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Elias Dayton

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Elias Dayton

Birth
Death
25 Jan 1856 (aged 46–47)
Burial
Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
Plot
601
Memorial ID
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Elias Dayton (1809 - 25 Jan 1856), son of John and Rhoda Fairchild Dayton, was first married to Rachel Smith (1816 - 18 Apr 1848) with whom he had children John R [b1837], Sarah E [b1840] & Phebe A [b1845] and second to Sarah Caroline Heath [b1823], daughter of Daniel & Jane Heath, on May 1st 1849 at Long Hill, NJ. He and Sarah Caroline had children Elias F [b1852] & Jane Wilson Dayton (1851-1942) wife of James Lott Southard (1844-1906) who married June 15th 1870, the parents of Henry [b1872] and Lydia Southard (1876-1954). SJM
Elias Dayton (1809 - 25 Jan 1856), son of John and Rhoda Fairchild Dayton, was first married to Rachel Smith (1816 - 18 Apr 1848) with whom he had children John R [b1837], Sarah E [b1840] & Phebe A [b1845] and second to Sarah Caroline Heath [b1823], daughter of Daniel & Jane Heath, on May 1st 1849 at Long Hill, NJ. He and Sarah Caroline had children Elias F [b1852] & Jane Wilson Dayton (1851-1942) wife of James Lott Southard (1844-1906) who married June 15th 1870, the parents of Henry [b1872] and Lydia Southard (1876-1954). SJM

Inscription

Not lost but gone before.
Elias Dayton.
DIED
Jan. 25th, 1856.
In the 47th year of his age.
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Hark! hear the coral song of heaven
Softly full of peace and joy above.
Hark! how they strike their golden harps
And offer their tearful notes of love.



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