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Richard Henry Dana, Sr.

Richard Henry Dana, Sr.

Male 1787 - 1879  (91 years)

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  1. 1.   Richard Henry Dana, Sr. Richard Henry Dana, Sr. was born on 15 Nov 1787 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts (son of Hon. Francis Dana and Elizabeth Ellery); died on 2 Feb 1879 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried on 4 Feb 1879 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

    Richard married Ruth Charlotte Smith on 8 Apr 1813 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Ruth was born on 18 Nov 1787 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 10 Feb 1822 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 12 Feb 1822 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Ruth Charlotte Dana was born on 28 Feb 1814 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 23 Sep 1901 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
    2. Richard Henry Dana, Jr. was born on 1 Aug 1815 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 6 Jan 1882 in Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy; was buried on 9 Jan 1882 in Campo Cestio, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy.
    3. Edmund Trowbridge Dana was born on 29 Aug 1818 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 18 May 1869 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
    4. Susan Dana was born on 8 Jun 1820 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 27 Apr 1822 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.   Hon. Francis Dana 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.

    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]


  2. 3.   Elizabeth Ellery Elizabeth Ellery 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.
    Children:
    1. 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.
    2. 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.
    3. 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.
    4. 1. 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.
    5. Elizabeth Ellery Dana was born on 3 Sep 1789 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 20 Nov 1874 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
    6. Sarah Ann Dana was born on 1 Sep 1791 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 6 Feb 1866 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.   Richard Dana was born on 26 Jun 1700 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts (son of Daniel Dana and Naomi Croswell); died on 17 May 1772 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried on 19 May 1772 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

    Richard married Lydia Trowbridge on 31 May 1737 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Lydia was born about 1710 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 7 Apr 1776 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 9 Apr 1776 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.   Lydia Trowbridge was born about 1710 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 7 Apr 1776 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 9 Apr 1776 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
    Children:
    1. 2. Hon. Francis Dana was born on 13 Jun 1743 in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 25 Apr 1811 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 27 Apr 1811 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.   Daniel Dana was born on 20 Mar 1662 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts (son of Richard Dana and Anne Bullard); died on 10 Oct 1749 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 12 Oct 1749 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

    Daniel married Naomi Croswell about 1692 in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Naomi was born on 5 Dec 1670 in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 24 Feb 1750 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 26 Feb 1750 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.   Naomi Croswell was born on 5 Dec 1670 in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 24 Feb 1750 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 26 Feb 1750 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
    Children:
    1. Caleb Dana was born in Jun 1697 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 28 Apr 1769 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; was buried on 30 Apr 1769 in Brigham Cemetery, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
    2. 4. Richard Dana was born on 26 Jun 1700 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 17 May 1772 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried on 19 May 1772 in Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
    3. Ebenezer Dana was born on 12 Dec 1711 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 19 Aug 1762 in Havana, Havana, Ciego de Avila, Cuba.


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