Alton, Benjamin

Abt 1763 - 1848  (85 years)

• Name	Alton, Benjamin
  Birth	Abt 1763	Baltimore County, Maryland, United States
  Gender	Male
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  _UID	85C5ED27DF1E48778C5C2017D41813457DA3
  Death	Dec 1848	Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States
  Oldest Known Ancestors	Paternal Line: Erasmus Alton,   b. 1665, New York, United States d. 1727, Rahway, Union County, New Jersey, United States Maternal Line: Mary Buckley,   b. 1720, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States d. 1808, German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States
  Person ID	I1332	Family Tree
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Alton, Joseph,   b. Abt 1710, Westchester County, New York, United States d. 6 Aug 1766, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Buckley, Mary,   b. 1720, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States d. 1808, German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	31 Dec 1753	Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States   [1]
  Family ID	F372	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	(Allton), Unknown Female,   b. Est 1763   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1785	Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States
  Children	1. Alton, Catherine,   b. 4 May 1786, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States d. 8 Nov 1845, Antioch, Monroe County, Ohio, United States (Age 59 years)   2. Alton, Hannah Jane,   b. 21 Oct 1787, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States d. 23 Jun 1850, Antioch, Monroe County, Ohio, United States (Age 62 years)   3. Alton, Jesse Sr,   b. 1789, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States d. Oct 1875, Carmichaels, Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 86 years)   4. Alton, Samuel,   b. 1794, Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States d. 1872, Stillwell, Wood County, Virginia, United States (Age 78 years)   5. Alton, Jane B,   b. 1796, Pennsylvania, United States d. 1886 (Age 90 years)   6. Alton, Elizabeth,   b. 21 Aug 1799, Pennsylvania, United States d. Oct 1881, Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States (Age 82 years)   7. Alton, Margaret,   b. 1800, Pennsylvania, United States d. UNKNOWN
  Family ID	F1723	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Amstrong, Jane Miller,   b. UNKNOWN   d. UNKNOWN
  Marriage	Abt 1800	Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States
  Children	1. Alton, Mary,   b. 26 Mar 1806   d. UNKNOWN   2. Alton, David,   b. 1808   d. UNKNOWN   3. Alton, Joseph,   b. 19 Jul 1811, Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States d. 23 Feb 1879, Boone County, Missouri, United States (Age 67 years)   4. Alton, Miller,   b. UNKNOWN   d. UNKNOWN
  Family ID	F381	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 1785 - Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Benjamin Alton was born circa 1763 in Baltimore County, Maryland. Benjamin was a farmer and soldier, serving in the Pennsylvania Rangers on the Frontier. He may have been married three times. His first wife may have been the mother of Catherine Allton and Hannah Allton [ancestors of Wilma (Stine) Davis who was co-editor the Allton-Alton Association Newsletter from 1974 to 1980] and Jesse Allton. The Benjamin Alton family Bible once contained birth, death and marriage information on the inside cover. However, in the 1850's it was accidentally dropped into a vat of soap. The ink became badly faded. Then in the 1930's the Bible was rebound, and all such information was lost forever. He married second M. (-----) and they had four children. Benjamin Alton married third Jane (Miller) Armstrong circa 1800 in Greene County, Pennsylvania, and they had four children. Benjamin died in December 1848 in Monongalia County, Virginia (now West Virginia).

  
  

• Sources

  [S268] Maryland, Compiled Marriages, 1655-1850.