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The Edgerton Database |
Levi Edgerton, son of Zebulon and Abigail (Palmer) Edgerton.
Margaret ----
Children:
Levi Edgerton was born at Franklin (then Norwich),
Connecticut on June 14, 1781, the second son of Zebulon and Abigail (Palmer)
Edgerton. He was raised in Franklin
and removed with his parents and siblings to Onondaga County, New York circa
1802. The Edgerton family settled at
Delphi Falls in the southeastern district of Pompey Township. Levi resided in Pompey for the remainder of
his life. He made his living as a
farmer. Levi Edgerton’s wife was named Margaret. According to the 1850 Federal Census (see
below), she was born circa 1777 in the state of Massachusetts. Nothing further is known yet of her surname
or ancestry. Levi and Margaret reportedly
had seven children – five of whom have currently been identified and are
buried at the Delphi Falls Cemetery with their mother. The following item from The Madison County Examiner published
on July 12, 1843, reports the tragic history of the family: “Hiram Edgerton died July 9, 1843 in Pompey, aged 27 years , the last of 7 children of Levi Edgerton, who with one exception lived to come of age and have, one after another, died within six years.” The household of Levi Edgerton was recorded in the 1820 Federal Census
of Pompey, Onondaga County, New York (pg. 71), with the following
enumeration: 1 male “of 26 and
under 45” (Levi), 1 male “of 10 and
under 16” (son Lorin); 3 males “under 10
years of age” (son Horace, Hiram and
?); 1 female “of 26 and
under 45” (wife Margaret); and, 2 females “under
10 years of age” (daughters Lurene and
Eliza). The
household of Levi Edgerton was recorded in the 1830 Federal Census
of Pompey, Onondaga County, New York (pg. 271), with the following
enumeration: 1 male “of 40 and
under 50” (Levi); 1 male “of 20 and
under 30” (son Lorin); 2 males “of 15
and under 20” (sons Horace and ?); 1 male “of 10 and
under 15” (son Hiram); 1 female “of 40
and under 50” (wife Margaret); 1 female “of 15
and under 20” (daughter Lurene); and, 1 female “of 10
and under 15” (daughter Eliza). The
household of Levi Edgerton was recorded in the 1840 Federal Census
of Pompey, Onondaga County, New York (pg. 173), with the following
enumeration: 1 male “of 50 and
under 60” (Levi); 3 males “of 20
and under 30” (sons Horace, Hiram and
?); and, 1 female “of 50
and under 60” (wife Margaret). The
household of Levi Edgerton was recorded in the 1850 Federal Census
of Pompey, Onondaga County, New York (pg. 88; dwelling #1373; family #1409;
enum. Sept. 5, 1850), as follows:
The household of Levi Edgerton was recorded in the 1860 Federal Census of Pompey,
Original Source Documents: 1820 Federal Census – household of Levi Edgerton; Pompey, Onondaga Co., NY. 1830 Federal Census – household of Levi Edgerton; Pompey, Onondaga Co., NY. 1840 Federal Census – household of Levi Edgerton; Pompey, Onondaga Co., NY. 1850 Federal Census – household of Levi Edgerton; Pompey, Onondaga Co., NY. 1860 Federal Census – household of Levi Edgerton; Pompey, Onondaga Co., NY. |
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