Brief Life History of Dyer Dayton
When Dyer Dayton Stanley Sr. was born on 27 March 1781, in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, United States, his father, John Standley Jr., was 30 and his mother, Mary Fuller, was 28. He married Amy Hawley on 11 November 1802, in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 5 April 1813, in Middlefield, Otsego, New York, United States, at the age of 32, and was buried in Middlefield Center, Otsego, New York, United States.
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Sources (6)
- D Standley, "United States Census, 1810"
- Dyer D. Stanley, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
- Dyatate Stanley, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
Spouse and Children
1781–1813 Male
1784–1830 Female
Children (5)
1805–1890 Male
1806–1850 Female
1807– Male
1809–1850 Female
1811–1857 Female
Parents and Siblings
1750–1806 Male
1752–1800 Female
Siblings (16)
1774–1815 Female
1777–1853 Male
1779–1850 Female
1781–1813 Male
1783–1852 Male
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World Events (8)
1783 · A Free America
Age 2
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 5
1791
Age 10
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Stanley, including those in Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Durham, Gloucestershire, and Wiltshire, named with Old English stān ‘stone, rock’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. This English name has been established in Ireland since the 13th century where it was Gaelicized as de Stainléigh.
English: possibly also a variant of Stoneley, a habitational name from Stoneley Green in Burland (Cheshire), Stoneleigh (Warwickshire), or Stonely in Kimbolton (Huntingdonshire), all named with Old English stān ‘stone, rock’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Americanized form of any of various like-sounding names in other languages, for example Polish Stanislawski , Greek Anastasiou , and Serbian Stojadinov (patronymic from the personal name Stojadin).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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