Life span: 02/16/1818 to 08/25/1893TabsLife SummaryFull name: Joseph Ketchum EdgertonPlace of Birth: Vergennes, VTBurial Place: Fort Wayne, INBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 4Family: Bela Edgerton (father), Phoebe Ketchum Edgerton (mother), Hannah Maria Spies (wife)Education: OtherOther Education: Plattsburgh Academy (NY)Occupation: BusinessmanRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderPolitical Parties: DemocraticGovernment: US House of Representatives Events Major TopicsThirty-Eighth Congress of the United States Documents Images Joseph Ketchum Edgerton, circa 1864 Joseph Ketchum Edgerton, circa 1864, detail Bibliography