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William Edgerton 1838–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1838

Birth Location: Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 31 Jul 1912

Death Location: Orillia, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada

Father: Ralph Egerton

Mother: Mary Nixon

Spouse(s): Mary Lawson

Children(s): Mary Edgerton, Elizabeth Edgerton, William Edgerton, Matilda Edgerton, Margaret Edgerton

William Edgerton was born in 1838 in Ontario, Canada, the child of Ralph Egerton And Mary Anne Nixon. In 1852, William Edgerton resided in Cartwright, Durham County, Ontario, Canada. In 1881, William Edgerton resided in Medonte, Simcoe North, Ontario, Canada. William Edgerton married Mary Ann Lawson, and had children including Elizabeth Anne Edgerton, Margaret Edgerton, Mary James Edgerton, Matilda Edgerton, William Henry Edgerton. William Edgerton passed away in 1912 in Orillia, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • William Edgerton was born in 1838 in Ontario, Canada, the child of Ralph Egerton And Mary Anne Nixon.
  • In 1852, William Edgerton resided in Cartwright, Durham County, Ontario, Canada.
  • In 1881, William Edgerton resided in Medonte, Simcoe North, Ontario, Canada.
  • William Edgerton married Mary Ann Lawson, and had children including Elizabeth Anne Edgerton, Margaret Edgerton, Mary James Edgerton, Matilda Edgerton, William Henry Edgerton.
  • William Edgerton passed away in 1912 in Orillia, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ralph Egerton
1802–1887
Birth Location: Clonfeile, Clones Parish, Counties Fermanagh / Monaghan, Ireland
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Mary Nixon
1809–1886
Birth Location: Coolalong, County Fermanagh, Ireland
MN

Spouses(s)

Mary Lawson
1847–1930
Birth Location: Essa, Ontario, Canada
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Children(s)

Mary Edgerton
1871–1956
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
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Elizabeth Edgerton
1872–1942
Birth Location: Medonte, Ontario, Canada
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William Edgerton
1874–1948
Birth Location: Medonte Townshp, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
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Matilda Edgerton
1870–
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
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Margaret Edgerton
1867–1942
Birth Location: Cartwright, Durham, Ontario, Canada
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William Edgerton's Ancestors

Self
William Edgerton
1838–1912
Birth Place: Ontario, Canada
Parents
Ralph Egerton
1802–1887
Clonfeile, Clones Parish, Counties Fermanagh / Monaghan, Ireland
Mary (Anne) Nixon
1809–1886
Coolalong, County Fermanagh, Ireland
Grandparents
John Egerton
1770–1850
County Fermanagh, Ireland
Elisabeth Nixon
1780–1874
Anaskilly, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
James Edgerston
1740–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Edgerston
1710–1760

William Edgerton's Descendants

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William Edgerton (5 Jan 1838–31 Jul 1912) m. Mary (Ann) Lawson (1 Jan 1847–28 Oct 1930)
  1. 1. Mary (James) Edgerton 1871–1956
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Anne) Edgerton 1872–1942 m. John McLean 1862–1949
    1. 1. Lorne McLean 1898–
    2. 2. Bessie McLean 1904–
    3. 3. Marion McLean 1906–
    4. 4. James (Edgerton) McLean 1894–1976
    5. 5. Rachel (Hazel) McLean 1900–1992
    6. 6. George (Wallace) McLean 1911–1997
    7. 7. Daniel (Russell) McLean 1907–2003
    8. 8. Julia (Teressa) McLean 1903–1990
    9. 9. Margaret (Hilda) McLean 1902–1978
    10. 10. Laura (Mary Jane) McLean 1898–1968
    11. 11. Mary (Elizabeth) McLean 1905–1974
    12. 12. William (Percy) McLean 1896–
  3. 3. William (Henry) Edgerton 1874–1948 m. Elizabeth ("Laura Catherine") McLean 1875–1935
    1. 1. Loretta Edgerton 1902–1996
    2. 2. William (James "Francis") Edgerton 1898–1980 m. Mary (Jane) Sutton 1901–1996
      1. 1. Leonard (Henry) Edgerton 1928–2014 m. Doris (Ilene) Hickling 1932–2013
      2. 2. William (John Francis) Edgerton 1920–1973 m. Aleatha (Jean) Stonehouse 1920–1998
        1. 1. David (Francis) Edgerton 1946–1966
      3. 3. Marion (Margaret) Edgerton 1923–2009
      4. 4. Lionel (Sutton) Edgerton 1926–
    3. 3. Alma (Rachel) Edgerton 1895–1975
    4. 4. Gertrude (Jane) Edgerton 1907–
    5. 5. Vera (Mary) Edgerton 1900–1992
    6. 6. Evelyn (Marjorie) Edgerton 1906–
    7. 7. Marguerite (Elizabeth) Edgerton 1904–1988 m. Charles (Oswell) Lennox 1902–
  4. 4. Matilda Edgerton 1870– m. John (Frederick) Craig 1862–
    1. 1. John Craig 1889–
    2. 2. Mary Craig 1891–
    3. 3. William (Edgerton) Craig 1888–
    4. 4. Lorne Craig 1896–
    5. 5. Matilda (Etta) Craig 1900–
    6. 6. Annie (N) Craig 1903–
  5. 5. Margaret Edgerton 1867–1942

William Edgerton's Timeline

7 Records

1838
5 Jan 1838
Birth of William Edgerton in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1852
1852
Age 14
William Edgerton resided here in Cartwright, Durham County, Ontario, Canada
Cartwright, Durham County, Ontario, Canada
1881
1881
Age 43
William Edgerton resided here in Medonte, Simcoe North, Ontario, Canada
Medonte, Simcoe North, Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 53
William Edgerton resided here in Medonte, Simcoe East, Ontario, Canada
Medonte, Simcoe East, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 63
William Edgerton resided here in Medonte, Simcoe (east/est), Ontario, Canada
Medonte, Simcoe (east/est), Ontario, Canada
1911
1911
Age 73
William Edgerton resided here in Simcoe East, Ontario, Canada
Simcoe East, Ontario, Canada
1912
31 Jul 1912
Age 74
Death of William Edgerton in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1838
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Cartwright, Durham County, Ontario, Canada (Ontario, Canada; Schedule: A; Roll: C_11718; Page: 23; Line: 6
    [2] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Medonte, Simcoe East, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6367; Family No: 42
    [3] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Medonte, Simcoe North, Ontario, Canada; Roll: C_13251; Page: 29; Family No: 137
    [4] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Medonte, Simcoe (eastest), Ontario, Canada; Page: 2; Family No: 11
    [5] Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938, 1943, and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947, Archives of Ontario, Canada; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: MS935; Reel: 182
    [6] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 2 - Medonte, Simcoe East, Ontario, Canada; Page: 4; Family No: 34
    [7] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Cartwright, Durham County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Cartwright, Durham County, Ontario, Canada (Ontario, Canada; Schedule: A; Roll: C_11718; Page: 23; Line: 6

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Medonte, Simcoe North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Medonte, Simcoe North, Ontario, Canada; Roll: C_13251; Page: 29; Family No: 137

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Medonte, Simcoe East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Medonte, Simcoe East, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6367; Family No: 42

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Medonte, Simcoe (eastest), Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Medonte, Simcoe (east/est), Ontario, Canada; Page: 2; Family No: 11

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Simcoe East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 2 - Medonte, Simcoe East, Ontario, Canada; Page: 4; Family No: 34

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1912
    Event Place: Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938, 1943, and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947, Archives of Ontario, Canada; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: MS935; Reel: 182
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Orillia, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index
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