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The Edgerton Database |
Uriah Edgerton, son of Eleazer and Sarah (Hyde) Edgerton.
Lydia Fay, daughter of Jonas and Lydia (Warner) Fay.
Children:
Elizabeth Fassett, daughter of Benjamin and Betty (Dewey) Fassett.
Uriah Edgerton was born at Bennington, Vermont on
October 12, 1780. He was the only son
of Eleazer and Sarah (Hyde) Edgerton.
Uriah was raised in Bennington and lived there his entire life. He was probably named after his uncle,
Uriah Edgerton (his father’s youngest brother), who also settled in
Bennington. Prior to the elder Uriah’s
death in 1816, Uriah was usually referred to in deeds and census records as
“Uriah Edgerton 2nd” or “Uriah Edgerton Jun.”, so as to distinguish him from
this uncle. Uriah was married on March 16, 1801 to Miss Lydia
Fay, daughter of Jonas and Lydia (Warner) Fay of Bennington. Lydia was born at Bennington on January 12,
1781. Uriah and Lydia resided in North
Bennington and raised a family of eight children: three sons, Norman, Fay and Daniel Warner;
and five daughters, Mellona, Caroline Althea, Ruth, Eliza and Sarah Althea. Uriah and Lydia Edgerton were members of the First
Congregational Church of Bennington.
“Lydia, wife of Uriah Edgerton” was admitted to the Church membership
in 1811; and Uriah was later admitted to the membership in 1831. Uriah and Lydia’s two younger daughters,
Eliza and Sarah, were baptized at the Church in 1819 and 1825
respectively. Three of the elder
daughters – Mellona, Caroline and Ruth – were later admitted to the Church. Uriah Edgerton was a prominent member of the
Bennington community and was generally referred to with the honorific
“Esquire”. His name was mentioned
frequently in the town records of Bennington and he served regularly on
committees. At a meeting held on July
17, 1830, he was chosen as a delegate to the convention at Wilmington to
nominate a Congressional candidate for the district. In 1834, he was a vice president of the
Democratic County Convention at Bennington, and was also appointed a delegate
to the County Convention in 1836. He
served for many years as a justice of the peace. The following biographical entry for Uriah Edgerton is excerpted from Memorials of a Century, Embracing a Record of Individuals and Events Chiefly in The Early History of Bennington Vermont (Jennings, Isaac; Boston, Mass.: Gould and Lincoln; 1869; pg. 297): “URIAH EDGERTON, ESQ., son of [Eleazer Edgerton], deceased April 28, 1868, aged eighty-seven years, having adorned old age, and made it attractive by his Christian conversation and his genial spirit, and having enjoyed the affectionate esteem of his numerous acquaintances and friends. He also united with the Bennington First Church, Sept. 4, 1831. He married a daughter of Dr. Jonas Fay.” The household of “Uriah Edgerton 2nd” was recorded
in the 1810 Federal Census
of
Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont (pg. 86), with the following
enumeration: 1 male “of 26 and under 45” (Uriah); 1 male “of 16 and under 26” (?); 2 males “under 10 years of age” (sons Norman and Fay); 2 females “of 26 and under 45” (wife Lydia and ?); 1 female “of 16 and under 26” (?); and, 1 female “under 10 years of age” (daughter Mellona). The household of Uriah Edgerton was recorded in
the 1820 Federal Census
of
Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont (pg. 110), with the following
enumeration: 1 male “of 45 years and upwards” (father Eleazer); 1 male “of 26 and under 45” (Uriah); 2 males “of 16 and under 26” (sons Norman and Fay); 1 male “between 16 and 18” (son Fay); 2 males “under 10 years of age” (son Daniel and ?); 2 females “of 45 years and upwards” (mother Sarah and ?); 1 female “of 26 and under 45” (wife Lydia); 1 female “of 16 and under 26” (sister Lucretia – actually aged 28); 1 female “of 10 and under 15” (daughter Mellona); and, 2 females “under 10 years of age” (daughters Ruth and Eliza). The household of Uriah Edgerton was recorded in the 1830 Federal Census
