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Daniel Edgerton, son of Daniel and Mary (Cobb) Edgerton.

born:	September 11, 1778; Tolland, Tolland Co., CT. (VR 2:109)
died:	November 3, 1811; Tolland, Tolland Co., CT. (VR 3:61) (GI)
buried:	South Yard Cemetery; Tolland, Tolland Co., CT. (GI)

married:

May 7, 1801; Tolland, Tolland Co., CT. (VR 3:61)

Sarah Lathrop, daughter of Zebulon and Alice (Edgerton) Lathrop.

born:	December 1, 1782; Lebanon, New London Co., CT.
died:	October 23, 1863; Tolland, Tolland Co., CT. (GI)
buried:	South Yard Cemetery; Tolland, Tolland Co., CT. (GI)

Children:

Marvin, b. January 11, 1802; Tolland, Tolland Co., CT.
Linus, b. October 4, 1803; Tolland, Tolland Co., CT.
Erastus, b. June 23, 1806; Tolland, Tolland Co., CT.
Betsey, b. September 30, 1808; Tolland, Tolland Co., CT.
Phebe, b. October 23, 1810; Tolland, Tolland Co., CT.

Daniel Edgerton Jr. was born on September 11, 1778 in Tolland, Connecticut, the son of Daniel Edgerton Sr. and his second wife, Mary Cobb. Daniel was raised in Tolland, and resided there for his entire life.

Daniel Edgerton was married in Tolland, Connecticut on May 7, 1801 to Sarah (“Sally”) Lathrop, the daughter of Zebulon and Alice (Edgerton) Lathrop of Lebanon, Connecticut. Sarah was born in Lebanon on December 1, 1782, and was also descended from Richard Edgerton – through her mother, Alice Edgerton, who was a granddaughter of Richard’s third son, Samuel Edgerton. Sarah’s younger sister, Ann, was later married to Daniel’s brother, Reuben Edgerton.

Daniel and Sarah (Lathrop) Edgerton had a family of five children – three sons, Marvin, Linus and Erastus; and two daughters, Betsey and Phebe. The family was recorded in the Vital Records of Tolland, Connecticut (Book 3, page 61).

Daniel Edgerton was listed as a head of household in the 1810 Federal Census of Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut (pg. 363), at which time his name was written as “Daniel Edgerton Jun.”, in order to distinguish him from his father of the same name, who was also listed in the 1810 Tolland Census. The enumeration of Daniel’s household was as follows:

1 male “of 26 and under 45” (Daniel);

3 males “under 10 years of age” (sons Marvin, Linus and Erastus);

1 female “of 26 and under 45” (wife Sarah); and,

1 female “under 10 years of age” (daughter Betsey).

Daniel Edgerton died at Tolland, Connecticut on November 3, 1811. A record of his death was included with the family entry in the Vital Records of Tolland (Book 3, pg. 16). Daniel was buried at the South Yard Cemetery in Tolland, where his gravestone was inscribed: “In memory of Mr. Daniel Edgerton Jur who died Novr 3d 1811 in the 34th year of his age”.

At the time of the 1820 Federal Census, Daniel’s widow, Sally, and his children were enumerated in the household of his father, Daniel Edgerton Sr., in Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut. Mrs. Sally Edgerton was listed as a head of household in the 1830 Federal Census of Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut (pg. 186). At that time, the enumeration of her household was as follows:

2 males “of 20 and under 30” (sons Linus and Erastus);

1 female “of 40 and under 50” (Sally); and,

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

Mrs. Sarah (Lathrop) Edgerton survived her husband many years. She was recorded in the 1860 Federal Census of Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut (pg. 555; dwelling #95; family #97; enum. June 14, 1860), residing with her brother-in-law and sister, Reuben and Ann (Lathrop) Edgerton, at which time she was enumerated as “Sally Edgerton, aged 77, born in Connecticut”.

Sarah (Lathrop) Edgerton died on October 23, 1863, presumably at Tolland, Connecticut. She was buried beside her husband, Daniel, at the South Yard Cemetery, where her gravestone was inscribed: “Sally, widow of Daniel Edgerton, Jr. died Oct. 23, 1863, Aged 81”.

The descendants of Daniel and Sarah (Lathrop) Edgerton have not yet been researched in great detail. The eldest son, Marvin, died in Hartford, Connecticut in 1827 at the age of twenty-five (see Hartford Courant, September 24, 1827). The second son, Linus, removed to Morris County, New Jersey, where census records show that he had a wife, Phebe, and one son, Edwin. The youngest son, Erastus, was married three times; he resided in Baltimore, Maryland, Dedham, Massachusetts, and Otsego County, New York. The two daughters were each married and resided in Tolland County, Connecticut – Betsey to Benjamin Lathrop Young, and Phebe to John Wesley Isham.