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The Edgerton Database |
Nathaniel Edgerton, son of Nathaniel and Eunice (Post) Edgerton.
Charlotte W. Backus, daughter of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Fitch) Backus.
Children:
Nathaniel Edgerton Jr. was
born at Nathaniel was married first,
on June 24, 1807 at the Congregational Church and Society of New Canaan, to
Charlotte W. Backus, daughter of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Fitch) Backus. Census records (see below) indicate that Nathaniel and Charlotte had three children – two sons and one daughter. The younger son has been identified as Abraham D. Edgerton, who was born at Canaan circa 1814 and was later mentioned in Nathaniel’s will. The elder son is believed to be Samuel Edgerton of Ashtabula County, Ohio. According to the family bible in the possession of his descendants, Samuel was born April 3, 1808 and married Elizabeth Spear on June 3, 1832. Samuel died shortly following his marriage, leaving one child – a daughter, Charlotte Amelia. Nathaniel Edgerton was recorded as a head of household in the 1810 Federal Census of Saratoga County, New York (pg. 810), with the following enumeration: 1 male “of 26 and under 45” (Nathaniel); 1 male “under 10 years of age” (son Samuel); 1 female “over 45 years of age” (probably Nathaniel’s widowed mother, Eunice); 1 female “of 16 and under 26” (wife Charlotte); 1 female “of 10 and under 16” (? - possibly a servant); 1 female “under 10 years of age” (daughter ?). Nathaniel Edgerton was
referenced in the records of the Congregational Church and Society of New
Canaan, as follows: “Jan. 24,
1803 Pew No. 4 bid off by Nathaniel Edgerton at $11.00
[per annum]” Mrs. Charlotte W.
Edgerton was admitted to the New Canaan Church on August 6, 1815. (see Records
of the Congregational Church and Society of New Canaan at Canaan Four Corners
in the town of Mrs. Charlotte (Backus)
Edgerton died on December 3, 1818, “aged 29”, and was buried at the
“Baldwin-Hamilton” Cemetery in Nathaniel Edgerton was remarried on November 15, 1820 at the Congregational Church and Society of New Canaan to Lydia Grodevant. The parentage of Mrs. Lydia (Grodevant) Edgerton has not been investigated. According to later census records, she was born in New York State circa 1789. The household of Nathaniel
Edgerton was recorded in the 1820 Federal Census
of Canaan, 1 male “of 26 and under 45” (Nathaniel); 1 male “of 10 and under 16” (son Samuel); 1 male “under 10 years of age” (son Abraham); and, 1 female “of 26 and under 45” (second wife Circa 1824, he had removed to Ashtuabula Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, where he was recorded as a head of household Federal Census of that year (see below). The records of Congregational Church and Society of New Canaan contain two notable entries regarding Nathaniel’s second wife, Lydia and the family’s removal to Ohio: “Admitted to the church July 2d, 1820 Lydia Grodevant Dismissed ( “MEMBERS DISMISSED Dec. 14, 1823 Lydia Edgerton…” (ChR 72) The household of “N.
Edgerton” was recorded in the 1830 Federal Census
of Ashtabula, 1 male “of 50 and under 60” (Nathaniel); 1 male “of 20 and under 30” (son Samuel); 1 male “of 15 and under 20” (son Abraham); 1 female “of 40 and under 50” (second wife 1 female “of 20 and under 30” (?). In 1835, Nathaniel Edgerton,
“of The household of Nathaniel
Edgerton was recorded in the 1840 Federal Census
of Plain Township, 1 male “60 and under 70” (Nathaniel); 1 male “20 and under 30” (son Abraham); 1 female “50 and under 60” (second wife 1 female “40 and under 50” (?). Nathaniel Edgerton and his son, “A. D. Edgerton” were recorded as voters in the first election held at Plain Township in March of 1835. Abraham was town clerk in 1842 and also enumerated the school census (taken October 1 – October 20) of the same year. Nathaniel and Lydia Edgerton were among the founding members of the Plain Congregational Church. Nathaniel Edgerton “of Plain
twp., To date, research on the
children of Nathaniel Edgerton Jr. has been very limited. The younger son, Abraham D., was recorded
in the 1850 Federal Census of Plain Township, residing in the household of
Philip and Nancy Condit. According to
the census enumeration (Plain Twp., The household of Mrs. Lydia (Grodevant) Edgerton was recorded in the 1850 Federal Census of LeRoy, Calhoun County, Michigan (pg. 106; dwelling #771; family #791; enum. September 17, 1850), as follows:
Mrs. Lydia (Grodevant) Edgerton was recorded in the 1860 Federal Census of Athens, Calhoun County, Michigan, residing in the household of William Watrous (pg. 457; dwelling #1857; family #1780; enum. July 31, 1860). She was enumerated as “Lydia Edgerton, aged 75, b. in New York. Original Source Documents: 1810 Federal Census
– household of Nathaniel Edgerton; Saratoga Co., NY. 1820 Federal Census
– household of Nathaniel Edgerton; Canaan,
Columbia Co., NY. 1830 Federal Census
– household of Nathaniel Edgerton; Ashtabula
Twp., Ashtabula Co., OH. Land Patent
– Nathaniel Edgerton; Wood Co. OH; Bureau of Land Management; Bucyrus Land
Office, certificate #10707. Land
Patent – Nathaniel Edgerton; Wood Co., OH; Bureau of Land Management;
Bucyrus Land Office, certificate #10708. 1840 Federal Census
– household of Nathaniel Edgerton; Plain Twp.,
Wood Co., OH. 1850
Federal Census – household of Mrs. Lydia (Grodevant) Edgerton; LeRoy, Calhoun
Co., MI. 1860
Federal Census – household of William Watrous; Athens, Calhoun Co., MI. |
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