Harry Wright Dayton, I >

1869 - 1944  (75 years)

• Name	Harry Wright Dayton  [1]
  Suffix	I >
  Birth	7 Jan 1869	Patchogue, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	1944	Cedar Grove Cemetery, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States   [2]
  Death	19 Sep 1944	Patchogue, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [2, 4]
  	Cause: CAUS: after an extended illness
  Person ID	I16095	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Jason Dayton,   b. 24 Mar 1816, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 20 Jul 1888, Patchogue, Suffolk County, New York, United States (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Susan Wright,   b. 1835, New York d. 1918 (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	1834
  Family ID	F6451	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mabel Payne, >,   b. 6 Jan 1877, {Amagansett, East Hampton, Suffolk, NY} d. 28 Jul 1942, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	30 Mar 1892	Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Children	1. Ethel Dayton,   b. Sep 1893, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 11 Mar 1953, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 59 years)   2. Marie Dayton,   b. Abt 1894, NY d. Yes, date unknown   3. Susan Dayton,   b. 1896, New York d. 16 Feb 1951 (Age 55 years)   4. Grayce Gertrude Dayton,   b. 1 May 1898, New York, United States d. May 1967, Patchogue, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 69 years)   5. Viola Dayton,   b. Abt 1900, NY d. Yes, date unknown   6. Charles Dayton,   b. 1901, New York d. Yes, date unknown   7. Dorothy Dayton,   b. Abt 1904, NY d. Yes, date unknown   8. Harry Wright Dayton, II ^,   b. 22 Jan 1905, NY d. Feb 1969, Patchogue, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY (Age 64 years)   9. Muriel Jacquelyne Dayton,   b. 3 Aug 1908, Patchogue, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 5 Jun 2001, Florida, United States (Age 92 years)   10. Vera Elizabeth Dayton,   b. 24 Mar 1911, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 7 Mar 1990, Charlotte, Florida, United States (Age 78 years)   11. Jason Dayton,   b. 1915, New York d. Yes, date unknown   12. Lloyd Dayton,   b. Abt 1916, NY d. Yes, date unknown   13. Albert Dayton,   b. 1921, New York d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F6849	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S278] Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll: T625_1268; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 96; Image: 863. [S49] Long Island Advance (Long Island Advance, 20 Medford Ave, Patchogue, NY), 21 sep 1944, p. 15. Harry W. Dayton, aged 75, who retired some years ago after having served 37 years in the Coast Guard, in which he rose to the rank of chief boatswain's mate, died early Tuesday at his home, 231 Grove avenue, Patchogue, after an extended illness. Mr. Dayton, or Captain Dayton as he was often called, was a lifelong resident of Patchogue, born here on January 7, 1869. Most of his Coast Guard service centered around the Bellport Coast Guard station. In January, 1942, he and his wife, Mrs. Mabel Payne Dayton, observed their golden wedding anniversary. Mrs. Dayton died six months later. Mr. Dayton leaves eight daughters, Mrs. Ethel Jones, Mrs. Sue Cochrane, Mrs. Grayce Lessey, Mrs. Viola Roberts, Mrs. Muriel Skinner, Mrs. Vera Satterley, all of Patchogue, Mrs. Marie Mayer of Hempstead, and Mrs. Dorothy Muka of New Brunswick, N.J.; five sons, Charles Dayton of Eastport, Harry Dayton, Jason Dayton, both of Patchogue, David Lloyd Dayton, boatswain's mate, first class, who is stationed at the Bellport Coast Guard station, and Pfc. Albert Dayton, stationed at Camp Ellis, Ill; 20 grandchildren, six of whom are in military service, and two great-grandchildren. He belonged to Patchogue post, American Legion, whose members will hold a service at 8:30 o'clock tonight at the Dayton home. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Dayton home, the Rev. James A. Ker, pastor of the First Baptist church of Patchogue, officiating. Interment will be in Cedar Grove cemetery. [S49] Long Island Advance (Long Island Advance, 20 Medford Ave, Patchogue, NY), 9 Jan 1942, p. 1. An account of the celebration of their 50 wedding anniversary, and of their birthdays. [S49] Long Island Advance (Long Island Advance, 20 Medford Ave, Patchogue, NY), 7 Jun 1945, p. 10. Thirteen children will share in the estate of the late Harry Dayton of Patchogue, who died September 19, 1944, and who leaves $7, 305.55 gross with offsets of $598, according to the inheritance tax schedules. Included in the assets of the estate are 12 "adjusted service" bonds, each for $62, and the schedules also say that the decedent had coming to his estate $84.07 due from the Coast Guard. Each of the following children is given $50: Ethel Jones, Marie Mayer, Sue Cochrane, Grace Lessey, Viola Roberts, Charles Dayton, Dorothy Muka, Harry W. Dayton, Muriel Skinner, Vera Satterley, D. Lloyd Dayton, and the executors are given $50 "to buy wearing apparel" for Jason, a son, the will says. Albert Dayton, a son, is given a residence; Harry Dayton, son, east half of residence and Vera Saterley, daughter, the west half; D. Lloyd Dayton, son, is given realty, as is also Harry Dayton and Sue Cochrane, and the remainder of the estate is divided among the 13 children.