Daniel Crofut (1797 - 1851)

Born 7 Feb 1797 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Died 22 May 1851 at age 54 in New Milford, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Daniel Crofut, son of Josiah and Rebecca, was born Feb. 7, 1797^[1][2] in Danbury, Connecticut.

He died May 22 1851,^[2] in New Milford, Pennsylvania.^[1]

He married March 29, 1839, Matilda Brown.^[2] or March 30, 1839 Daniel Crofut of New Milford married Matilda Brown of New Milford.^[3]

Children:^[2]

1. Josiah Hawley Crofut b. Dec 21, 1839
2. Joel Terry Crofut b. May 20, 1842
3. Dayton Thomas Crofut b. Sept 17, 1844
4. Thomas Ira Bend Crofut b. Dec 1, 1847
5. Lucinda Maria b. Aug 3, 1851

1850 US Census: New Milford, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA^[4]

Daniel Crofut, 53 b. Connecticut, farmer, real estate valued 1500

Matilda Crofut, 32, b. Pennsylvania, children b. Pennsylvania

Josiah Crofut, 10

Joel T Crofut, 8

Dayton J Crofut, 5

Thomas J B Crofut, 2

There is also a Daniel Crofut of the right age enumerated in 1820 and 1840 US Censuses in New Milford.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Huldah Crofut Family Record see Space:Huldah Crofut Record
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Smith, Mylo. Descendants of Josiah Crofut and Rebecca Gregory, Two Generations. Compiled 23 July 1892. On file at the Bradford County Historical Society. See: Crofutt Source Documents: Smith, Mylo
3. ↑ Marriage Records and Death Records 1816-1849. Copied from the Susquehanna County, PA Newspapers by Jeanne E.S. Harrington. p. 49 1839. from the "Register and Northern Farmer" . Copy at Susq. Co. Hist. Soc. in Montrose, Pennsylvania. At Archive.org
4. ↑ Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Census Place: New Milford, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_829; Page: 209B; Image: 420 accessed at Ancestry.com

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