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William Edgerton 1833–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 MAR 1833

Birth Location: Magheraveely, Ireland

Death Date: 3 Apr 1915

Death Location: Yale, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA

Father: William Edgerton

Mother: Margaret Stewart

Spouse(s): Sarah Wiltshire

Children(s): George Edgerton, James Edgerton, John Edgerton, Joseph Edgerton, Margaret Edgerton, Mary Edgerton, Samuel Edgerton, William Edgerton

In 1833, William Edgerton entered the world in Magheraveely, Ireland, born to William Edgerton And Margaret Stewart. In 1864, William Edgerton resided in Clones, Fermanagh, Ireland. William Edgerton married Sarah Ann Wiltshire, and had children including George Edgerton, James Edgerton, John Edgerton, Joseph Edgerton, Margaret Jane Edgerton, Mary Ann Edgerton, Samuel Edgerton, William Edgerton. William Edgerton passed away in 1915 in Yale, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1833, William Edgerton entered the world in Magheraveely, Ireland, born to William Edgerton And Margaret Stewart.
  • In 1864, William Edgerton resided in Clones, Fermanagh, Ireland.
  • William Edgerton married Sarah Ann Wiltshire, and had children including George Edgerton, James Edgerton, John Edgerton, Joseph Edgerton, Margaret Jane Edgerton, Mary Ann Edgerton, Samuel Edgerton, William Edgerton.
  • William Edgerton passed away in 1915 in Yale, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Edgerton
1815–
Birth Location: Derrycree Maheraveely, County Fermanagh, Ireland
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Margaret Stewart
1811–1885
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Wiltshire
1836–1923
Birth Location: Brantford, Ontario, Canada
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Children(s)

George Edgerton
1874–1950
Birth Location: Dundalk, Grey County, Ontario, Canada
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James Edgerton
1867–1941
Birth Location: Proton Twp., Ontario, Canada
JE
John Edgerton
1880–1973
Birth Location: Dundalk, Grey, Ontario, Canada
JE
Joseph Edgerton
1878–1956
Birth Location: Dundalk, Grey County, Ontario, Canada
JE
Margaret Edgerton
1865–1953
Birth Location: Proton Twp., Ontario, Canada
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Mary Edgerton
1871–1909
Birth Location: –
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Samuel Edgerton
1868–1932
Birth Location: Proton Twp., Ontario, Canada
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William Edgerton
1876–
Birth Location: Dundalk, Ontario, Canada
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William Edgerton's Ancestors

Self
William Edgerton
1833–1915
Birth Place: Magheraveely, Ireland
Parents
William Edgerton
1815–
Derrycree Maheraveely, County Fermanagh, Ireland
Margaret Stewart
1811–1885
Ireland
Grandparents
John Edgerton
1797–1878
Clonfeile, Counties Fermanagh, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Egerton
1770–1850
Elisabeth Nixon
1780–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Edgerston
1740–

