Paul Dayton Family May 27, 2019
DFH Volume 1 Issue 16
Question Box – Jonathan Dayton
DFH Volume 1 Issue 16 Last week’s quiz: OK…he’s not a direct grampa, he’s a very old cousin, but do you know what Jonathan Dayton was famous for? Answer: Jonathan Dayton (October 16, 1760 – October 9, 1824) was an American politician from the state of New Jersey. He was […]
Remembering Corinth, Part 7-Life Revolved Around the Church
DFH Volume 1 Issue 16 Remembering Corinth, by Dave Hayes, is a ten-part series about Dave’s remembrances of Corinth in the late ‘50s. Dave, a retired elementary teacher and guidance counselor (36 years), and part time adjunct professor in the Counseling Dept. at nearby West Chester Univ. (24 years-8 after […]
Kissin’ Cousins
DFH Volume 1 Issue 16 Wilber Thomas Dayton, Sr, and Jessie Belle White were 2nd cousins, once removed. This is how they were related: There is very little chance that they ever knew about this biological relationship, but now you do.
Tribute to John Dayton
DFH Volume 1 Issue 15 January 12, 1955 – October 20, 2018 John’s Memorial Service and graveside burial were captured on video. To view them click Here. To view a musical-photo tribute, Click Here John’s Eulogy Good Afternoon, I’m John’s brother Jim, from Byron Center Michigan. I moved away from […]
Question Box-Mayflower
DFH Volume 1 Issue 15 Last week’s quiz: Did you know that we have eight grampas or grammas who were Mayflower pilgrims to America and landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620? Can you name any? ANSWER: Below is a chart created by Steve Dayton. It shows each Mayflower ancestor and […]
Remembering Corinth, Part 6-Dirty Bucks and a Sawmill
DFH Volume 1 Issue 15 Remembering Corinth, by Dave Hayes, is a ten-part series about Dave’s remembrances of Corinth in the late ‘50s. Dave, a retired elementary teacher and guidance counselor (36 years), and part time adjunct professor in the Counseling Dept. at nearby West Chester Univ. (24 years-8 after […]
Jessie Dayton…Women’s Equality Before Her Time
DFH Volume 1 Issue 15 Before she was married, and at the age of 24, Jessie was named to be Sunday School superintendent of the newly organized Hadley Sunday School in District 4 on Hadley Hill. This district was a one-room schoolhouse located toward West Mountain from the general populace […]
Remembering Corinth-Part 5, Daily Life In Corinth
DFH Volume 1 Issue 14 Remembering Corinth, by Dave Hayes, is a ten-part series about Dave’s remembrances of Corinth in the late ‘50s. Dave, a retired elementary teacher and guidance counselor (36 years), and part time adjunct professor in the Counseling Dept. at nearby West Chester Univ. (24 years-8 after […]
The Mysterious Alexander White, Part II:Newsworthy Death
Dfh Volume 1 Issue 14 Unfortunately, I did not have all the facts for my article about Alexander White’s life, entitled “The Mysterious Alexander White” in the May 12, 2019 issue of Dayton Family History. In it I stated that no one in the family knew anything of Alexander White. I […]
