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Marcus C. Edgerton, son of Daniel Lee and Lucretia (Case) Edgerton.

Antoinette Goddard, daughter of Truman and Betsey Hollister (Latimer) Goddard.

Children:

1. Frank, b. February 3, 1854; Canton, Hartford Co., CT.
2. Alfred M., b. February 25, 1855; Canton, Hartford Co., CT. 
3. Hattie Rosalia, b. March 11, 1857; Bloomfield, Hartford Co., CT.

Betsy Ann Goddard, daughter of Truman and Betsey Hollister (Latimer) Goddard.

Mary E. Hayes

Children:

4. Alfred Marcus, b. 1867; Agawam, Hampden Co., MA.
5. Cora Jeanette, b. October 1869; Agawam, Hampden Co., MA.
6. Hattie, b. October 17, 1872; Southwick, Hampden Co., MA.

Marcus C. Edgerton was born April 1825 at Barkhamsted, Connecticut, the fourth son and fifth child of Daniel Lee and Lucretia (Case) Edgerton.  His full name may have been Marcus Case Edgerton, after one of his uncles – Marcus Case, older brother of his mother, Lucretia.  Marcus was raised in Barkhamsted and Granby, Connecticut.  During his adult life, he resided throughout Litchfield and Hartford Counties in Connecticut (New Hartford, Canton, Bloomfield, Plainville, Granby) and also lived for a time in Hampden County, Massachusetts (Agawam and Southwick).

“Marcus Adjutant, wagonmaker, aged 23, b. Connecticut” was recorded in the 1850 Federal Census of New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut (pg. 125; dwelling #182; family #203; enum. October 12, 1850).  He was residing in the household of Abiano [?] Wilcox. 

Marcus C. Edgerton was married three times.  His first wife was Antoinette Goddard, daughter of Truman and Betsey Hollister (Latimer) Goddard of Canton, Connecticut.  According to the 1850 Federal Census of Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, Antoinette was born in Connecticut circa 1833.  No primary record of Marcus and Antoinette’s marriage has been found, however it probably took place circa 1852 – 1853 in Canton.  Marcus and Antoinette (Goddard) Edgerton had three children:  Frank, Alfred M. and Hattie Rosalia.  The births of the two sons were recorded in Canton, and the birth of the daughter, Hattie, was recorded at Bloomfield.  The younger two children both died young and were buried at the Canton Center Cemetery.  There is no further account of the elder son, Frank, beyond his enumeration in the 1860 Federal Census (see below).

Mrs. Antoinette (Goddard) Edgerton died of consumption at Simsbury, Connecticut on April 15, 1860.  The following obituary notice was printed in the The Hartford Courant on April 21, 1860:

“DEATHS… In Simsbury, April 15, of consumption Antoinette Edgerton, wife of Marcus C. Edgerton, and daughter of Truman Goddard, late deceased of Canton, AE 24.  [Massachusetts papers please copy.]”

There is no record of where Antoinette was buried.  She may have been buried beside her two children at the Canton Center Cemetery, although no stone is found for her there.

Marcus “Edgertone” and his son Frank were recorded in the 1860 Federal Census of Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, residing in the household of his brother-in-law, Burton Goddard (pg. 470; dwelling #40; family #40; enum. August 3, 1860).  The household was enumerated as follows:

Marcus Edgerton was remarried on July 4, 1861 at Canton, Connecticut to Mrs. Betsey Ann (Goddard) Brooks, widow of Charles Brooks and sister of his first wife.  According to the marriage record (Canton VR 2:20), Marcus was aged 35, born in Hartland, Connecticut, and a resident of New Hartford, Connecticut; and Betsey was aged 28, born in Canton, Connecticut.  Marcus had no children with his second wife.  Betsey died at Canton on August 22, 1866.  Her death was recorded in the Canton Vital Records (2:28), listing her as “Betsey A. Edgerton”.  According to the record, she was aged 34 years and 6 months, a housekeeper, born in Canton, Connecticut.

Marcus Edgerton, of Canton, Connecticut, enlisted on December 9, 1861 for service in the Union Army.  He served as a private in L Company; 12th Connecticut Infantry Regiment.  The regiment fought in a handful of battles in Louisiana between February 1862 and January 1863.  Marcus was discharged January 6, 1863 on disability.  [see Connecticut: Record of Service of Men during War of Rebellion; Case, Lockwood & Brainard, 1889]

Marcus’ third wife was Mrs. Mary E. (Hayes) Levett, whom he married at Granby, Connecticut on May 19, 1867.  The record of their marriage (Granby VR 3:308) states that Marcus was aged 42, born in Barkhamsted, Connecticut; and that Mary was aged 31, born in Granby, Connecticut.  Sometime after his third marriage, Marcus removed for a time to Agawam (Feeding Hills), Massachusetts, where his elder brother, Anson Stiles Edgerton, had resided for many years.  Marcus and Mary (Hayes) Edgerton had three children – one son, Alfred Marcus, and two daughters, Cora Jeanette and Hattie.  The younger daughter died at the age of two years.

The household of Marcus Edgerton was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Southwick, Hampden County, Massachusetts (pg. 497; dwelling #143; family #154; enum. August 16, 1870), as follows:

The household of Marcus Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut (pg. 547; dwelling #84; family #105; enum. June 1880), as follows:

Marcus C. Edgerton applied for a Civil War invalid pension on January 25, 1878.  The application cited Marcus’ service in the 12th Connecticut Infantry (Co. H).  Marcus’ widow, “Mary Edgerton”, later applied for a widow’s pension on December 10, 1888.  The latter application was filed from the state of Connecticut.  (see National Archives Pension Applications; Application #247579, Certificate #332622; and Application #385152, Certificate #265304)

Marcus Edgerton died at West Granby, Connecticut on November 18, 1887.  According to the record of his death (Granby VR 3:592), he was aged 62 years and 7 months, married, a mechanic, born in Granby, Connecticut, the son of Lee Edgerton.  Marcus Edgerton was buried at the Non-Sectarian Cemetery in Simsbury, Connecticut, where his gravestone inscription lists him as “M. C. Edgerton”. 

Marcus’ third wife, Mary, was later committed to the Psychiatric Hospital at Middletown, Connecticut, where she died on March 16, 1894.  According to the record of Mary’s death (Middletown VR 12:310), she was a widow, aged 57 years, and had been born in Granby, Connecticut.  The cause of death was given as “valvular disease of the heart”.

Original Source Documents:

Obituary notice – Mrs. Antoinette (Goddard) Edgerton – The Hartford Courant – April 21, 1860.

1860 Federal Census – household of Burton Goddard; Canton, Hartford Co., CT.

1870 Federal Census – household of Marcus C. Edgerton; Southwick, Hampden Co., MA.

1880 Federal Census – household of Marcus C. Edgerton; Plainville, Hartford Co., CT.