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Giles Edgerton, son of Benjamin and Susannah (Griswold) Edgerton.

born:	October 5, 1771; Norwich, New London Co., CT. (VRp I:321)
died:	February 18, 1821; New York City, New York Co., NY. (VR D4:--)
buried:	Trinity Cemetery; New York City, New York Co., NY. (VR D4:--)

married:

Chloe Olcott, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Marsh) Olcott.

born:	April 1777; Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.
died:	July 1834; Hartford, Hartford Co., CT. (OB Connecticut Courant 7/21/1834)

Giles Edgerton was born at Norwich, Connecticut on October 5, 1771, the youngest son of Benjamin and Susannah (Griswold) Edgerton. He was raised in Norwich and later settled in Hartford, Connecticut, where he was married to Chloe Olcott, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Marsh) Olcott. Chloe was born April 1777 in Hartford. Census records indicate that Giles and Chloe Edgerton had a family of approximately four sons and one daughter, although the names of their children have not been identified.

Nathaniel Goodwin’s Descendants of Thomas Olcott: One of the First Settlers of Hartford, Connecticut (see below), provides the following entry for Chloe (Olcott) Edgerton:

“CHLOE OLCOTT, daughter of Joseph Olcott, of Hartford (Con.) married Giles Edgerton. They dwelt in the City of New York, where he died. Children’s names unknown to me.”

Giles Edgerton was recorded as a head of household in the 1800 Federal Census of Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut (pg. 11), with the following enumeration:

2 males “of 26 and under 45” (Giles and ?);

1 male “under 10 years of age” (son ?); and,

1 female “of 16 and under 26” (wife Chloe).

The household of Giles Edgerton was recorded in the 1810 Federal Census of Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut (pg. 373) with the following enumeration:

1 male “of 26 and under 45” (Giles);

1 male “of 10 and under 16” (son ?);

1 male “under 10 years of age” (son ?); and,

1 female “of 26 and under 45” (wife Chloe).

By 1820, Giles had removed with his family to New York City, where he resided for the remainder of his life.

The household of Giles “Edgarten” was recorded in the 1820 Federal Census of New York City (Ward 8), New York County, New York (pg. 38) with the following enumeration:

1 male “of 26 and under 45” (Giles – actually aged 48);

1 male “of 10 and under 16” (son ?);

2 males “under 10 years of age” (sons ?);

1 female “of 26 and under 45” (wife Chloe); and,

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

Giles “Egerton” died at New York City, New York on February 18, 1821. According to the record of his death (New York City Vital Records, Register of Deaths, Volume 4, unnumbered), he was aged 50 years, born in Connecticut, and had resided at Water Street. The cause of death was listed as “consumption”. The record also states that Giles was buried at Trinity Cemetery (Ed Coates, Sexton).

Following the death of her husband, Mrs. Chloe (Olcott) Edgerton returned to Hartford, Connecticut, where she died in July of 1834. The following notice of her death was published in the Connecticut Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) on Monday, July 21, 1834:

“DEATHS… In this town, Mrs. Chloe Edgerton, aged 57.”

To date, there has been no progress in tracking any of the children of Giles and Chloe (Olcott) Edgerton.

Original Source Documents:

1800 Federal Census – household of Giles Edgerton; Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.

1810 Federal Census – household of Giles Edgerton; Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.

1820 Federal Census – household of Giles Edgerton; New York City (Ward 8), New York Co., NY.

Death notice – Mrs. Chloe (Olcott) Edgerton; Connecticut Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) – Monday, July 21, 1834.

For the ancestry of Chloe (Olcott) Edgerton, consult:

Goodwin, Nathaniel; Descendants of Thomas Olcott: One of the First Settlers of Hartford, Connecticut; Hartford, Conn.: Press of Case, Tiffany and Burnham; 1845.