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John Eaton

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John Eaton

Birth
New York, USA
Death
15 Feb 1868 (aged 82)
Garden Plain, Whiteside County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Fulton, Whiteside County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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John EATON
09SEP1785NY-15FEB1868IL

He m1 22DEC1805NY Lydia PRESTON

He m2 25OVT1829NY Lucy L. DAINES

John EATON, in the fall of 1835, with brother-in-law, Alva Daines, went to Carroll Co., IL overland & laid claim to 460 acres in area of Elk Horn Grove. They returned via St. Louis & Pittsburg on riverboats. In September 1836, he returned with his family except daughters Melinda & Clarissa. They settled in a little log cabin 16 feet square with a mud & stick chimney. The first winter, they lived on 'johnny cake' that Lucy EATON baked before her little fireplace.

He m first wife, Lydia PRESTON(1785NY-1829NY), in 1805 at Cherry ValleyOtsego.Co,NY.

He died 19FEB1868 Garden Plain,Whiteside.Co,IL.
John EATON
09SEP1785NY-15FEB1868IL

He m1 22DEC1805NY Lydia PRESTON

He m2 25OVT1829NY Lucy L. DAINES

John EATON, in the fall of 1835, with brother-in-law, Alva Daines, went to Carroll Co., IL overland & laid claim to 460 acres in area of Elk Horn Grove. They returned via St. Louis & Pittsburg on riverboats. In September 1836, he returned with his family except daughters Melinda & Clarissa. They settled in a little log cabin 16 feet square with a mud & stick chimney. The first winter, they lived on 'johnny cake' that Lucy EATON baked before her little fireplace.

He m first wife, Lydia PRESTON(1785NY-1829NY), in 1805 at Cherry ValleyOtsego.Co,NY.

He died 19FEB1868 Garden Plain,Whiteside.Co,IL.

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  • Maintained by: James Bianco
  • Originally Created by: H BRAUN
  • Added: Feb 22, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34084945/john-eaton: accessed ), memorial page for John Eaton (9 Sep 1785–15 Feb 1868), Find a Grave Memorial ID 34084945, citing Fulton Township Cemetery, Fulton, Whiteside County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493).