Married to Hannah Barnes Bronson Aug. 13, 1797 in Branford, New Haven, CT. Father of Flora Byington Avery and George Lewis Byington.
Contributed by Ralph Brown:
"Soldier in the Revolutionary War. Partner in a mill to manufacture nails. Was issued a patent for making nails (15 January 1796), second patent granted to a citizen of Connecticut. Issued a second patent for making nail heads (23 December 1796). 20 years later issued a patent for a steel pitchfork. One authority says he invented the steel pitchfork. The first master of the Salem Society, an early lodge, the Masons of Naugatuck."
Father of Rosette Byington Bennett, Flora Byington Avery, Erwin Byington, Lester Byington and George Lewis Byington.
Contributed by Ralph Brown:
"Soldier in the Revolutionary War. Partner in a mill to manufacture nails. Was issued a patent for making nails (15 January 1796), second patent granted to a citizen of Connecticut. Issued a second patent for making nail heads (23 December 1796). 20 years later issued a patent for a steel pitchfork. One authority says he invented the steel pitchfork. The first master of the Salem Society, an early lodge, the Masons of Naugatuck."
Father of Rosette Byington Bennett, Flora Byington Avery, Erwin Byington, Lester Byington and George Lewis Byington.
Married to Hannah Barnes Bronson Aug. 13, 1797 in Branford, New Haven, CT. Father of Flora Byington Avery and George Lewis Byington.
Contributed by Ralph Brown:
"Soldier in the Revolutionary War. Partner in a mill to manufacture nails. Was issued a patent for making nails (15 January 1796), second patent granted to a citizen of Connecticut. Issued a second patent for making nail heads (23 December 1796). 20 years later issued a patent for a steel pitchfork. One authority says he invented the steel pitchfork. The first master of the Salem Society, an early lodge, the Masons of Naugatuck."
Father of Rosette Byington Bennett, Flora Byington Avery, Erwin Byington, Lester Byington and George Lewis Byington.
Contributed by Ralph Brown:
"Soldier in the Revolutionary War. Partner in a mill to manufacture nails. Was issued a patent for making nails (15 January 1796), second patent granted to a citizen of Connecticut. Issued a second patent for making nail heads (23 December 1796). 20 years later issued a patent for a steel pitchfork. One authority says he invented the steel pitchfork. The first master of the Salem Society, an early lodge, the Masons of Naugatuck."
Father of Rosette Byington Bennett, Flora Byington Avery, Erwin Byington, Lester Byington and George Lewis Byington.
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