Feb. 19, 1854 / Aged 56 Yrs 4
mos / & 19 ds”.
At the time of the 1860
Federal Census, William was living in Noble
Township, Branch County, Michigan,
which lay just a little northwest across the Indiana/Michigan border. William was residing adjacent to his eldest
son, Richard, and his son-in-law, George W. Rumsey, all of whom were
enumerated on the same page of the census roll. The enumeration of William’s household (pg.
622, enum. June 12, 1860), was as follows:
William Edgerton
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61
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b. NY
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farmer
$400 real estate / $250 personal estate
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Joshua
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24
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b. PA
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Charles
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22
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b. PA
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George
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10
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b. IN
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At the time of the 1870
Federal Census, William Edgerton was residing in the household of his eldest
son, Richard, in Jackson, Steuben County, Indiana
(dwelling #149; family #149; enum. July 14, 1870). He was enumerated as “William Edgeton, aged
65, retired farmer, b. New York”.
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