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Robert Sylvester Dana 1806–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 MAY 1806

Birth Location: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: AFT 19 JUN 1882

Death Location: Greenwood Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey

Father: Anderson Dana

Mother: Dana None

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The story of Robert Sylvester Dana began in 1806 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. Robert Sylvester Dana passed away in 1882 in Greenwood Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Sylvester Dana began in 1806 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • Robert Sylvester Dana passed away in 1882 in Greenwood Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey.

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Robert Dana's Ancestors

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Robert Dana
1806–1882
Birth Place: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Anderson Dana
1765–1851
Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, Colonial America
Dana
1766–1823
Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, Colonial America
Grandparents
Anderson Dana
1735–1778
Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, United States
Dana
1730–1818
Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Caleb Huntington
1693–1789
Huntington
1696–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Dana's Timeline

4 Records

1806
28 MAY 1806
Birth of Robert Sylvester Dana in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
1826
1826
Age 20
Robert Sylvester Dana - Education in Yale College, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
Yale College, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
1882
19 JUN 1882
Age 76
Death of Robert Sylvester Dana in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey
Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey
1882
AFT 19 JUN 1882
Age 76
Burial of Robert Sylvester Dana in Greenwood Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey
Greenwood Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 MAY 1806
    Event Place: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Education
    Event Date: 1826
    Event Place: Yale College, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 JUN 1882
    Event Place: Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: AFT 19 JUN 1882
    Event Place: Greenwood Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey

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