Byington was born in 1812. He was the son of Rufus Graves. He passed away in 1891.
He and his wife, Sophia, had 8 children.
Sources
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCY9-QXH : 23 December 2020), Byington Graves, Solon, Cortland, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6QH-1B9 : 3 March 2021), Byington Graves, Solon, Cortland, New York, United States; citing p. , line #7, family #177, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 843,780.
"New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNJ-QJQM : 8 March 2021), Boyngton Graves, District 02, Cortlandville, Cortland, New York, United States; citing Census, p. 37, citing multiple county Clerks; Warren and Lewis County Board of Supervisors; multiple counties in New York; Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Byington by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Byington:
~0.78% ~6.25%Bill Brooks :
23andMe, GEDmatch A606274[compare], yourDNAportal WIL6fc4d7e4
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member barplunket, FTDNA kit #160872
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A606274[compare], yourDNAportal WIL6fc4d7e4, FTDNA kit #160872
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A606274[compare], yourDNAportal WIL6fc4d7e4