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Jacob Dana 1654 – 1698 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1654

Birth Location: Cambridge, MA

Death Date: 24 Dec 1698

Death Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Father: Richard Dana

Mother: Anna Bullard

Spouse(s): Patience Sabin

Children(s): Jacob Dana

Jacob Dana was born in 1654 in Cambridge, MA, the child of Richard Henry Dana and Anna Bullard. Jacob Dana married Patience Elizabeth Sabin, and had children including Jacob Dana. Jacob Dana passed away in 1698 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Jacob Dana was born in 1654 in Cambridge, MA, the child of Richard Henry Dana and Anna Bullard.
  • Jacob Dana married Patience Elizabeth Sabin, and had children including Jacob Dana.
  • Jacob Dana passed away in 1698 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Dana
1617 – 1690
Birth Location: Manchester, Lancashire, England
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Anna Bullard
1624 – 1711
Birth Location: Barnham, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Patience Sabin
1656 – 1712
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Jacob Dana
1699 – 1791
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Jacob Dana's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Dana
1654 – 1698
Birth Place: Cambridge, MA
Parents
Richard Henry Dana
1617 – 1690
Manchester, Lancashire, England
Anna Bullard
1624 – 1711
Barnham, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Dana's Descendants

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Jacob Dana (2 Feb 1654 – 24 Dec 1698) m. Patience (Elizabeth) Sabin (28 Feb 1656 – 3 Jun 1712)
  1. 1. Jacob Dana (13 Aug 1699 – 05 Aug 1791) m. Abigail Adams (03 Jul 1702 – 1765)
    1. 1. Jacob Dana (1729 – 1790) m. Patience Prentice (7 Jul 1731 – 1799)
      1. 1. Asa (J) Dana (10 Sep 1754 – 12 Oct 1845) m. Eunice Towne (12 Mar 1755 – 2 Oct 1827)
        1. 1. Elijah Dano (9 Dec 1779 – 28 Dec 1848) m. Eunice Dana ( – 9 May 1831)
        2. 2. Federal Dana (1789 – 1872)
        3. 3. Sardis Dana (24 Sep 1791 – 13 Oct 1860)

Jacob Dana's Timeline

2 Records

1654
2 Feb 1654
Birth of Jacob Dana in Cambridge, MA
Cambridge, MA
1698
24 Dec 1698
Age 44
Death of Jacob Dana in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1654
    Event Place: Cambridge, MA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1698
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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