1. | Hon. Francis Dana was born on 13 Jun 1743 in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts (son of Richard Dana and Lydia Trowbridge); died on 25 Apr 1811 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 27 Apr 1811 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Notes:
Continental Congressman, US Diplomat. Served as a Delegate to the Continental Congress from Massachusetts from 1777 to 1778, and 1784. Also was a signer of the Articles of Confederation in 1778, and served as United States Minister to Russia from 1780 to 1783, and Justice of the Massachusetts State Supreme Court from 1785 to 1806.
Francis married Elizabeth Ellery on 5 Aug 1773 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Elizabeth was born on 13 Aug 1751 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island; died on 30 Aug 1807 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 2 Sep 1807 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Edmund Trowbridge Dana was born on 13 Jun 1774 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 12 Aug 1776 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 14 Aug 1776 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
- Francis Dana, Sr. was born on 14 May 1777 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 28 Dec 1853 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried on 31 Dec 1853 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
- Martha Remington Dana was born on 29 Sep 1784 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 24 Dec 1862 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried on 26 Dec 1862 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
- Richard Henry Dana, Sr. was born on 15 Nov 1787 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 2 Feb 1879 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried on 4 Feb 1879 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
- Elizabeth Ellery Dana was born on 3 Sep 1789 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 20 Nov 1874 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
- Sarah Ann Dana was born on 1 Sep 1791 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 6 Feb 1866 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
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