Born in the same house as his father, on Willington Hill. Family bible lists his marriage as 29 Dec instead of 27 Dec as reported in the Fenton history. Was a carpenter, and resided in Willington until April, 1842, when he sold his place to his father and moved to Mansfield. He then lived one year 1/2 mile north of the Johnson school house, and six years at the Turnpike gate-house 1/2 mile west of Four Corners. In 1849 he moved to Tolland county, 2 miles east of Rockville, where he is listed in the 1850 census as a joiner; and a year later moved to Rockville. In Nov, 1852 he moved to Ohio and lived in the following places: Westerville, Columbus, West Jefferson, Wellington, and Huntington, where he bought a house and some land, and was a resident for some 10 years. He is listed there in the 1860 census as a carpenter (60, NY), with children Solomon and Lucretia - but his wife is listed as Sarah(?). In the fall of 1863, town meetings were held in Huntington and they raised money to pay $100 to each soldier that would re-enlist, to fill their quota of men for the service. Mr. Fenton was made an honorary member of these meetings on the grounds that he had 4 sons and 3 son-in-laws in the U.S. Service (Charles, Henry, and Porter credited to that town).
In 1869 he sold his place and moved to Iowa; living first near Wall Lake, where he is listed as a carpenter (63, NY) in the 1870 census with just his wife (58, NY). He later bought a house and lot at Sibley, Iowa, where his wife died. He died while on a visit to Dows, in Wright Co, Iowa on 5 Aug, 1878.