John Alton

1720 - 1780  (60 years)

• Name	John Alton
  Born	1720	Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 May 1780	Killingly, Connecticut
  Person ID	P44552452	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2010

  
  

  Father	William Alton,   b. 1700, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. Bef 9 Apr 1798  (Age < 98 years)
  Mother	Mercy Eliot,   b. 1700, Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts
  Married	1719
  Family ID	F327	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Benjamin Alton   2. David Alton
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2019
  Family ID	F3854	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Hosmer,   b. Abt 1722,   d. 1816  (Age 94 years)
  Married	1742
  Children	1. John Alton,   b. 6 Oct 1746   2. Thomas Alton,   b. 4 Jun 1749   3. Elizabeth "Betsey" Town Alton,   b. 7 Feb 1752,   d. 27 Dec 1850  (Age 98 years)   4. Bathsheba Alton,   b. 15 Oct 1755   5. John Alton,   b. 10 Nov 1757,   d. 8 Jun 1826  (Age 68 years)   6. Rachel Alton,   b. 9 Mar 1760   7. Hannah Alton,   b. 1762   8. Thomas Alton,   b. 20 Sep 1767   9. Jesse Alton,   b. 30 Nov 1769
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2019
  Family ID	F324	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Was a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War. According to a family tradition, Elizabeth left a barrel of fresh beer at her door during the Revolution in the summer for passing soldiers. His son, John Jr., born 1757, was a trooper in the Revolutionary War and served in the War of 1812. The line of John Jr. has been updated by Mr. Robert R. Blend. John died in Killingly, Connecticut, in 1780 and Elizabeth died in 1816 at age 94.