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Oliver Edgerton, son of Hezekiah and Sina (Richardson) Edgerton.

born:	May 1815; Coventry, Tolland Co., CT.
died:	March 24, 1883; Coventry, Tolland Co., CT. (VR 6:454-5) (GI)
buried:	Nathan Hale Cemetery; Coventry, Tolland Co., CT. (GI)

married:

March 1838; Coventry, Tolland Co., CT. (MA Christian Secretary 3/23/1838)

Lucy Brown

born:	October 9, 1814; Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT.
died:	March 22, 1892; Coventry, Tolland Co., CT. (VR 6:474-5) (GI)
buried:	Nathan Hale Cemetery; Coventry, Tolland Co., CT. (GI)

Children:

Daniel W., b. September 12, 1839; Coventry, Tolland Co., CT.
Joseph Grant, b. February 5, 1844; Coventry, Tolland Co., CT.
Carlos H., b. August 1851; Coventry, Tolland Co., CT.
Frank Wesley, b. September 22, 1854; Coventry, Tolland Co., CT.

Oliver Edgerton was born in Coventry, Connecticut in May of 1815, the son of Hezekiah Edgerton III and his second wife, Sina Richardson. No primary record of Oliver’s birth has been located. The month and year cited here are derived from the age at death reported in his death record (Coventry VR 6:454-5). Oliver was raised in Coventry and resided there his entire life. He made his living as a farmer, butcher and laborer.

Oliver Edgerton was married to Miss Lucy Brown in March of 1838. A notice of their marriage was published in the Christian Secretary newspaper on March 23, 1838. Lucy’s parentage is not yet known. According to the age reported in her death record (Coventry VR 6:474-5), she was born October 9, 1814 in Mansfield, Connecticut. Lucy may have been related to John B. Brown, who married Oliver’s cousin, Jane Edgerton. John and Jane were later witnesses to Lucy’s will.

Oliver and Lucy Edgerton had four sons – Daniel W., Joseph Grant, Carlos H. and Frank Wesley. The sons were all presumably born in Coventry, although no records of the family are found in the Coventry Vital Records. The death records of the two elder sons – Daniel and Joseph – confirm that they were born in Coventry.

The household of Oliver Edgerton was recorded in the 1840 Federal Census of Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut (pg. 96), with the following enumeration:

1 male “20 and under 30” (Oliver);

1 male “under 5 years” (son Daniel); and,

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

The household of Oliver Edgerton was recorded in the 1850 Federal Census of Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut (pg. 321; dwelling #200, family #215; enum. Aug. 6, 1850), as follows:

Oliver Edgerton	35	b. CT	laborer
Lucy	35	b. CT
Daniel W.	10	b. CT	att. school
Joseph W.	6	b. CT	att. school
Lois Brown	55	b. CT

The household of Oliver Edgerton was recorded in the 1860 Federal Census of Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut (pg. 343; dwelling #231; family #250; enum. June 28, 1860), as follows:

Oliver Edgerton	45	b. CT	farmer $700 real estate / $200 pers. estate
Lucy	44	b. CT
Daniel W.	20	b. CT	day laborer
Joseph G.	16	b. CT	farm laborer
Carlos H.	8	b. CT
Frank W.	5	b. CT

The household of Oliver Edgerton was recorded in the 1870 Federal Census of Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut (pg. 36; dwelling #120; family #153; enum. June 16, 1870), as follows:

Oliver Edgerton	54	b. CT	farmer
Lucy	55	b. CT	keeping house
Grant	24	b. CT	farm laborer
Carlos	18	b. CT
Frank	15	b. CT

The household of Oliver Edgerton was recorded in the 1880 Federal Census of Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut (pg. 164; dwelling #102; family #153129-130; enum. June 5, 1880), as follows:

Name	Rel.	Age	Bp	F Bp	M Bp	Occ
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Oliver Edgerton		65	CT	CT	CT	butcher
Lucy	wife	65	CT	CT	CT	keeping house
Grant	son	36	CT	CT	CT	farm laborer
Frank W. Edgerton		25	CT	CT	CT	farm laborer
Ella M.	wife	23	CT	CT	CT	keeping house

Oliver Edgerton died at Coventry, Connecticut on March 24, 1883. According to the record of his death at Coventry (VR 6:454-5), he was a butcher, married, aged 67 years and 10 months, and was born in Coventry, Connecticut, the son of Hezekiah and Sina Edgerton. The cause of death was listed as “pneumonia”, duration 7 days. Oliver was buried at Nathan Hale Cemetery, in South Coventry.

Mrs. Lucy (Brown) Edgerton died at Coventry, Connecticut on March 22, 1892. According to the record of her death (Coventry VR 6:474-5), she was a widow, aged 77 years, 5 months and 13 days, and had been born in Mansfield, Connecticut. Her occupation was listed as “housekeeper” and the cause of death was given as “liver disease”, duration 5 weeks. Lucy was buried beside her husband at Nathan Hale Cemetery.

Mrs. Lucy Edgerton left a Last Will and Testament, dated February 22, 1892, in which she left her entire estate to her son, Carlos H. Edgerton, who was also named as executor. A subsequent inventory of the estate was submitted and approved by the Coventry Probate Court on June 13, 1892, showing that the entire estate consisted of only a legacy of five hundred dollars due from the estate of Charlotte Edgerton (Oliver’s niece).