- Dalton never married or had children. - As a Quaker, [peaceful & modest] Dalton shunned public acclaim, and refused to be nominated to be a member of the Royal Society.
- The University of Manchester established two Dalton Chemical Scholarships, two Dalton Mathematical Scholarships, and a Dalton Prize for Natural History.
- A lunar crater, and also a street in Manchester was named after Dalton. He also contributed 116 papers throughout his lifetime.
- John Dalton suffered from 3 strokes, the third in July 27 ,1844 that eventually killed him.
