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George Day
Date of Birth
1750
Place of Birth
Cecil County, Maryland
Date of Death
March 5, 1838
Place of Death
Jefferson County, Ohio
Spouse(s)
Sarah Catharine Rodgers
Children
John, George
Service during theAmerican Revolution
Enlisted, as a private, on June 1, 1776 into Capt John Oglevee’s Company and was in the Flying Camp militia in 1783
State of Service
Maryland
Donor
Mary Chilton Chapter NSDAR
George Day was the 3rd Great Grandfather of Dorothy Day Davenport, a founding member of the Mary Chilton Chapter in Sioux Falls SD. Dorothy was also the primary benefactor of the Mary Chilton Chapter Foundation.
The Foundation annually gives over $100,000 to support the DAR mission of supporting Historic Preservation, Education and Patriotism in the state of South Dakota.