Rachel Fitch Cobb1,2,3,4

Family Chart
ID# 17551, (1816 - 1890)
FatherJoshua D. Cobb1,5,6 (3 Mar 1792 - 30 Sep 1866)
MotherNancy F. Clark1,5,6 (4 Dec 1794 - 17 Feb 1845)

Key Events:

Birth: 1 Jan 1816, Pawlet, Vermont7,8,9,10
Marriage: 12 Jan 1843, Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont, Abraham Sheldon Edgerton (19 Feb 1807 - 23 Feb 1864)11,12,13
Death: 31 Mar 1890, Whitewater, Walworth Co., Wisconsin14,15
Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery, Whitewater, Wisconsin16
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

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Narrative:

     Rachel Fitch Cobb was born on 1 Jan 1816 in Pawlet, Vermont.7,8,9,10
     She was probably one of the three females under age 10 listed in the household of her father, Joshua D. Cobb, in the 1820 Federal Census of Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont.17 She was probably one of the two females age 15 to 20 listed in the household of her father in the 1830 Federal Census of Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont.18 She was probably the female age 20 to 30 listed in the household of her father in the 1840 Federal Census of Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont.19
     She was a teacher before her marriage.6
     Rachel married Abraham Sheldon Edgerton, son of Jacob Edgerton and Hannah Sheldon, and her father's first cousin, on 12 Jan 1843 in Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont.11,12,13
     Rachel and Abraham moved to Wisconsin in 1846, spending their first year at Lake Geneva, where her brother Robert had already settled.20,21,22 Rachel and Abraham moved to Lima, Rock Co., in 1847, and settled on a farm there, accompanied by her father.23,24,25,26
     Rachel and Abraham appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Lima, Rock Co., Wisconsin, 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.27
     Rachel and Abraham appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Lima, Rock Co., Wisconsin, 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.28
     Her husband died on 23 Feb 1864 in Lima, Rock Co., Wisconsin.29,12
     Her sister Marly's husband bought the farm that had been operated by her father and her late husband, and Rachel then lived with them. She was an invalid for nearly the last 20 years of her life.30 She appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Lima, Rock Co., Wisconsin, in the household of her sister Mary and her husband, Henry J. Wilkinson.31 Rachel appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Lima, Rock Co., Wisconsin, in the household of her sister Mary and her husband.32
     Rachel moved to Whitewater with her sister Mary and her husband in 1883.33,34,35
     Rachel died on 31 Mar 1890 in Whitewater, Walworth Co., Wisconsin, at age 74, at the home of her sister Mary.14,15 She was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Whitewater, Wisconsin.16

Children:
     There were no children with Abraham Sheldon Edgerton

Citations

  1. [S3427] General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, marriage record for Rachel F. Cobb, prepared by Pawlet town clerk.
  2. [S8470] Mrs. R. F. Edgerton obituary, The Whitewater Register, shows name as Rachel Fitch Cobb.
  3. [S8467] "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907," FamilySearch.org, record for Rachael Edgerton, citing FHL #1311660, image 123, shows father's surname as Cobb.
  4. [S1179] Abm. Edganton household, 1860 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin, shows name as Rachel Edgerton.
  5. [S8467] "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907," FamilySearch.org, record for Rachael Edgerton, citing FHL #1311660, image 123.
  6. [S8470] Mrs. R. F. Edgerton obituary, The Whitewater Register.
  7. [S8470] Mrs. R. F. Edgerton obituary, The Whitewater Register, shows date, town, county, and state.
  8. [S1520] Abraham S. Edgerton household, 1850 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin, shows age, which looks like 74, but seems more likely to be 24, and state.
  9. [S1179] Abm. Edganton household, 1860 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin, shows age 44 and state.
  10. [S8476] Henry J. Wilkinson household, 1880 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin, shows age 64 and state.
  11. [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.
  12. [S8470] Mrs. R. F. Edgerton obituary, The Whitewater Register, shows year.
  13. [S1520] Abraham S. Edgerton household, 1850 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  14. [S8469] Mrs. R. F. Edgerton obituary, The Whitewater Register, shows date, at home of sister.
  15. [S8467] "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907," FamilySearch.org, record for Rachael Edgerton, citing FHL #1311660, image 123, shows date, town, county, and state.
  16. [S8467] "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907," FamilySearch.org, record for Rachael Edgerton, citing FHL #1311660, image 123, shows Grove Cemetery.
  17. [S1175] Joshua D. Cobb household, 1820 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont.
  18. [S1176] Joshua D. Cobb household, 1830 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont.
  19. [S1177] J. D. Cobb household, 1840 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont.
  20. [S8470] Mrs. R. F. Edgerton obituary, The Whitewater Register, shows year, and city.
  21. [S8484] Mrs. H. J. Wilkinson obituary, The Whitewater Register, shows year, in Lake Geneva a year.
  22. [S1171] Hollister, Pawlet for One Hundred Years, pg 185, shows Abraham and Rachel moved to Wisconsin.
  23. [S8470] Mrs. R. F. Edgerton obituary, The Whitewater Register, shows year, and city, and county.
  24. [S8484] Mrs. H. J. Wilkinson obituary, The Whitewater Register, shows she then moved to Lima.
  25. [S1178] Joshua Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin, shows him and Mary in Lima.
  26. [S1520] Abraham S. Edgerton household, 1850 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin, shows Abraham and Rachel a few households away from Joshua.
  27. [S1520] Abraham S. Edgerton household, 1850 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin.
  28. [S1179] Abm. Edganton household, 1860 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin.
  29. [S8468] Abram S. Edgerton obituary, The Whitewater Register, shows date, town, and county.
  30. [S8470] Mrs. R. F. Edgerton obituary, The Whitewater Register, shows she lived with her sister after her husband died.
  31. [S8475] Henry Wilkinson household, 1870 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin.
  32. [S8476] Henry J. Wilkinson household, 1880 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin.
  33. [S8481] H. J. Wilkinson obituary, The Whitewater Register, shows date, renting farm, and move.
  34. [S8470] Mrs. R. F. Edgerton obituary, The Whitewater Register, shows year and city.
  35. [S8477] Henry I. Wilkinson household, 1900 U.S. Census, Walworth Co., Wisconsin, shows occupation as landlord.