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Richard Edgerton 1622–1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Nov 1622

Birth Location: Ashford, Kent, England

Death Date: 2 Mar 1691

Death Location: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Richard Realm

Mother: Ellen (Stroud)

Spouse(s): Mary Sylvester

Children(s): Samuel Edgerton

In 1622, Richard Edgerton entered the world in Ashford, Kent, England, born to Richard Edgerton Knight Of The Realm And Ellen Strood Stroud. Richard Edgerton married Mary Sylvester, and had children including Samuel Edgerton. Richard Edgerton passed away in 1691 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1622, Richard Edgerton entered the world in Ashford, Kent, England, born to Richard Edgerton Knight Of The Realm And Ellen Strood Stroud.
  • Richard Edgerton married Mary Sylvester, and had children including Samuel Edgerton.
  • Richard Edgerton passed away in 1691 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Richard Edgerton's Ancestors

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Richard Edgerton
1622–1691
Birth Place: Ashford, Kent, England
Parents
Richard Edgerton Knight of the Realm
1597–1641
Wye, Kent, England
Ellen (Strood) (Stroud)
1593–1624
England
Grandparents
Gregory Edgerton
1571–1618
Ashford, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Rychard II
1539–1609
Elizabeth Tamsen
1550–1604
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rychard I
1519–1539

Richard Edgerton's Descendants

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Richard Edgerton (22 Nov 1622–2 Mar 1691) m. Mary Sylvester (1625–1692)
  1. 1. Samuel Edgerton 1670–1748 m. Alice Ripley 1682–1768
    1. 1. William Edgerton 1710–1760 m. Lydia Barstow 1715–1769
      1. 1. Lavinia Edgerton 1757–1831 m. Kingsbury Sanford 1753–1834
        1. 1. Lavinia Sanford 1787–1862 m. Jeheil Rose 1782–1866

Richard Edgerton's Timeline

2 Records

1622
22 Nov 1622
Birth of Richard Edgerton in Ashford, Kent, England
Ashford, Kent, England
1691
2 Mar 1691
Age 69
Death of Richard Edgerton in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony, Colonial America
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony, Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1622
    Event Place: Ashford, Kent, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1653
    Event Place: Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Connecticut; Year: 1653; Page Number: 98

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1692
    Event Place: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Richard Edgerton 2 Mar 1692

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1691
    Event Place: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony, Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Hyde Genealogy, or, The Descendants, in the Female as Well as in the Male Lines, From William Hyde

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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