Joshua Edgerton (abt. 1708 - 1779)

Born about 26 Feb 1708 in Norwichtown, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Ruth Kingsbury — married 28 Jan 1735 in Franklin, New London County, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 6 Mar 1779 at about age 71 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Name

Joshua Edgerton^[1][2][3]

Birth

Joshua Edgerton, born 26 Feb 1707 in Norwichtown, New London, Connecticut, was the son of Samuel Edgerton and Alice (Ripley) Edgerton.^[4]

Family

Children born to Ruth & Joshua in Norwich, New London, Conn:

1. Ruth Edgerton, b. 12 Nov 1735^[5]
2. Joshua Edgerton, b. 24 Oct 1737^[6]
3. Sims Edgerton, b. 14 Feb 1739^[7]
4. Samuel Edgerton, 09 May 1742^[8]
5. Deliverance Edgerton, b. 18 May 1744^[9]
6. Joseph Kingsbury Edgerton, b. 04 Aug 1759^[10]

Death

Samuel Edgerton and Alice (Ripley) Edgerton's son Joshua, died March 6, 1779, in Norwich,New London,Connecticut.^[11]

Note: The difference in the exact birth dates is almost certainly the result of new style/old style calendar differences. 26 Feb 1707, old style, is 26 Feb 1708 by our current calendar.

Burial

Date: Aft. 6 Mar 1779

Place: Plains Cemetery; Franklin, New London County, Connecticut, USA^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Source: Find a Grave
2. ↑ Source: Family Pedigree
3. ↑ Source: US & Int'l Marr. Recs. Submitter Code: TDM. Record for Ruth Kingsbury
4. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74N-T2D : 11 February 2018), Joshua Edgerton, 26 Feb 1707; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
5. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W8-D7W : 11 February 2018), Joshua Edgerton in entry for Ruth Edgerton, 12 Nov 1735; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
6. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74N-T2N : 11 February 2018), Joshua Edgerton in entry for Joshua Edgerton, 24 Oct 1737; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
7. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74N-TBK : 11 February 2018), Joshua Edgerton in entry for Sims Edgerton, 14 Feb 1739; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
8. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74N-YQV : 11 February 2018), Joshua Edgerton in entry for Samuel Edgerton, 09 May 1742; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
9. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W8-DFD : 11 February 2018), Joshua Edgerton in entry for Deliverance Edgerton, 18 May 1744; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
10. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74N-T1Q : 11 February 2018), Joshua Edgerton in entry for Joseph Kingsbury Edgerton, 04 Aug 1759; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
11. ↑ Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017). From Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass., December 1620. Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975-<2015>. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2728/i/53433/288/1423630308

• [12] Source: S7 FindAGrave.com. Source for cemetery. Further confirmation for exact dates of birth and death. Gives only Connecticut for palce of death. Includes links to memorial pages for his parents, siblings, wife, children.

• [13] Source: S159 U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Compiled from various user-submitted sources. This database contains no marriage records, despite the title, and no attempt to verify anything in it has been made by the compiler. Yates Publishing. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA : Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.