Ditus Day b. 10 Oct 1817 Wilbraham, Hampden County, MA d. 15 Feb 1910 Lake Benton, Lincoln County, MN

1817 - 1910 (92 years)

Name	Ditus Day
Born	10 Oct 1817	Wilbraham, Hampden County, MA [1]
Gender	Male
Died	15 Feb 1910	Lake Benton, Lincoln County, MN [1]
Buried	Castle Rock Valley cemetery, near Farmington, MN [2]
Person ID	I22303	Day Family Tree
Last Modified	7 Feb 2004

Father	Alfred Day, b. 20 May 1794, Wilbraham, Hampden County, MA , d. 13 Jul 1886, Castle Rock, Dakota County, MN (Age 92 years)
Mother	Lydia Calkins, b. 5 Jun 1796, Wilbraham, Hampden County, MA , d. 1 Jun 1879, Castle Rock, Dakota County, MN (Age 82 years)
Married	20 Aug 1815	Wilbraham, Hampden County, MA [3]
Family ID	F8492	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Cornelia Bissell, d. 19 Dec 1844, Mantua, Portage County, OH

Married 26 Aug 1840 Mantua Township, Portage County, OH [1]

Children

	1. Ellen M. Day, b. 4 Oct 1842, Mantua, Portage County, OH , d. 18 Mar 1849, Mantua Township, Portage County, OH (Age 6 years)
	2. Leander Day, b. 14 Dec 1844, Mantua, Portage County, OH , d. 16 Feb 1845, Mantua Township, Portage County, OH (Age 0 years)

Family ID F8495 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Clarissa Harris, b. 30 Aug 1830, Chardon, Geauga County, OH , d. 13 Jan 1889, Castle Rock, Dakota County, MN (Age 58 years)

Married 16 Aug 1849 Chardon, Geauga County, OH [1]

Children

	1. Raymond Harris Day, b. 12 Jun 1850, Mantua Township, Portage County, OH , d. 1898 (Age 47 years)
	2. Reverend Dennis Ditus Day, b. 12 Jul 1852, Mantua Township, Portage County, OH , d. 16 Mar 1937, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN (Age 84 years)
	3. Ida Ellen Day, b. 31 May 1854, Mantua Township, Portage County, OH , d. 16 Apr 1921, Pine City, Pine County, MN (Age 66 years)
	4. Allen J. Day, b. 11 Feb 1858, Castle Rock Township, Dakota County, MN , d. 29 Oct 1881, Castle Rock Township, Dakota County, MN (Age 23 years)
	5. Clara Day, b. Castle Rock Township, Dakota County, MN , d. infancy
	6. Alice May Day, b. 28 Jun 1864, Castle Rock Township, Dakota County, MN , d. 4 May 1943, Flint, Genesee County, MI (Age 78 years)
	7. Louis Ernest Day, b. 1 Mar 1871, Castle Rock Township, Dakota County, MN , d. 13 Jan 1936, Tacoma, Pierce County, WA (Age 64 years)

Family ID F8496 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Married - 26 Aug 1840 - Mantua Township, Portage County, OH
	Died - 15 Feb 1910 - Lake Benton, Lincoln County, MN
	Buried - - Castle Rock Valley cemetery, near Farmington, MN

Notes

Ditus came with his parents by ox-team and wagon from Wilbraham, MA. to Portage County, OH in 1818. They settled in Mantua Township. Ditus was a school teacher. He served as Town Clerk, Justice of the Peace, County Commissioner, and was a charter member of the MN State Horticultural Society. Ditus was from Mantua, OH.

[S16] Robert N. Arrol, MD, 26 (Reliability: 3).
[S583] Genealogical Register of the Family of Alfred Day and Lydia Calkins Day, The.
[S16] Robert N. Arrol, MD, 25 (Reliability: 3).