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60. Patrick DALTON⁽³⁴⁾ was born between Mar 12 1813 and Mar 11 1814 in Ireland.⁽⁴¹⁾ Patrick Dalton was born in Ireland. -- Margaret Dalton.

His tombstone says he died March 11, 1897, at the age of 83. Thus, he was born between March 12, 1813 and March 11, 1814. -- Tombstone.
He immigrated in 1848 to U.S..⁽⁴²⁾ He emigrated in 1848 from Ireland.⁽⁴²⁾ He died on Mar 11 1897 in North Pine Grove (near Crown), PA.⁽⁴¹⁾ Patrick Dalton died March 11, 1897, at the age of 83. -- Tombstone.

He may have died in North Pine Grove where he lived. -- Margaret Dalton.
Patrick Dalton's name in Ireland may have been O'Dalton. At least that is what Jeremiah Dalton told her granddaughter, Ruth Mary Fiscus. -- Ruth Fiscus.
He was married to Sophie MCLAUGHLIN before 1859 in U.S..⁽⁴²⁾ Marriage was probably before 1859, as that is the earliest known year in which one of their children were born.

Patrick Dalton and Sophia McLaughlin were married in the U.S. -- Centennial Souvenir.
Patrick Dalton and his wife raised their kids on a farm down in North Pine Grove, PA. They went to church in Crown, PA, which is not far from and probably within walking distance of North Pine Grove, PA. -- Margaret Dalton.

Patrick Dalton, one of the oldest settlers of this Parish, came to this country from Ireland in 1848. He dug ore, which was the industry at that time. In 1851, he bought the land now known as the Dalton farm. Since wells were unknown then, he built a log house near a sprint of water and made a home there for his bride, Sophia McLaughlin, who also came from Ireland. They met and exchanged vows m this country. They cleared the land and burned the timber to have the use of the land, raised sheep for the wool and meat, raised cattle, did their work with oxen, made shingles, made soap from wood ashes and fat. They had a stone fireplace for light, heat, cooking and baking. They made tallow candles for light. They also carded, spun, knitted and wove the wool into clothing and blankets. When the wood fire went out, they borrowed a shovel of live coals from one of their neighbors, for matches were scarce, and could only be obtained at Fryburg, where they did their trading. A priest was not here all the time then, and when one arrived, all the neighbors were to send the word out in all directions, so everyone would have the opportunity as receive the sacraments, have children baptized anal attend Mass as long as the priest stayed. Mr. and Mrs. Dalton raised a family of eight children; five girls and three boys. Jerry married Ella Sharrow and lived in Kane. Patrick married Janie Sellers of Ohio. Elizabeth married Charles Roberts of East Aurora, N.Y. Annie married Joseph Leach of Marienville. Mary, of North Pine Grove never married. They are all deceased. and all are buried in Crown but Jerry, and he is buried in Kane. Bridget married Peter Hefren. Margaret married James Sharrow and Michael married Rachel Wilkinson. Michael made his home in Marienville, Margaret at North Pine Grove and Bridget at Loleta. They have remained members of the Crown Parish. -- Centennial Souvenir.

61. Sophie MCLAUGHLIN ⁽³²³⁾⁽³²⁴⁾ was born in 1828 in Ireland.⁽³²⁵⁾⁽³²⁶⁾ Sophie McLaughlin was born in 1828 in Ireland. She emigrated after 1828 from Ireland. She died in 1925 in North Pine Grove (near Crown), PA.⁽³²⁷⁾⁽³²⁸⁾ Sophie McLaughlin died in 1925 at home in North Pine Grove, PA. According to Margaret Dalton, Sophie's name was pronounced "SO FIE' A", she was blind in her old age, smoked a clay pipe, and lived at the farm in North Pine Grove, PA, until she died. Margaret Dalton spelled the name "Sophia" but her tombstone says "Sophie". Children were:

30 i. Jeremiah (Jerry) (Jeremy) John DALTON.
ii. Mary DALTON⁽⁴¹⁾⁽¹⁵⁸⁾⁽³²⁹⁾⁽⁴²⁾ was born on Jul 8 1860.⁽³³⁰⁾⁽⁴²⁾ Born in 1860. -- Tombstone.

Born July 8, 1860. -- Centennial Souvenir.
She was baptized on Aug 3 1860 in Crown, Clarion Co., PA, St. Mary's Catholic Church.⁽⁴²⁾ She died in 1945.⁽³³⁰⁾⁽⁴²⁾⁽³³¹⁾ Mary Dalton died in 1945. Mary Dalton was a daughter of Patrick Dalton and Sophie McLaughlin, probably the youngest of her siblings. She never married. She stayed home and took care of her mother. -- Margaret Dalton.

