Preston Wallace Dayton

Brief Life History of Preston Wallace

When Preston Wallace Dayton was born on 16 January 1882, in Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States, his father, William Preston Dayton, was 22 and his mother, Josephine Phenriatte Dayton, was 20. He married Maude May Wright on 15 June 1903, in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States. He lived in Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon, United States in 1920 and Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1930. He died on 13 December 1947, in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States.

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Preston Wallace Dayton
1882–1947
Emilie Louise Staab
1888–1960
Marriage: 3 January 1910
Gladys Virginia Dayton
1911–2001
Leon Arnold Dayton
1912–1997
Juanita Barba Dayton
1914–1956
Wallace Charles Dayton
1919–1993

Sources (38)

  • Preston Dayton, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Preston Wallace Dayton - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Preston W. Dayton
  • Preston W Dayton, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1896 · Utah Becomes a State

After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition. This condition was that the new state rewrite their constitution to say that all forms of polygamy were banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Deighton .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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