Elias Dayton (May 1, 1737 – October 22, 1807) a New Jersey merchant and soldier served as captain and colonel of the local militia and in 1783 rose to become a brigadier general during the American Revolutionary War. Afterward, he became the Mayor of Elizabethtown, New Jersey as well as served in the New Jersey General Assembly.
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1 May 1737 Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey
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Died |
22 October 1807 (aged 70)
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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