Justus Dayton, (i) <

1754 - Abt 1825  (70 years)

• Name	Justus Dayton  [1]
  Suffix	(i) <
  Birth	9 Jun 1754	Waterbury, New Haven, CT   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1825	Oxford or Coventry, Chenango, NY   [2]
  Person ID	I14398	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Michael Dayton, (i) <>,   b. 4 Jun 1722, New Haven, CT d. 22 Sep 1776, Watertown, Litchfield, CT (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Mehitable Doolittle, >,   b. 28 Sep 1726, Wallingford, New Haven, CT d. 9 Jul 1813, Watertown, Litchfield, CT (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	29 Jan 1746/7  [3]
  Family ID	F6218	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah Titus,   b. Feb 1753, Wolcottville (now Torrington), Litchfield, CT d. Feb 1835, Wolcottville (now Torrington), Litchfield, CT (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	10 Jul 1777	Watertown, Litchfield, CT   [4]
  Children	1. Spencer Dayton, <,   b. 21 Oct 1778, Watertown, Litchfield, CT d. 1835, Machamisburg, Franklin, Ohio (Age 56 years)   2. Russell Dayton, <,   b. 9 Sep 1780, Watertown, Litchfield, CT d. Yes, date unknown   3. Rhoda Dayton, <,   b. 19 Jun 1782, Watertown, Litchfield, CT d. 15 Aug 1792, Watertown, Litchfield, CT (Age 10 years)   4. Jonah Dayton, <,   b. 31 Jul 1783, Watertown, Litchfield, CT d. Yes, date unknown   5. Mehitable Dayton, <,   b. 23 Sep 1785, Watertown, Litchfield, CT d. Yes, date unknown   6. Beulah Dayton, <,   b. 20 Feb 1787, Of Wolcottville, Waterbury, Connecticut d. 20 Jun 1862, Coventry, Chenango, New York, United States (Age 75 years)   7. Henry Dayton, <,   b. 20 Jun 1790, Watertown, Litchfield, CT d. 3 Apr 1885, Philippi, Barbour, WV (Age 94 years)   8. Justus Dayton, (ii) <,   b. 29 Aug 1792, Watertown, Litchfield, CT d. Yes, date unknown   9. Chester Dayton, <,   b. Abt 1794, Watertown, Litchfield, CT d. 23 Dec 1812, Watertown, Litchfield, CT (Age 18 years)   10. Archibald Dayton, <,   b. Abt 1797, Watertown, Litchfield, CT d. Yes, date unknown   11. Elizabeth Dayton, <,   b. 1800, Watertown, Litchfield, CT d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F6237	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S1044] Genealogy information submitted to WMGS by Bobbi Schirado, "Tree: Schirado," members database, Western Michigan Genealogical Society, (http://trees.wmgs.org/index.php: accessed ), ., Accessed; November 2011; http://trees.wmgs.org/getperson.php?personID=I26570&tree=Schirado. Justus served under Arnold in the Burgoyne Campaign during the Revolution. In 1789 he was a militia lieutenant in Connecticut. In his later years, he was called captain. He was blind at his death. Justus served in the militia under Gen. Gates, 1777. [S1044] Genealogy information submitted to WMGS by Bobbi Schirado, "Tree: Schirado," members database, Western Michigan Genealogical Society, (http://trees.wmgs.org/index.php: accessed ), ., Accessed; November 2011; http://trees.wmgs.org/getperson.php?personID=I26570&tree=Schirado. [S1044] Genealogy information submitted to WMGS by Bobbi Schirado, "Tree: Schirado," members database, Western Michigan Genealogical Society, (http://trees.wmgs.org/index.php: accessed ), ., Accessed; November 2011; http://trees.wmgs.org/getperson.php?personID=I26525&tree=Schirado. While this source indicated that Michael Dayton and Mehitable Doolittle were married in Waterbury, MA, it seems possible that this was a typographical error. No Waterbury, MA could be found in a modern atlas. Waterbury, CT is near to Watertown, CT, where the family resided. [S1044] Genealogy information submitted to WMGS by Bobbi Schirado, "Tree: Schirado," members database, Western Michigan Genealogical Society, (http://trees.wmgs.org/index.php: accessed ), ., Accessed; November 2011; http://trees.wmgs.org/getperson.php?personID=I26589&tree=Schirado. Children of Justus and Hannah (Titus) Dayton, born at Watertown: i. Spencer Dayton, b. 21 Oct 1778, went to Chenango Co., NY, and later further west; ii. Russell Dayton, b. 9 Sep 1780; iii. Rhoda Dayton, b. 19 Jun 1782, d. 15 Aug 1792 at Watertown; iv. Jonah Dayton, b. 31 Jul 1783; v. Mehitable Dayton, b. 23 Sep 1785; vi. Beulah Dayton, b. 20 Feb 1787; vii. Henry Dayton, b. 20 Jun 1790, d. 3 Apr 1885 at Philippe, West Virginia, m. at Torrington, CT, Aug 1817 Levinia Culver (b. 12 Dec 1797 at Torrington, d. there 5 May 1876, dau. of Reuben & Sylvia (Upson) Culver); viii. Justus Dayton, b. 29 Aug 1792; ix. Chester Dayton, b. ca. 1794, d. 23 Dec 1812 at Watertown æ. 18; x. Archibald Dayton, b. ca. 1797; and xi. Elizabeth Dayton, b. 1800.