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Edward Miles Edgerton, son of Daniel Lee and Lucretia (Case) Edgerton.

born:	August 17, 1817; Barkhamsted, Litchfield Co., CT. (GI)
died:	June 26, 1864; Suffield, Hartford Co., CT. (GI)
buried:	West Suffield Cemetery; Suffield, Hartford Co., CT. (GI)

married:

September 17, 1839; Barkhamsted, Litchfield Co., CT. (VR 209)

Tirzah Case, daughter of Ezra and Dorcas (Case) Case.

born:	January 21, 1818; Barkhamsted, Litchfield Co., CT.
died:	June 1866; Suffield, Hartford Co., CT.

Children:

Edward Miles, b. May 19, 1840; Suffield, Hartford Co., CT.

Edward Miles Edgerton I was born at Barkhamsted, Connecticut on August 17, 1817, the eldest son of Daniel Lee and Lucretia (Case) Edgerton. During his childhood, Edward’s parents resided variously in Barkhamsted, West Granby, and Suffield, Connecticut. Upon his maturity, Edward settled in Suffield, where he resided for most of his lifetime. He was a farmer by profession.

Edward M. Edgerton was married on September 17, 1839 at Barkhamsted, Connecticut to Tirzah Case, daughter of Ezra and Dorcas (Case) Case of Barkhamsted. Tirzah was born in Barkhamsted on January 21, 1818. She was a distant relative of Edward’s mother, Lucretia Case.

Edward and Tirzah (Case) Edgerton had only one child – a son, Edward Miles Edgerton II, born at Suffield, Connecticut on May 19, 1840.

The household of Edward M. Edgerton was recorded in the 1840 Federal Census of Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut (pg. 201), with the following enumeration:

1 male “20 and under 30” (Edward);

1 male “15 and under 20” (?);

1 male “10 and under 15” (?);

1 male “under 5 years” (son Edward); and,

1 female “20 and under 30” (wife Tirzah).

The household of Edward M. Edgerton was recorded in the 1850 Federal Census of Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut (pg. 90; dwelling #52; family # 61; enum. September 10, 1850), as follows:

Edward M. Edgerton	33	b. CT	farmer
Tirza	33	b. CT
Edward M.	11	b. CT
Lester	23	b. CT

The household of Edward M. Edgerton was recorded in the 1860 Federal Census of Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut (pg. 587; dwelling #1; family #1; enum. June 6, 1860). The family was enumerated as follows:

Edwd M. Edgerton	42	b. CT	farmer $500 real estate / $50 personal estate
Thirsey	42	b. CT
Luanna Phelps	21	b. CT
Edwd M. Edgerton Jr.	20	b. CT	farmer
James Gillet	28	b. MA	farmer
Sardis Lee	58	b. CT	farmer
Cornelia E. Edgerton	31	b. CT

Edward Miles Edgerton I died on June 26, 1864, presumably at Suffield, Connecticut. He was buried at the West Suffield Cemetery, where his gravestone was inscribed with the complete dates of his birth and death. Edward’s only son, Edward Miles Edgerton II, his daughter-in-law, Charlotte Edgerton, and a grandson, Grant Edward Edgerton, were also buried in the same plot at West Suffield Cemetery.

Edward’s widow, “Tirzah Edgerton”, was remarried on April 7, 1866 at East Granby, Connecticut to Edward Spencer of Suffield. According to the marriage record (VRp 28), Tirzah was aged 45, born in Granby and this was her second marriage. According to Ruth Cost Duncan’s genealogy of the Case Family (John Case and his Descendants), Mrs. Tirzah (Case) Edgerton Spencer died in June of 1866, aged 48 years.

Original Source Documents:

1840 Federal Census – household of Edward Miles Edgerton; Suffield, Hartford Co., CT.

1850 Federal Census – household of Edward Miles Edgerton; Suffield, Hartford Co., CT.

1860 Federal Census – household of Edward Miles Edgerton; Suffield, Hartford Co., CT.