Enoch STANTON
1745 - 1781 (35 years)-
Name Enoch STANTON [1, 2] Birth 15 Sep 1745 , Stonington, New London County, Connecticut 
[3] Gender Male Note - Lieut. Enoch9 Stanton (Phineas8, Daniel7, Samuel6, Thomas5, Thomas4,Thomas3, John2, Thomas1) DAR #62807: Enoch Stanton (1745-81) was lieutenant of artillery and losthis life at Fort Griswold. His name is on the monument erected to thememory of the slain. He was born in Stonington; died in Griswold, Conn. son of Phineas & Elizabeth (--) Stanton. He was a Lieutenant in the American Army and was killed at Fort Griswold,Sept. 6, 1781. History says of him: 'He asked for quarter and no quarterwas given. He fought like a tiger and was shot to pieces.' He left sevenchildren under 15 years of age. By trade he was a goldsmith. Of thesechildren the names of but three are known. Martha and Betsey settled inStonington. Lodowick and the others are said to have gone to New York andsettled in and near Troy. (Stanton Gen.)
Death 6 Sep 1781 , Fort Griswold, Groton, New London County, Connecticut [3] Person ID I77336 Ancestral Trails Last Modified 13 Apr 2024
Father Phineas STANTON, b. 28 Oct 1719, , Stonington, Connecticut d. 3 Feb 1790 (Age 70 years) Mother Elizabeth STANTON, b. 1722 d. 9 Mar 1814 (Age 92 years) Marriage 7 Jan 1739/40 [4] Family ID F18132 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Waity DYER, b. Abt 1745, ,, Rhode Island d. 1803 (Age ~ 58 years) Marriage Abt 1766 Children 1. Betsey STANTON, b. Abt 1768, , Stonington, New London County, Connecticut 2. Martha (Patty) STANTON, b. 4 Mar 1772, , Stonington, New London County, Connecticut d. 5 Dec 1818, , Stonington, New London County, Connecticut (Age 46 years)3. Lodowick STANTON, Sr., b. 1773, , Stonington, New London County, Connecticut d. 1853 (Age 80 years)Family ID F18131 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Sep 2025
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