Allston Dana

1884 - 1952  (67 years)

• Name	Allston Dana
  Born	29 Sep 1884	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Engineer - Bridge Designer
  Cause of Death	Coronary Occlusion
  Died	12 May 1952	Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania
  Age	67 years
  Cremated	15 May 1952	Hillside Cemetery, Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut
  Siblings	1. Richard Henry Dana, Jr.,   b. 1 Sep 1879, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 29 Nov 1933, Manhattan, New York, New York
  	2. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow "Harry" Dana, Ph.D,   b. 26 Jan 1881, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts ,   d. 26 Apr 1950, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  	3. Frances Appleton Dana,   b. 25 May 1883, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts ,   d. 6 Oct 1933, Cold Spring, Putnam, New York
  	4. Edmund Trowbridge Dana,   b. 25 Oct 1886, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts ,   d. 14 Aug 1981, Los Altos, Santa Clara, California
  	5. Delia Farley Dana,   b. 2 Oct 1889, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 18 Feb 1989, Seattle, King, Washington
  Person ID	I31141	Backus Genealogy | Dana Family
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Richard Henry Dana, III,   b. 3 Jan 1851, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 16 Dec 1931, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Edith Wadsworth Longfellow,   b. 22 Oct 1853, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 21 Jul 1915, Manchester, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 61 years)
  Married	10 Jan 1878	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  Age at Marriage	He : 27 years - She : 24 years and 3 months.
  Family ID	F13744	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothy Hovey Goodale,   b. 16 Feb 1887, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 27 Feb 1971, Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey  (Age 84 years)
  Married	11 Jun 1908	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  Age at Marriage	He : 23 years and 9 months - She : 21 years and 4 months.
  Children	+ 1. Dorothy Dana,   b. 8 Nov 1909, Lewistown, Fergus, Montana ,   d. 22 Aug 1969, Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey  (Age 59 years)   2. Allston Fairfield Dana,   b. 15 Jun 1911, Elmira, Chemung, New York ,   d. 15 Oct 1998, Charlottesville, Independent Cities, Virginia  (Age 87 years)   3. Thomas Appleton Dana,   b. 17 Sep 1912, Elmira, Chemung, New York ,   d. 29 May 1995, Northfield, Washington, Vermont  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2015
  Family ID	F13751	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 29 Sep 1884 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Married - 11 Jun 1908 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Child - Dorothy Dana - 8 Nov 1909 - Lewistown, Fergus, Montana Child - Allston Fairfield Dana - 15 Jun 1911 - Elmira, Chemung, New York Child - Thomas Appleton Dana - 17 Sep 1912 - Elmira, Chemung, New York Died - 12 May 1952 - Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania Cremated - 15 May 1952 - Hillside Cemetery, Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Massachusetts Birth Records, 1841-1915 Source Citation: State of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Birth Records, 1841-1915. Boston, MA, USA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services.
  		Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915 Source Citation: State of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1841-1915. Boston, MA, USA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services.
  		Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963 Source Citation: Pennsylvania. Death certificates, 1906–1963. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

  
  

  Headstones

  Allston Sr - Dorothy Hovey Goodale Dana Find A Grave: Allston Find A Grave: Dorothy Plot: W278 #1 & #1A

  
  

  Obituaries

  Obituary The Richmond Times Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia - 13 May 1952

  
  

• Notes

  Allston Dana was a noted bridge designer and grandson of Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Allston designed the George Washington, the Triborough, the Bronx-Whitestone and three Staten Island bridges in New York. He worked at The American Bridge Company in Elmira, New York for ten years.