Mary Dalton never married. -- Centennial Souvenir.

Mary Dalton, sister of Jerry J. Dalton, was living in North Pine Grove, PA, in 1939. -- Obituary.

Mary Dalton was called "crazy Mary." -- Rosella Fiscus.

iii. Elizabeth DALTON was born on Nov 16 1861.⁽⁴²⁾ She was baptized on Nov 24 1861.⁽⁴²⁾ She died before 1948.⁽⁴²⁾
iv. Bridget (Biddie) DALTON⁽³³²⁾⁽³³³⁾ was born on Sep 11 1863.⁽³³⁴⁾⁽⁴²⁾ Born in 1863. -- Tombstone.

Born September 11, 1863. -- Centennial Souvenir.
She was baptized on Sep 22 1863 in Crown, Clarion Co., PA, St. Mary's Catholic Church.⁽⁴²⁾ She died on Nov 4 1959.⁽³³⁴⁾⁽⁴²⁾ Died in 1959. -- Tombstone.

Died Nov. 4, 1959. -- Centennial Souvenir.
Bridget Dalton, daughter of Patrick Dalton and Sophia McLaughlin, was probably the fourth child.

Bridget Dalton (m. Hefren), sister of Jerry Dalton, lived in Loleta, PA, which is just outside of Marienville, PA, in 1939.
v. Michael DALTON was born in 1865.⁽³³⁵⁾ He died in 1950.⁽³³⁶⁾⁽³³⁷⁾ Michael Dalton of Marienville attended the funeral of Gerald Fiscus in Kane, PA, on February 7, 1948. -- Article.

Died in 1950. -- Souvenir.
Michael Dalton was probably the third child. -- Personal interview of Anna Margaret Dalton by Win Apel in Bradford, PA, December 27, 1995.

Probably lived in Marienville, PA all his married life. Did not have that many kids; not as many as others. -- Personal interview of Anna Margaret Dalton by Win Apel in Bradford, PA, December 27, 1995.

Lived in Marienville, PA, in 1939. -- [Kane] Borough newspaper obituary of Jerry J. Dalton, 1939.

Michael Dalton of Marienville attended the funeral of Gerald Fiscus in Kane, PA, on February 7, 1948. -- Undated newspaper article entitled "Miliary Rites Held for Lt. Gerald Fiscus," in the possession of Ruth Mary Fiscus on December 30, 1995, city and date of newspaper unknown.
vi. Margaret B. DALTON⁽³³⁸⁾⁽³³⁶⁾⁽¹⁵⁸⁾ was born in 1866.⁽³³⁸⁾ Date of birth. She died in 1949 in North Pine Grove (near Crown), PA.⁽³³⁸⁾ Date of death on tombstone. Mrs. Gust Sharrow is sister of Jerry J. Dalton, living in North Pine Grove, PA, in 1939.

Mrs. Margaret Sharrow of North Pine Grove, PA, attended the funeral of Gerald Fiscus in Kane, PA, on February 7, 1948. -- Source: Undated newspaper article entitled "Miliary Rites Held for Lt. Gerald Fiscus," in the possession of Ruth Mary Fiscus on December 30, 1995, city and date of newspaper unknown.

Margaret's middle initial comes from her tombstone.
vii. Norbert Patrick DALTON⁽³³⁹⁾⁽⁴¹⁾ was born on Mar 2 1869.⁽⁴²⁾ He was baptized on Mar 21 1869 in Crown, Clarion Co., PA, St. Mary's Catholic Church.⁽⁴²⁾ He died in 1939 in Crown, Clarion Co., PA.⁽⁴²⁾⁽³⁴⁰⁾ Died in 1939. -- Centennial Souvenir.
N. Patrick Dalton, son of Patrick Dalton and Sophia McLaughlin, lived in Ohio somewhere. Came back to visit his mother once in a while. Not much more is known about him. -- Margaret Dalton

There is a tombstone of a Patrick Dalton in Crown, PA, near no other Daltons, who was born in 1869 and who died in 1939. It may not be the same Norbert Patrick Dalton, son of Patrick and Sophie McLaughlin.
viii. Anne (Annie) DALTON was born on Jan 13 1871.⁽⁴²⁾ She was baptized on Jan 15 1871 in Crown, Clarion Co., PA, St. Mary's Catholic Church.⁽⁴²⁾ She died on Jul 18 1892.⁽³³⁹⁾ On the tombstone of Patrick Dalton is the name and information on another Dalton: Annie Dalton Leech, who died July 18, 1892, at the age of 21 years, 7 months. -- Tombstone.