jedediah sanger (february 28, 1751 – june 6, 1829) was the founder of the town of new hartford, new york, united states. he was a native of sherborn, massachusetts, and the ninth child of richard and deborah sanger, a prominent colonial new england family. he was a soldier in the revolutionary war and then began farming, trading, and running a tavern in jaffrey, new hampshire. after a fire destroyed his property, leaving him bankrupt, he started over in the frontier of new york. he became a land agent or speculator, buying large tracts of land and reselling smaller lots. he was involved in various business pursuits, including agriculture, manufacturing, and transportation. he was a town supervisor, county judge, and state assemblyman and senator.