When Jehiel Dayton was born on 9 September 1774, in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, his father, Israel Dayton Jr, was 30 and his mother, Abiah Howd, was 27. He married Mary Parks about 1802. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Granville, Granville, Washington, New York, United States in 1855 and Granville, Washington, New York, United States in 1860. He died on 7 April 1861, in North Granville, Washington, New York, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in North Granville Cemetery, North Granville, Washington, New York, United States.
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English: variant of Deighton .
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