The

Edgerton

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

born:	January 9, 1809; Coventry, Chenango Co., NY. (BR)
died:	March 1, 1889; Franklin, Delaware Co., NY. (NY State DC #7191)

married:

1: September 29, 1827; Franklin, Delaware Co., NY. (BR)

Sally Payne, daughter of Hezekiah and Malinda (Upson) Payne.

born:	~1808; Waterbury, New Haven Co., CT. (CR NY1850 Franklin – “ae 42y”)
died:	April 8, 1868; Franklin, Delaware Co., NY. (OB Delaware Co. Gazette 4/15/1868)

Children:

Sarah Elizabeth, b. ~1838; Franklin, Delaware Co., NY.

married:

2: November 21, 1870; Franklin, Delaware Co., NY. (MA Delaware Co. Gazette 11/30/1870)

Mrs. Adaline A. Chapman

born:	~1810. (from age at death, OB Delaware Co. Gazette 7/24/1872 – “ae 62y”)
died:	July 21, 1872; Franklin, Delaware Co., NY. (OB Delaware Co. Gazette 7/24/1872)

married:

Delia Barnes

born:	September 1825; New York. (CR NY1900 Franklin)
died:	March 3, 1915; Franklin, Delaware Co., NY. (NY State DC #13772)
buried:	Ouleout Valley Cemetery; Franklin, Delaware Co., NY. (GI)

The household of Hiram Edgerton was recorded in the 1830 Federal Census of Sidney, Delaware County, New York (pg. 195), with the following enumeration:

2 males “of 20 and under 30” (Hiram and ?);

1 male “of 15 and under 20” (?); and,

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

The household of Hiram Edgerton was recorded in the 1840 Federal Census of Franklin, Delaware County, New York (pg. 442), with the following enumeration:

1 male “30 and under 40” (Hiram);

1 female “30 and under 40” (wife Sally); and,

1 female “under 5 years” (daughter Sarah).

The household of Hiram Edgerton was recorded in the 1850 Federal Census of Franklin, Delaware County, New York (pg. 67; dwelling #81; family #88; enum. July 22, 1850), as follows:

Hiram Edgerton	41	b. NY	tavernkeeper $4,000 real estate
Sally	42	b. NY
Elizabeth	12	b. NY
Lucy Cary	14	b. NY
Elizabeth Dart	25	b. NY
Franklin Benedict	24	b. NY
Collins Buell	18	b. NY

The household of Hiram Edgerton was recorded in the 1860 Federal Census of Franklin, Delaware County, New York (pg. 80; dwelling #630; family #659; enum. July 9, 1860), as follows:

Hiram Edgerton	51	b. NY	merchant $2,500 real estate / $2,000 personal estate
Sally	53	b. NY
Sarah E.	22	b. NY
Joseph Redfield	29	b. NY	merchant clerk $200 personal estate
Mary Burdick	16	b. NY	domestic

The following obituary for Mrs. Sally (Payne) Edgerton was published in The Oneonta Herald on April 22, 1868:

“DIED – In Franklin, 18th, inst., Mrs. Hiram Edgerton, in her 61st year.”

At the time of the 1870 Federal Census, Hiram Edgerton was residing in Franklin, Delaware County, New York in the household of his son-in-law, Dwight Thompson (pg. 155; dwelling #77; family #95; enum. June 28, 1870). He was enumerated as, “H. Edgerton, shoe merchant, aged 61, born in New York, with $3,000 real estate and $1,000 personal estate”.

The following obituary notice for Mrs. Adeline Edgerton was published in The Oneonta Herald on August 1, 1872:

“DIED – EDGERTON.- In Franklin, July 21st, Mrs. Hiram Edgerton, aged 62 years”

Original Source Documents:

1830 Federal Census – household of Hiram Edgerton; Sidney, Delaware Co., NY.

1840 Federal Census – household of Hiram Edgerton; Franklin, Delaware Co., NY.

1850 Federal Census – household of Hiram Edgerton; Franklin, Delaware Co., NY.

1860 Federal Census – household of Hiram Edgerton; Franklin, Delaware Co., NY.