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David Edgerton, son of Jedediah and Sally Mary (Spencer) Edgerton.

 

born:

February 2, 1815; Moriah, Essex Co., NY.

died:

November 1, 1853; Galesburg, Knox Co., IL.

buried:

Hope Cemetery; Galesburg, Knox Co., IL.  (GI)

 

married:

January 29, 1848; Galesburg, Knox Co., IL.  (Co. VR 1:92)

 

Abigail Cottle Hurlbut, daughter of Salmon and Aurora (Willard) Hurlbut.

 

born:

January 22, 1826; Rochester, Windsor Co., VT.

 

Children:

  1. William Frederick, b. October 23, 1848; Galesburg, Knox Co., IL.
  2. Edward Augustus, b. July 29, 1850; Galesburg, Knox Co., IL.
  3. Emily Loretta, b. April 13, 1852; Galesburg, Knox Co., IL.

 

The household of David Edgerton was recorded in the 1850 Federal Census of “Township 12N 1E”, Knox County, Illinois (pg. 402; dwelling #1008; family #1236; enum. Nov. 1, 1850), as follows:

 

David Edgerton

35

b. NY

lawyer     $4,000 real estate

Abigail

24

b. VT

 

William

2

b. IL

 

Reuben Hoase

20

b. KY

laborer

Mariah Paden

18

b. PA

 

William Follet

16

b. NY

laborer

 

 

Original Source Documents:

 

1850 Federal Census – household of David Edgerton; “Township 12N 1E”, Knox Co., IL.

 

For the ancestry of Abigail Cottle (Hurlbut) Edgerton, consult:

 

  • Hurlbut, Henry H.; The Hurlbut Genealogy; Joel Munsell’s Sons, Publishers: Albany, New York; 1888.