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The Edgerton Database |
Ebenezer Edgerton, son of Ebenezer and Desire (Granger) Edgerton.
Almira Stratton
Children:
Ebenezer Edgerton Jr. was born at West Granby,
Connecticut in the year 1764, the eldest son of Ebenezer and Desire (Granger)
Edgerton. He was raised in West Granby,
Connecticut and resided there for the majority of his lifetime, with the
exception of some years in Tolland County, Massacusetts. Ebenezer Edgerton was married at Granby,
Connecticut in March 1786 to Almira Stratton.
Almira’s parentage has not yet been investigated but she was in all
probability related to the numerous Stratton families that resided in Granby
at this time. Ebenezer and Almira
Edgerton are known to have had five children (all born in Granby) – Ebenezer
S., Desire, Almira, Rachel and Lucy Ann.
There were probably other children who have not yet been discovered. “Ebenezer Egeton Jr.” was listed as a head of
household in the 1790 Federal Census
of Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut (pg.
470). The enumeration of his household
was as follows: 1
males “over 16 years of age”
(Ebenezer); and, 2
females (wife Almira and daughter ?). For some reason, Ebenezer’s eldest son, Ebenezer
S. Edgerton, born in 1788, was omitted from the enumeration. Ebenezer’s father, “Ebenezer Egeton Sr.”
was also listed as a head of household in this census. Curiously, there does not appear to be any record
of Ebenezer Edgerton Jr. in either the 1800 or the 1810 Federal Censuses of
Hartford County, Connecticut. He was
listed as a head of household in the 1820 Federal Census
of Granby,
Hartford County, Connecticut (pg. 280), at which time his name was written
“Eben. Egerton Jr.”, so as to distinguish him from his father of the same
name, who was also residing in Granby at this time – presumably in the
household of Ebenezer’s younger brother, Jacob. The household of “Eben. Egerton Jr.” was
enumerated with the following individuals: 1 male “of 45 years and upwards” (Ebenezer); 1 female “of 45 years and upward” (wife Almira); 3 females “of 16 and under 26” (daughters Desire, Almira and Rachel); and, 1 female “of 10 and under 16” (daughter Lucy Ann). Ebenezer Edgerton Jr. had served as a private in
the Connecticut Continental line during the Revolution. He applied for a Revolutionary War Pension
on May 12, 1818. He was issued a Certificate
of Pension on November 12, 1818 and subsequently placed on the Hartford
County Pension
Roll effective May 12, 1812, with a monthly allowance of $8.00. On August 2, 1820, Ebenezer gave an affidavit
attesting to his poor health and mentioning his “four daughters...Desire aged
twenty one…Almira aged nineteen, Rachel aged seventeen and Lucy aged
twelve. In September 1826, Ebenezer
Edgerton removed to Hampden County, Massachusetts, where the Pension
Roll (pg. 23) reports that he had transferred from Connecticut and “Died
June 11, 1827”. On August 1, 1853,
Ebenezer’s youngest daughter, “Lucy Hamilton, a resident of Colebrook” gave
an affidavit
petitioning for a Revolutionary Pension on behalf of her father. According to the affidavit, the surviving
children of Ebenezer and Almira (Stratton) Edgerton living in 1853 were
Ebenezer S. Edgerton (aged 65), Desire Edgerton and Lucy Hamilton. The following interesting
item appeared in The Pittsburgh
Dispatch on Thursday, May 30, 1889: “Mr. Augustus Hamilton, of North Colebrook, Conn., uses three times a week a razor with which his grandfather, Ebenezer Edgerton, of Grandby, used to shave the face of George Washington. While serving in the Revolutionary War Edgerton being then only 16 years of age, rescued two soldiers who had broken through the ice on a river. This brought him under the especial notice of General Washington, who made him his valet. The razor has a fine edge and a clear ring to this day. It is said to have been very satisfactory to the Father of his Country.” Original Source Documents: 1790 Federal Census
– household of Ebenezer Edgerton; Granby,
Hartford Co., CT. 1820 Federal Census
– household of Ebenezer Edgerton; Granby, Hartford Co., CT. Certificate
of Pension – Ebenezer Edgerton; November 12, 1818, Hartford Co., CT;
Revolutionary War Pension File #S34793. Pension
Affidavit – Ebenezer Edgerton; August 2, 1820, Granby, Hartford Co., CT;
Revolutionary War Pension File #S34793. Pension
Affidavit – Lucy Ann (Edgerton) Hamilton; August 1, 1853, Colebrook,
Litchfield Co., CT; Revolutionary War Pension
File #S34793 Pension
Roll – Ebenezer Edgerton; Revolutionary War Pension Rolls, Hartford Co.,
CT 1818 – 1832; pg. 194. Pension
Roll – Ebenezer Edgerton; Revolutionary War Pension Rolls, Hampden Co.,
MA 1818 – 1832; pg. 23. Newspaper item
– The Pittsburgh Dispatch – Thursday,
May 30, 1889. |
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