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Chester Melvin Dana

Male 1879 - 1965  (86 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.   Chester Melvin Dana was born on 7 Jan 1879 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont (son of William Cary Dana and Emma Ann Allen); died on 12 Dec 1965 in Randolph, Orange, Vermont; was buried on 15 Dec 1965 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont.

    Chester married Flora Emma Woodward on 6 Jan 1904 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont. Flora (daughter of Charles Erastus Woodward and Mary Elizabeth Flint) was born on 28 Oct 1878 in Braintree, Orange, Vermont; died on 4 Oct 1938 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 6 Oct 1938 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Ila M. Dana was born on 1 Jan 1912 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont; died on 29 May 2008 in Randolph, Orange, Vermont; was buried on 2 Jun 2008 in Pleasant View Cemetery, Randolph, Orange, Vermont.
    2. Estella Woodard Dana was born on 20 Jun 1913 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont; died on 9 May 2009 in Northfield, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 15 May 2009 in West Brookfield Cemetery, West Brookfield, Orange, Vermont.

    Chester married Hattie Emma Martin on 11 Jan 1940 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont. Hattie was born on 10 Sep 1893 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont; died on 14 Jun 1964 in Montpelier, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 17 Jun 1964 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.   William Cary Dana was born on 2 Oct 1851 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont (son of Chester Stephen Dana and Hannah Abigail Campbell); died on 20 Oct 1906 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 22 Oct 1906 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont.

    William married Emma Ann Allen on 9 Apr 1874 in Charleston, Orleans, Vermont. Emma was born on 16 Feb 1854 in Charleston, Orleans, Vermont; died on 29 May 1905 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 31 May 1905 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.   Emma Ann Allen was born on 16 Feb 1854 in Charleston, Orleans, Vermont; died on 29 May 1905 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 31 May 1905 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont.
    Children:
    1. Ina Belle Dana was born on 16 Feb 1875 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; died on 23 Jun 1956 in Lakeland, Polk, Florida; was cremated in Jul 1956 in Waitsfield Common Cemetery, Waitsfield Common, Washington, Vermont.
    2. 1. Chester Melvin Dana was born on 7 Jan 1879 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; died on 12 Dec 1965 in Randolph, Orange, Vermont; was buried on 15 Dec 1965 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont.
    3. Clayton Allen Dana was born on 28 Apr 1887 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; died on 28 Apr 1962 in Clinton, Middlesex, Connecticut ; was buried on 2 May 1962 in Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.   Chester Stephen Dana was born on 24 Apr 1829 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont (son of Samuel Dana and Calista Porter); died on 19 Aug 1896 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 21 Aug 1896 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont.

    Chester married Hannah Abigail Campbell on 31 Dec 1850 in Warren, Washington, Vermont. Hannah was born on 9 Mar 1829 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont; died on 17 Jul 1912 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 20 Jul 1912 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.   Hannah Abigail Campbell was born on 9 Mar 1829 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont; died on 17 Jul 1912 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 20 Jul 1912 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont.
    Children:
    1. 2. William Cary Dana was born on 2 Oct 1851 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; died on 20 Oct 1906 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 22 Oct 1906 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont.
    2. Abigail C. Dana was born on 23 Aug 1853 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; died on 28 Jun 1921 in Waterbury, Washington, Vermont.
    3. Infant Dana was born on 7 May 1857 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; died on 10 May 1857 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 12 May 1857 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont.
    4. Stephen C. Dana was born on 12 Aug 1862 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; died on 26 Nov 1864 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 28 Nov 1864 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont.
    5. Infant Dana was born on 1 Aug 1865 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; died on 1 Aug 1865 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 2 Aug 1865 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont.
    6. Flora A. Dana was born in Mar 1867 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; and died.
    7. Samuel J. Dana was born about 1870 in Vermont; died on Yes, date unknown.
    8. Jessie May Dana was born on 13 Feb 1874 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; died on Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.   Samuel Dana was born on 26 Oct 1799 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont (son of Henry Dana, Sr. and Martha Pike); died on 5 Jun 1888 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 7 Jun 1888 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont.

    Samuel married Calista Porter on 8 May 1825 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont. Calista (daughter of William Walker Porter, Jr. and Lucy Thomson) was born on 10 Oct 1806 in Warren, Washington, Vermont; died on 13 Jul 1884 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 15 Jul 1884 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.   Calista Porter was born on 10 Oct 1806 in Warren, Washington, Vermont (daughter of William Walker Porter, Jr. and Lucy Thomson); died on 13 Jul 1884 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 15 Jul 1884 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont.
    Children:
    1. William Henry Dana, Sr. was born on 26 Apr 1827 in Warren, Washington, Vermont; died on 6 Jan 1900 in Magog, Knox, Maine; was buried on 9 Jan 1900 in Freeman Ridge Cemetery, Kingfield, Franklin, Maine.
    2. 4. Chester Stephen Dana was born on 24 Apr 1829 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont; died on 19 Aug 1896 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 21 Aug 1896 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont.
    3. Edwin Harvey Dana was born on 7 May 1831 in Warren, Washington, Vermont; died on 1 Nov 1928 in Hartford, Windsor, Vermont; was buried on 4 Nov 1928 in Middlesex Center Cemetery, Middlesex, Washington, Vermont.
    4. Samuel Jackson Dana was born on 18 May 1833 in Warren, Washington, Vermont; died on 15 Mar 1926 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 18 Mar 1926 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont.
    5. Sarah Jane Dana was born on 30 Jun 1835 in Warren, Washington, Vermont; died on 13 Aug 1921 in Barre, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 16 Aug 1921 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont.
    6. Henry Francis "Harry" Dana was born on 27 Sep 1837 in Warren, Washington, Vermont; died on 22 Jan 1899 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 24 Jan 1899 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont.
    7. Mary Calista Dana was born on 30 May 1841 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont; died on 29 Apr 1911 in Barre, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 1 May 1911 in Wilson Cemetery, Barre, Washington, Vermont.
    8. Foster Stillman Dana was born on 8 Dec 1843 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont; died on 19 May 1915 in Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire; was buried on 22 May 1915 in Irasville Cemetery, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont.
    9. Wesley Emerson Dana was born on 16 May 1847 in Fayston, Washington, Vermont; died on 28 Apr 1918 in Warren, Washington, Vermont; was buried on 1 May 1918 in Warren Village Cemetery, Warren, Washington, Vermont.


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