Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameDaniel Babcock Fenton 
Birth18 Oct 1819, Windham, Tolland Co, CT
Census2 Jul 1850, Genoa, Delaware Co, OH
Death22 Nov 1853, Angola, Steuben Co, IN
BurialPowers Cem, Angola, Steuben Co, MI
FatherElijah Anderson Fenton (1790-1856)
MotherJerusha Babcock (1791-1852)
Misc. Notes
After the death of his first wife, Sarah, he was living with her brother's (and his sister’s) family in 1850, while his son was living with her parents.
He was remarried to Sarah’s sister in 1853, and apparently died before 1860.
He was remarried to Sarah’s sister in 1853, and apparently died before 1860.
Spouses
Birth2 Jul 1819, Delaware Co, OH
Death12 Dec 1848, Delaware Co, OH
BurialCopeland Cem, Delaware Co, OH
FatherWilliam Hall (1789-1861)
Misc. Notes
Judging from her date of death, as compared with the birth date for her son, it looks as if she may have died of complications from childbirth.
Marriage22 Sep 1847, Genoa, Delaware Co, OH
ChildrenDaniel Waldo (1848-1938)
Birth3 Dec 1827, Genoa, Delaware Co, OH
Death22 Oct 1906, Angola, Steuben Co, IN
Burial25 Oct 1906, Powers Cem, Angola, Steuben Co, MI
FatherWilliam Hall (1789-1861)
Misc. Notes
sister of Susan, Daniel Fenton’s first wife.
After her sister’s death in 1848, she married Daniel Fenton. Following his death, she was living in Michigan in 1860, listed as Jane, with her sisters Lucy Hall and Caroline Warner, and caring for his son (Daniel) Waldo Fenton.
Still there in 1870, with Waldo listed as head of household and Mary Fenton (42, OH) plus her sister Lucy Hall (53, OH) as well as an Ann Fenton (12, MI) whose relationship is not clear.
By 1880, she had moved back to Steuben Co, IN and was living with her widowed sister Caroline F. Warner (58, OH) and daughter Florence. Listed as Mary J. Fenton (52, OH).
And then in 1900, she is listed back in Michigan, alone as Mary J. Fenton (Dec 1827, OH), living next to Thomas Hall (46, MI) - possibly her nephew?
But by the time of her death in 1906, she had returned again to Angola, IN and is buried there with her husband.
After her sister’s death in 1848, she married Daniel Fenton. Following his death, she was living in Michigan in 1860, listed as Jane, with her sisters Lucy Hall and Caroline Warner, and caring for his son (Daniel) Waldo Fenton.
Still there in 1870, with Waldo listed as head of household and Mary Fenton (42, OH) plus her sister Lucy Hall (53, OH) as well as an Ann Fenton (12, MI) whose relationship is not clear.
By 1880, she had moved back to Steuben Co, IN and was living with her widowed sister Caroline F. Warner (58, OH) and daughter Florence. Listed as Mary J. Fenton (52, OH).
And then in 1900, she is listed back in Michigan, alone as Mary J. Fenton (Dec 1827, OH), living next to Thomas Hall (46, MI) - possibly her nephew?
But by the time of her death in 1906, she had returned again to Angola, IN and is buried there with her husband.
Marriage12 Jun 1853, Delaware Co, OH