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Jonathan Dayton

Jonathan Dayton

Male 1760 - 1824  (63 years)   Has 36 ancestors and 5 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Jonathan Dayton 
    Birth 16 Oct 1760  Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 9 Oct 1824  Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Initiatory (LDS) 2 Apr 1943  SLAKE Find all individuals with events at this location 
    FamilySearch ID K1DB-PS1 
    Burial St. John's Episcopal Church, Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Person ID I96311  mytree
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2024 

    Father Elias Dayton,   b. 1 May 1737, Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Oct 1807, Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Hannah Rolph,   b. Abt 1735, Woodbridge Township, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 1757 
    Family ID F30913  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susannah Williamson,   b. 20 Aug 1758, Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1846, Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 28 Mar 1779  Union Township, New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Major Elias Jonathan Dayton,   b. 12 Feb 1780, Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Oct 1824, Stratford, Delaware, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
     2. Susanna Williamson Dayton,   b. 5 Mar 1782, Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1804, Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 22 years)
     3. Mary Lydia Dayton,   b. 1784, Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Oct 1822, Georgia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years)
     4. Hannah Dayton,   b. 1793, Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Margaret W Dayton,   b. 31 Mar 1795, Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Oct 1840 (Age 45 years)
    Family ID F30912  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Mar 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Oct 1760 - Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 28 Mar 1779 - Union Township, New Jersey, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 Oct 1824 - Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsInitiatory (LDS) - 2 Apr 1943 - SLAKE Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - St. John's Episcopal Church, Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Signer of the US Constitution.

      He was an American politician from the U.S. state of New Jersey. He wa s t he youngest person to sign the United States Constitution and a membe r o f the U.S. House of Representatives, serving as the third Speaker o f th e United States House of Representatives, and later the U.S. Senate . Dayt on was arrested in 1807 for treason in connection with Aaron Burr ' s cons piracy; Dayton was never tried, but his national political caree r never r ecovered.