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James Harvey Edgerton, son of Ariel and Edna (Huntington) Edgerton.

born:	September 7, 1796; Norwich, New London Co., CT. (FG1)
died:	April 1, 1868; Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co., NY. (GI)
buried:	Union Cemetery; Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co., NY. (GI)

married:

1: February 7, 1819; Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co., NY.

Olive Morgan, daughter of Forrest and Olive (Shaw) Morgan.

born:	March 6, 1797; Rochester, Windsor Co., VT.
died:	February 3, 1843; Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co., NY. (GI)
buried:	Union Cemetery; Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co., NY. (GI)

Children:

Emily Amelia, b. January 7, 1820; Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co., NY.
Orvis Darwin, b. August 15, 1821; Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co., NY.
Charles Andrew, b. July 21, 1825; Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co., NY.
Ezra Huntington, b. June 17, 1828; Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co., NY.
Lydia Sophia, b. April 16, 1831; Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co., NY.
Harriet Maria, b. November 2, 1834; Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co., NY.
Esther Cleora, b. April 16, 1837; Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co., NY.

married:

2: January 30, 1849; Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co., NY.

Mariam Parker, daughter of Levi and Mary (Lyon) Parker.

born:	May 5, 1804; Royalton, Windsor Co., VT. (GI)
died:	June 24, 1883; Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co., NY. (GI)
buried:	Garfield Cemetery; Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co., NY. (GI)

James Harvey Edgerton was born on September 7, 1796, the son of Ariel and Edna (Huntington) Edgerton. He was born in Norwich, Connecticut, but grew up in Brookfield, Vermont, where his father had settled very shortly after James’ birth.

As a young man, James, together with two of his elder brothers (Charles and Nathan), removed from Brookfield and settled in Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York, in the far northwestern corner of that state. There, James was married on February 7, 1819 to Olive Morgan, daughter of Forrest and Olive (Shaw) Morgan. Olive was born on March 6, 1797 in Rochester, Vermont. James and Olive resided in Potsdam and had a family of seven children – three sons and four daughters.

The household of James H. Edgerton was recorded in the 1820 Federal Census of Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York (pg. 134), with the following enumeraton:

1 male “of 16 and under 26” (James);

1 female “of 16 and under 26” (wife Olive); and,

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

The household of James Edgerton was recorded in the 1830 Federal Census of Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York (pg. 135), with the following enumeration:

1 male “of 30 and under 40” (James);

2 males “of 5 and under 10” (sons Orvis and Charles);

1 male “under 5 years of age” (son Ezra);

1 female “of 30 and under 45” (wife Olive); and,

1 female “of 10 and under 15” (daughter Emily).

The household of James H. “Egerton” was recorded in the 1840 Federal Census of Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York (pg. 199), with the following enumeration:

1 male “40 and under 50” (James);

1 male “15 and under 20” (son Orvis);

2 males “10 and under 15” (sons Charles and Ezra);

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

1 female “20 and under 30” (daughter Emily);

2 females “5 and under 10” (daughters Lydia and Harriet); and,

1 female “under 5” (daughter Esther).

Mrs. Olive (Morgan) Edgerton died at Potsdam, New York on February 3, 1843. James was remarried on January 30, 1849 to Mariam Parker, daughter of Levi and Mary (Lyon) Parker of Royalton, Vermont. Mariam was born on May 5, 1804 in Royalton, Vermont. James Edgerton had no children by his second wife.

James was a farmer by trade and lived in Potsdam for the whole of his adult life. His household was recorded in the 1850 Federal Census of Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York, as follows:

James H. Edgerton	53	b. CT	farmer
Mariam P.	46	b. VT
Harriet	16	b. NY
Esther C.	13	b. NY

The household of James H. Edgerton was recorded in the 1860 Federal Census of Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York (pg. 818; dwelling #463; family #486; enum. July 11, 1860), as follows:

James H. Edgerton	63	b. CT	farmer $520 real estate / $400 pers. estate
Miriam	57	b. VT

James Harvey Edgerton died at Potsdam, New York on April 1, 1868, aged 71 years. He was buried beside his first wife, Olive, and son, Ezra, at Union Cemetery in Potsdam. James’ elder brother, Charles, his wife, Elizabeth (Shaw) Edgerton, and several in-laws were also buried at the Union Cemetery, which unfortunately has been the target of numerous vandalisms over the years and is now reportedly in severe disrepair.

James’ two elder sons – Orvis Darwin and Charles Andrew – later returned to their father’s homestate and settled in the village of Northfield (just to the north of Brookfield, where their father grew up). They operated a successful banking business there under the name “Edgerton Brothers” and were highly respected members of the community throughout the latter part of the 1800’s.

We are grateful to Amy M. Hicks of Round Rock, Texas, who has provided much of the information included here regarding the daughters of James Edgerton. Ms. Hicks is descended from James and Olive Edgerton’s youngest daughter, Esther Cleora (Edgerton) Wood.