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Abraham Sheldon Edgerton1,2,3

ID# 17547, (1807 - 1864)
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Parents:

FatherJacob Edgerton (29 Nov 1760 - 22 Jan 1845)
MotherHannah Sheldon (27 Aug 1771 - 3 Mar 1840)
Chart MembershipDescendants of Gideon Cobb
Family IndexesThe Cobbs of Pawlet Vermont

Key Events:

Birth: 19 Feb 1807, Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont,4,5,6
Marriage: 12 Jan 1843, Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont, Rachel Fitch Cobb (b. 1 Jan 1816, d. 31 Mar 1890)7,8,9
Death: 23 Feb 1864, Lima, Rock Co., Wisconsin,10,8
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Narrative:

Abraham Sheldon Edgerton was born on 19 Feb 1807 in Pawlet, Rutland Co., VermontG.4,5,6
     He was probably one of the four males under age 10 listed in the household of his father, Jacob Edgerton, in the 1810 Federal Census of Pawlet, Rutland Co., VermontG.11 He was probably one of the two males age 10 to 16 listed in the household of his father in the 1820 Federal Census of Pawlet, Rutland Co., VermontG.12
     Abraham married Rachel Fitch Cobb, daughter of Joshua D. Cobb and Nancy F. Clark, and his cousin's daughter, on 12 Jan 1843 in Pawlet, Rutland Co., VermontG.7,8,9
     Abraham and Rachel moved to Wisconsin in 1846, spending their first year at Lake Geneva, G where her brother Robert had already settled.13,14,15 Abraham and Rachel moved to Lima, Rock Co., in 1847, and settled on a farm there, accompanied by her father.16,17,18,19
      On 1 Jun 1848 Abraham and Simeon E. Cobb, his cousin, were granted a patent for 40 acres of land in Rock Co., WisconsinG, under the Cash Entry Act of April 24,1820.20 He was a farmer.21,22
     Abraham and Rachel appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Lima, Rock Co., WisconsinG, enumerated 20 Aug 1850, reporting real estate valued at $2,000. Her father and her sister Mary were apparently living close by as they were listed as the preceding household.21
     Abraham and Rachel appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Lima, Rock Co., WisconsinG, enumerated 5 Jun 1860, reporting real estate valued at $6,600 and personal estate of $1,800. Her father and her sister Mary were listed as living with them, as was Charles Fracy, age 21, possibly a hired hand.22
     Abraham died on 23 Feb 1864 in Lima, Rock Co., WisconsinG, at age 57.10,8

Children:
     There were no children with Rachel Fitch Cobb

Citations

  1. [S1060] Edgerton Genealogy Database, online, shows name as Abraham Sheldon Edgerton.
  2. [S3427] General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, birth record for Abraham S. Edgerton, prepared by Pawlet town clerk.
  3. [S1520] Abraham S. Edgerton household, 1850 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin, shows name as Abraham S. Edgerton.
  4. [S3427] General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, birth record for Abraham S. Edgerton, prepared by Pawlet town clerk, shows date.
  5. [S1060] Edgerton Genealogy Database, online, citing Pawlet vital records, 1:9.
  6. [S1520] Abraham S. Edgerton household, 1850 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin, shows age 43 and state.
  7. [S3427] General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, marriage record for Abraham Edgerton and marriage record for Rachel F. Cobb, both prepared by Pawlet town clerk, show date.
  8. [S8470] Mrs. R. F. Edgerton obituary, The Whitewater Register, shows year.
  9. [S1520] Abraham S. Edgerton household, 1850 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  10. [S8468] Abram S. Edgerton obituary, The Whitewater Register, shows date, town, and county.
  11. [S8533] Jacob Edgerton household, 1810 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont.
  12. [S8534] Jacob Edgerton household, 1820 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont.
  13. [S8470] Mrs. R. F. Edgerton obituary, The Whitewater Register, shows year, and city.
  14. [S8484] Mrs. H. J. Wilkinson obituary, The Whitewater Register, shows year, in Lake Geneva a year.
  15. [S1171] Hollister, Pawlet for One Hundred Years, pg 185, shows Abraham and Rachel moved to Wisconsin.
  16. [S8470] Mrs. R. F. Edgerton obituary, The Whitewater Register, shows year, and city, and county.
  17. [S8484] Mrs. H. J. Wilkinson obituary, The Whitewater Register, shows she then moved to Lima.
  18. [S1178] Joshua Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin, shows him and Mary in Lima.
  19. [S1520] Abraham S. Edgerton household, 1850 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin, shows Abraham and Rachel a few households away from Joshua.
  20. [S2441] Cobb, cash sale land patent, 1 Jun 1848, Bureau of Land Management, Brookville Land Office.
  21. [S1520] Abraham S. Edgerton household, 1850 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin.
  22. [S1179] Abm. Edganton household, 1860 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin.

 

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