Census information:
1850 at Gardner, MA: John Edgell, 44, farmer, wife, Elvira, 42, and children, Emily A., 16, John D. 13, and Charles N., 7. There was also a Miss Mary Nichols, 16, residing with them. Was she a niece of Elvira?
1855 at Gardner, MA: John Edgell, 50, farmer, wife, Alvira N., 48, and children, Emily A., 22, John D., 20, farmer, Charles N., 12, Walter E., 5. Also at the home were Henry Nichols, 18, painter, and Mary Knowlton, 18. Henry, born in Vermont, was most likely the son of Elvira's brother Amos Nichols.
1860 at Gardner, MA: John Edgell, 55, farmer, wife, Elvira N., 53, and sons, Charles N., 16, farming, Walter E., 10. A domestic helper named Miss Maria A. Ray or Roy, 15, lived with the Edgells. In the same dwelling but enumerated as a separate family in the census were John and Elvira's daughter Emily A., 26, and her husband, Christopher C. Temple, 30, chairmaker, as well as his mother, Susan, 56.
1865 at Gardner, MA: John Edgell, 59, farmer, wife, Elvira N., 58, and a boarder, S. Luella Benton, 15, chair seater. The dwelling counted in the census right before the Edgells housed their sons, John D. and Charles N., and their families. The next house counted in the census was the residence of their daughter, Emily, and her husband, Mr. Temple.
1870 at Gardner, MA: John Edgell, 65, farmer, and wife, Elvira N., 63.
1880 at Gardner, MA: John Edgell, 75, farmer, and wife, Elvira, 73.
Census information:
1850 at Gardner, MA: John Edgell, 44, farmer, wife, Elvira, 42, and children, Emily A., 16, John D. 13, and Charles N., 7. There was also a Miss Mary Nichols, 16, residing with them. Was she a niece of Elvira?
1855 at Gardner, MA: John Edgell, 50, farmer, wife, Alvira N., 48, and children, Emily A., 22, John D., 20, farmer, Charles N., 12, Walter E., 5. Also at the home were Henry Nichols, 18, painter, and Mary Knowlton, 18. Henry, born in Vermont, was most likely the son of Elvira's brother Amos Nichols.
1860 at Gardner, MA: John Edgell, 55, farmer, wife, Elvira N., 53, and sons, Charles N., 16, farming, Walter E., 10. A domestic helper named Miss Maria A. Ray or Roy, 15, lived with the Edgells. In the same dwelling but enumerated as a separate family in the census were John and Elvira's daughter Emily A., 26, and her husband, Christopher C. Temple, 30, chairmaker, as well as his mother, Susan, 56.
1865 at Gardner, MA: John Edgell, 59, farmer, wife, Elvira N., 58, and a boarder, S. Luella Benton, 15, chair seater. The dwelling counted in the census right before the Edgells housed their sons, John D. and Charles N., and their families. The next house counted in the census was the residence of their daughter, Emily, and her husband, Mr. Temple.
1870 at Gardner, MA: John Edgell, 65, farmer, and wife, Elvira N., 63.
1880 at Gardner, MA: John Edgell, 75, farmer, and wife, Elvira, 73.
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