William Edgerton's Descendants

1.
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William Edgerton (26 MAR 1833–3 Apr 1915) m. Sarah (Ann) Wiltshire (15 Feb 1836–16 JAN 1923)
  1. 1. George Edgerton 1874–1950
  2. 2. James Edgerton 1867–1941 m. Maude (M) Mosher 1876–
    1. 1. Beatrice (Content) Edgerton 1901–
    2. 2. Bruce (Robert) Edgerton 1903–1956 m. Bertha Jones 1911–2005
      1. 1. Esther (Elaine) Edgerton 1937–1980
      2. 2. Janet Stafford 1939–2004
    3. 3. Florence (E) Edgerton 1912– m. Gordon (V) Bubel 1909–
    4. 4. Hazel (Maud) Edgerton 1898– m. William Allan 1895–
    5. 5. Mary Edgerton 1910–
    6. 6. Percy (Mosher) Edgerton 1896– m. Julia (Cornelia) Kopanna 1897–
      1. 1. Doris (Irene) Edgerton 1924–2020 m. Cecil (Harold) Woolard 1922–2008
  3. 3. John Edgerton 1880–1973 m. Cora (Bell) Cheeseman 1883–1951 m. Ethel ??Harg 1885–
    1. 1. Gladys Edgerton 1905– m. Edwin (Clare) Warren 1899–
    2. 2. Harold (J.) Edgerton 1910–1995 m. Letha Hunt 1913–1997 m. Marian (Gerda) Lundquist 1916–2001
      1. 1. Bonnie (Lee) Edgerton 1938–2015
    3. 3. Isla (Ruth) Edgerton 1908–1995 m. Howard (Edward) Cousins 1908– m. Robert (Dunbar) Buick 1905–1972
    4. 4. Norma (Jean) Edgerton 1918–2009 m. Max (George) Mason 1916–2003
  4. 4. Joseph Edgerton 1878–1956 m. Elizabeth (May) Adams 1878–1941
    1. 1. Alexander (W) Edgerton 1912–1982 m. Jessie Leighton 1921–
    2. 2. Earl (Joseph) Edgerton 1909–1979 m. Emily (Jean) Rusch 1911–1981
      1. 1. Donald (Earl) Edgerton 1932–2018
    3. 3. Irene Edgerton 1904–1973 m. Richard (S.) Morgan 1903–1993
      1. 1. William Morgan 1924–1980
      2. 2. Keith (Edgerton) Morgan 1920–2021
      3. 3. Betty Morgan 1927–2017
      4. 4. Leola (Jane) Morgan 1930–1993
      5. 5. Alsey (Mack) Morgan 1935–2010
    4. 4. Olive Edgerton 1909–2000
  5. 5. Margaret (Jane) Edgerton 1865–1953 m. Lewis (Barton) Beecher 1859–1927
    1. 1. Gertrude (Vena) Beecher 1891–1916
    2. 2. James (Barton) Beecher 1888– m. Lillian Gttsleben 1885–
      1. 1. Lewis (Barton) Beecher 1914–
      2. 2. Margaret (Anna) Beecher 1911–
    3. 3. William (L) Beecher 1883–
  6. 6. Mary (Ann) Edgerton 1871–1909 m. George Mosher 1863–1938
    1. 1. Nina (Mae) Mosher 1897– m. Hugh Armstrong 1898–
  7. 7. Samuel Edgerton 1868–1932 m. Ellen Longley 1866–1945
    1. 1. Agnes (Alexandria) Edgerton 1905–1996 m. Clyde (Arthur) Bell 1903–1981
      1. 1. Arthur (Clyde) Bell 1939–2014
    2. 2. Helen (Edith) Edgerton 1910–2002 m. Everette (Ellis) Hawks 1907–1994
    3. 3. Iva (Mildred) Edgerton 1898–1987 m. Harold (L.) Cope 1898–
      1. 1. Robert (Leon) Cope 1925–
    4. 4. Fredrick (Manfred) Edgerton 1900–1974
    5. 5. William (Longley) Edgerton 1903–1979 m. Mildred (Hazel) Clarke 1908–
      1. 1. Clark (Keith) Edgerton 1943–1994
      2. 2. Dale (Richard) Edgerton 1940–2003
      3. 3. Garry (Lee) Edgerton 1941–1943
  8. 8. William Edgerton 1876– m. Jennie Winters 1878–1944
    1. 1. Frances Edgerton 1912– m. Carl Radtke 1910–1983
    2. 2. Marian (Harriet) Edgerton 1919–
    3. 3. Thomas Edgerton 1910–
    4. 4. William (Robert) Edgerton 1922–

William Edgerton's Timeline

4 Records

1833
26 MAR 1833
Birth of William Edgerton in Magheraveely, Ireland
Magheraveely, Ireland
1864
1864
Age 31
William Edgerton resided here in Clones, Fermanagh, Ireland
Clones, Fermanagh, Ireland
1900
1900
Age 67
William Edgerton resided here in Brockway, Saint Clair, Michigan, USA
Brockway, Saint Clair, Michigan, USA
1915
3 Apr 1915
Age 82
Death of William Edgerton in Brockway, St Clair, Michigan, USA
Brockway, St Clair, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 MAR 1833
    Event Place: Magheraveely, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1897-1929, The Library of Michigan; Lansing, Michigan; Michigan Death Records Project; Rolls: 1-302; Archive BarcodeItem Number: 30000008533378; Roll Number: 216; Certificate Number: 1
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1864
    Event Place: Clones, Fermanagh, Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Griffith’s Valuation

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1880
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Brockway, Saint Clair, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Proton Township
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1939

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1915
    Event Place: Brockway, St Clair, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1897-1929, The Library of Michigan; Lansing, Michigan; Michigan Death Records Project; Rolls: 1-302; Archive BarcodeItem Number: 30000008533378; Roll Number: 216; Certificate Number: 1
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Yale, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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