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The Edgerton Database |
Lebbeus Edgerton, son of Asa
and Eunice (
Catherine Doty, daughter of Barnabas and Catherine (Freeman) Doty.
Children:
Elizabeth Potter, daughter of Isaiah and Elizabeth (Barrett) Potter.
Lebbeus Edgerton was born at
Lebbeus Edgerton was married
at Lebbeus Edgerton was a Captain of the 11th Vermont Regiment during the War of 1812. The following description of Lebbeus’ military service is given in Roster of Soldiers in the War of 1812 – State of Vermont (Herbert T. Johnson, Adjutant General (comp.); 1933, pg. 148): “EGERTON, LEBBEUS, Captain. Following the War, Lebbeus Edgerton entered politics. He represented Randolph in the General Assemblies of 1825 and 1826 and in the Constitutional Convention of 1828. He was elected Lieutenant Governor on the Anti-masonic ticket in 1831. In the general election, he fell 1,860 votes short of the majority required by state law. His ultimate election took place on October 14, 1831 before a special committee convened before the Governor. Lebbeus Edgerton served as Lieutenant Governor from 1831 to 1835 under Gov. William Adams Palmer (1781 – 1860). He subsequently served two terms as State Senator in 1837 and 1839. In 1832, Lebbeus Edgerton was responsible for the construction of second the State House in Montpelier and served as its first superintendant. Construction began the following spring and was completed by the time of the October 1836 legislative session. The House served as the State Capital from October 1838 until January 5, 1857, when it was destroyed by fire. The Lebbeus Edgerton house located on Main Street in Randolph, Vermont is still standing and in very well-maintained condition. The house is a two-and-a-half story, brick town house with elaborate exterior detail and was presumably constructed circa 1801. A detailed summary of the building’s history was included in the Historic American Buildings Survey, Index #VT,9-RAND,1 (National Park Service, Eastern Office, Division of Design and Construction; 120 S. Third St.; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). In May 2006, the Survey was supplemented with a number of interior and exterior photographs. On November 8, 1832, Lebbeus Edgerton was appointed superintendant of construction of the Vermont State House at Montpelier. “Libbeus Edgerton” was
listed as a head of household in the 1800 Federal Census
of Randolph, 1 male “of 26 and under 45” (Lebbeus); 1 male “of 10 and under 16” (?); 1 female “of 26 and under 45” (wife Catherine); and, 1 female “of 16 and under 26” (?). The household of “Lebbeus
Egerton” was recorded in the 1810 Federal Census
of Randolph, 2 males “of 26 and under 45” (Lebbeus and ?); 3 males “of 16 and under 26” (?); 1 female “of 26 and under 45” (wife Catherine). The household of “Libbeus
Edgerton” was recorded in the 1820 Federal Census
of Randolph, 1 male “of 45 years and upwards” (Lebbeus); 1 male “of 26 and under 45” (?); 1 male “of 16 and under 26” (?); 1 male “of 10 and under 16” (?); 1 male “under 10 years of age” (son Lebbeus Jr.); 1 female “of 45 years and upwards” (wife Catherine); 1 female “of 16 and under 26” (?); and, 1 female “of 10 and under 16” (?). Lebbeus’ first wife,
Catherine, died at The household of Lebbeus
Edgerton was recorded in the 1830 Federal Census
of Randolph, 1 male “of 50 and under 60” (Lebbeus); 1 male “of 20 and under 30” (?); 1 male “of 15 and under 20” (son Lebbeus Jr.); and, 1 female “of 40 and under 50” (?). Lebbeus was remarried on
December 28, 1831 to Mrs. Elizabeth (Potter) Howe, widow of James Howe and
daughter of Isaiah and Elizabeth (Barrett) Potter of Lebanon, New
Hampshire. The household of “Leb
Edgerton” was recorded in the 1840 Federal Census
of Randolph, 1 male “60 and under 70” (Lebbeus); 1 male “20 and under 30” (?); 1 female “50 and under 60” (second wife Elizabeth); and, 1 female “30 and under 40” (?). Lebbeus Edgerton died at “Deaths... In Randolph, Aug. 18, HON. LEBEUS EDGERTON, former Lieut. Governor of Vermont, 70.” Lebbeus’ second wife,
Elizabeth, died two years later – on September 5, 1848. She was buried at the Lebbeus’ only known son,
Lebbeus Edgerton Jr., resided in Original Source Documents: Enlistment
Record – Lebbeus Edgerton; U. S. Army Register of Enlistments 1798-1814;
pg. 115, no. 839. 1800
Federal Census – household of Lebbeus Edgerton; Randolph, Orange Co., VT. 1810
Federal Census – household of Lebbeus Edgerton; Randolph, Orange Co., VT. 1820
Federal Census – household of Lebbeus Edgerton; Randolph, Orange Co., VT. 1830
Federal Census – household of Lebbeus Edgerton; Randolph, Orange Co., VT. 1840
Federal Census – household of Lebbeus Edgerton; Randolph, Orange Co., VT. Obituary
notice – Mrs. Catherine (Doty) Edgerton; Vermont Chronicle – Friday, September 8, 1826. Obituary
notice – Lebbeus Edgerton; The New
Hampshire Sentinel (Keene, New Hampshire) – August 26, 1846. Obituary
notice – Lebbeus Edgerton; Vermont
Chronicle – Wednesday, September 9, 1846. Gravestone
photo – Lebbeus Edgerton; Randolph Center Cemetery; Randolph, Orange Co.,
VT. Gravestone
photo – Mrs. Catherine (Doty) Edgerton; Randolph Center Cemetery; Randolph, Orange Co., VT. Gravestone
photo – Mrs. Elizabeth (Potter) Howe Edgerton; Randolph Center Cemetery; Randolph, Orange
Co., VT. |
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