Captain Joseph Edgerton

1697 - 1762  (65 years)

• Name	Joseph Edgerton
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	17 Jan 1696/97	Norwich, New London County, Connecticut   [1]
  Religion	6 Jun 1725 (Age 28)	Norwich, New London County, Connecticut   [1]
  Capt. Joseph Edgerton and Elizabeth Haskins owned covenant in First Congregational Church, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut.
  Military	25 May 1762 (Age 65)  [1]
  On 25 March 1762, he enlisted in Lt. Col. Isreal Putnam's Second Company, of the First Regiment of Connecticut Troops, raised for the attack on Cuba during he French and Indian War. He served as a Captian. The seige of Havana was successful, and the city fell in July 1762. However, many of the troops, including Joseph, contracted yellow fever.
  Death	2 Sep 1762	Havana, Cuba   [1]
  	Cause: yellow fever
  Siblings	6 Siblings
  1. Hannah Edgerton,   b. 6 Feb 1692, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut + 2. Captain Joseph Edgerton,   b. 17 Jan 1696/97, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut d. 2 Sep 1762, Havana, Cuba  (Age 65 years) ▻ Elizabeth Haskins,  m. 10 Dec 1722   3. Lydia Edgerton,   b. 14 Aug 1699, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut d. 28 Sep 1753, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut  (Age 54 years)   4. Richard Edgerton,   b. 17 Jan 1702/3, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut   5. Elizabeth Edgerton,   b. 23 Aug 1704, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut d. 1 Sep 1753, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut  (Age 49 years)   6. Jacob Edgerton,   b. 30 Mar 1706, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut   7. Ann Edgerton,   b. 29 Mar 1710, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut
  Person ID	I4165	| Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	Richard Edgerton,   b. 10 Mar 1665, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut d. 29 Jun 1729, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Scudder   d. 20 Dec 1762, Norwich (now Bozrah), New London County, Connecticut
  Marriage	4 Jan 1691/92	Norwich, New London County, Connecticut
  Age at Marriage	He : 26 years and 10 months - She : ??.
  Family ID	F3386	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Haskins,   b. Abt 1701, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts d. 10 Apr 1776, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	10 Dec 1722	Norwich, New London County, Connecticut   [1, 2]
  Age at Marriage	He : 25 years and 11 months - She : ~ 22 years.
  Children	1. Hannah Edgerton,   b. 6 Jun 1724, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut   2. Benjamin Edgerton,   b. 20 Sep 1726, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut   3. Elizabeth Edgerton,   b. 13 Apr 1729, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut   4. Simeon Edgerton,   b. 9 Mar 1731/32, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut   5. Lucy Edgerton,   b. 8 Jul 1735, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut   6. Joseph Kingsbury Edgerton,   b. 18 Nov 1738, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut d. 7 Apr 1809, Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 70 years)   7. Martha Edgerton,   b. 25 May 1742, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut + 8. William Edgerton,   b. 17 Jan 1744/45, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut d. Apr 1790, Bozrah, New London County, Connecticut (Age 45 years)
  Family ID	F3382	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2017

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 17 Jan 1696/97 - Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Marriage - 10 Dec 1722 - Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Child - Hannah Edgerton - 6 Jun 1724 - Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Religion - 6 Jun 1725 - Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Child - Benjamin Edgerton - 20 Sep 1726 - Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Child - Elizabeth Edgerton - 13 Apr 1729 - Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Child - Simeon Edgerton - 9 Mar 1731/32 - Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Child - Lucy Edgerton - 8 Jul 1735 - Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Child - Joseph Kingsbury Edgerton - 18 Nov 1738 - Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Child - Martha Edgerton - 25 May 1742 - Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Child - William Edgerton - 17 Jan 1744/45 - Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Death - 2 Sep 1762 - Havana, Cuba  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [s241] Griggs, Dan. McNall Genealogy, (manuscript, 2003). [S708] Armestrong, Mark Edward. The Family of William Edgerton of Bozrah, Connecticut, (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume 156, April 2002).