of Bennington,
Bennington County, Vermont (pg. 42), with the following enumeration: 1 male “of 50 and under 60” (Uriah); 2 males “of 15 and under 20” (sons Daniel and ?); 1 female “of 40 and under 50” (wife Lydia); 1 female “of 30 and under 40” (?); 1 female “of 15 and under 20” (daughter Caroline); 1 female “of 10 and under 15” (daughter Ruth); and, 2 females “of 5 and under 10” (daughters Eliza and Sarah). Mrs. Lydia (Fay)
Edgerton died at North Bennington, Vermont on September 17, 1838, aged
fifty-seven years. An obituary
was published in the Vermont Gazette (Bennington, Vermont) on Tuesday,
September 25, 1838. Lydia was buried
at the Hinsdillville Cemetery in North Bennington, where her gravestone
was inscribed:
The household of Uriah Edgerton was recorded in
the 1840 Federal Census
of
Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont (pg. 259), with the following
enumeration: 1 male “of 60 and under 70” (Uriah); 1 male “of 20 and under 30” (son Daniel); 1 female “of 50 and under 60” (?); 2 females “of 20 and under 30” (daughters Caroline and Eliza, the former widowed); 1 female “of 15 and under 20” (daughter Sarah); and, 1 female “under 5 years of age” (probably a granddaughter). Uriah Edgerton was remarried on July 29, 1841 to
Elizabeth (“Betsey”) Fassett, daughter of Benjamin and Betty (Dewey) Fassett
of Bennington. A notice of the marriage was printed in the Vermont
Gazette (Bennington, Vermont) on August 3, 1841, in which Elizabeth was
noted as “Mrs. Betsey Dexter”. The
identity of Betsey’s first husband is not known. She was born in Bennington, Vermont circa
1793; her full name may have been Elizabeth Dewey Edgerton (after her
mother). Uriah did not have any
children with his second wife. The household of “Uriah Edgton” was recorded in the 1860 Federal Census of Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont (pg. 668; dwelling #180; family #184; enum. July 4, 1860), as follows:
Mrs. Elizabeth (Fassett) Edgerton died at
Bennington, Vermont on March 30, 1864.
The record of her death at Bennington (VR 2:93), listed her name as
“Elizabeth D. Edgerton” and gave her age as “69 years”. Her parents were listed as “Benj. and
Betsey Fassett”. Uriah Edgerton died at Bennington, Vermont on
April 29, 1868. According to the
record of his death (Bennington VR 2:100), he was a “farmer, aged 87 years, 6 months, born in Vermont”. The cause of death was given as “old
age”. Uriah was buried beside his
first wife, Lydia, at the Hinsdillville Cemetery in North Bennington. His gravestone was inscribed with the
following epitaph:
Original Source Documents: 1810 Federal
Census – household of Uriah Edgerton; Bennington, Bennington Co., VT. 1820 Federal
Census – household of Uriah Edgerton; Bennington, Bennington Co., VT. 1830 Federal
Census – household of Uriah Edgerton; Bennington, Bennington Co., VT. 1840 Federal
Census – household of Uriah Edgerton; Bennington, Bennington Co., VT. 1860 Federal
Census – household of Uriah Edgerton; Bennington, Bennington Co., VT. Obituary – Mrs. Lydia (Fay) Edgerton; Vermont
Gazette (Bennington, Vermont) – Tuesday, September 25, 1838. Marriage
announcement – Uriah Edgerton
& Mrs. Elizabeth (Fassett) Dexter; Vermont Gazette (Bennington,
Vermont) – Tuesday, August 3, 1841. Gravestone
photo – Mrs. Lydia (Fay) Edgerton; Hinsdillville Cemetery;
Bennington, Bennington Co., VT. Gravestone
photo – Uriah Edgerton; Hinsdillville Cemetery; Bennington,
Bennington Co., VT. |
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