When Daniel Farrington was born on 31 May 1773, in Columbia, New York, United States, his father, Jacob Farrington, was 43 and his mother, Abigail Sexton, was 40. He married Lois Drury on 7 February 1796, in Pittsford, Rutland, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 7 October 1845, in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont, United States.