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Robert Sylvester Dana 1806–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 MAY 1806

Birth Location: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 19 JUN 1882

Death Location: Greenwood Cem., near Trenton, Mercy, N.J.

Father: Anderson DANA

Mother: Sarah Stevens

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The story of Robert Sylvester Dana began in 1806 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA. Robert Sylvester Dana passed away in 1882 in Greenwood Cem., near Trenton, Mercy, N.J..

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Sylvester Dana began in 1806 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Robert Sylvester Dana passed away in 1882 in Greenwood Cem., near Trenton, Mercy, N.J..

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Robert Dana's Ancestors

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Robert Dana
1806–1882
Birth Place: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Anderson DANA
1765–1851
in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut Colony
Sarah (( Sally )) Stevens
1766–1823
Canterbury Township, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Anderson DANA
1735–1778
Pomfret, Windham County, Colony of Connecticut, USA
Susanna HUNTINGTON
1730–1818
Norwich, New London County, Colony of Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob DANA
1699–1791
Abigail ADAMS
1702–1765
Caleb Huntington
1694–1789
Lydia Griswold
1696–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob DANA
1653–1698
Patience SYLVESTER
1655–1712

Robert Dana's Timeline

2 Records

1806
28 MAY 1806
Birth of Robert Sylvester Dana in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
1882
19 JUN 1882
Age 76
Death of Robert Sylvester Dana
None

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 JUN 1882

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenwood Cem., near Trenton, Mercy, N.J.

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