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Calvin Edgerton, son of Roger and Betsey (Cole) Edgerton.

 

born:

July 19, 1797; Coventry, Chenango Co., NY.  (BR)

died:

April 20, 1875; Coventry, Chenango Co., NY.  (GI)

buried:

Chapel Hill Cemetery; Coventry, Chenango Co., NY.  (GI)

 

married:

1:  November 28, 1822; Coventry, Chenango Co., NY.  (BR)

 

Betsey Manning, daughter of Nathaniel and Anna (White) Manning.

 

born:

September 13, 1799; Coventry, Chenango Co., NY.

died:

November 1, 1829; Coventry, Chenango Co., NY.  (GI)

buried:

Wylie Cemetery; Coventry, Chenango Co., NY.  (GI)

 

Children:

  1. Eliza Ann, b. July 2, 1824; Coventry, Chenango Co., NY.
  2. George Washington, b. October 1, 1825; Coventry, Chenango Co., NY.
  3. William Henry, b. February 11, 1827; Coventry, Chenango Co., NY.
  4. Henry Leroy, b. October 3, 1829; Coventry, Chenango Co., NY.

 

 

 

 

married:

2:  October 30, 1830; Coventry, Chenango Co., NY.  (BR)

 

Eunice R. Tisdale

 

born:

~1800; Connecticut.  (CR NY1860 Coventry – “ae 60y”)

died:

May 13, 1862; Coventry, Chenango Co., NY.  (GI)

buried:

Chapel Hill Cemetery; Coventry, Chenango Co., NY.  (GI)

 


The houshold of Calvin Edgerton was recorded in the 1840 Federal Census of Coventry, Chenango County, New York (pg. 247), as follows:

 

1 male “of 40 and under 50”  (Calvin);

1 male “of 10 and under 15”  (son George);

1 female “of 30 and under 40”  (second wife, Eunice); and,

1 female “of 15 and under 20”  (daughter Eliza Ann).

 

The household of Calvin Edgerton was recorded in the 1850 Federal Census of Coventry, Chenango County, New York (pg. 743; dwelling #904; family #952; enum. July 29, 1850), as follows:

 

Calvin Edgerton

52

b. NY

farmer     $2,500 real estate

Eunice

40

b. CT

 

George

25

b. NY

farmer

Betsy

79

b. CT

 

Lucy Brown

40

b. NY

 

Frances Stevens

14

b. NY

 

Augustus Elliot

12

b. NY

 

 

The household of Calvin Edgerton was again recorded in the 1860 Federal Census of Coventry, Chenango County, New York (pg. 407; dwelling #2195; family #295; enum. August 22, 1860), as follows:

 

Calvin Edgerton

64

b. NY

farmer     $1,200 real estate / $800 personal estate

Eunice R.

60

b. CT

 

Sally Salsbury

18

b. NY

domestic

 

At the time of the 1870 Federal Census, Calvin Edgerton was recorded in the household of his son-in-law, Cyrus Smith, in Coventry, Chenango County, New York (pg. 79; dwelling #236; family #237; enum. June 24, 1870).  He was enumerated as “Calvin Edgerton, aged 72, born in New York “.

 

Calvin Edgerton died at Coventry, New York on April 20, 1875.  He was buried at the Chapel Hill Cemetery, where a joint monument contains the following inscriptions for Calvin and his second wife, Eunice:

 

CALVIN EDGERTON

DIED

APR 20, 1875

Aged 77 Yrs

& 9 mos

EUNICE

Wife of

CALVIN EDGERTON

DIED

MAY 13, 1862

Aged 61 Yrs

 


 

Original Source Documents:

 

1840 Federal Census – household of Calvin Edgerton; Coventry, Chenango Co., NY.

1850 Federal Census – household of Calvin Edgerton; Coventry, Chenango Co., NY.

1860 Federal Census – household of Calvin Edgerton; Coventry, Chenango Co., NY.

Family record – Roger Edgerton Family Bible; Revolutionary War Pension File, #W19219.

Gravestone photo – Calvin Edgerton; Chapel Hill Cemetery; Coventry, Chenango Co., NY.

Gravestone photo – Mrs. Eunice R. (Tisdale) Edgerton; Chapel Hill Cemetery; Coventry, Chenango Co., NY.