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William Goodwin Dana 1745–1809 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 SEP 1745

Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 30 OCT 1809

Death Location: Belpre, Washington, Ohio, United States

Father: William Sr.

Mother: Mary Greene

Spouse(s): Mary Bancroft

Children(s): William Dana, Edmund Dana, Elizabeth Dana, Luther Dana, Stephen Dana, John Dana, Charles Dana, Mary Dana, George Dana, Frances Dana, Augustus Dana

In 1745, William Goodwin Dana entered the world in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, born to William Dana Sr And Mary Greene. In 1745, William Goodwin Dana established residence. William Goodwin Dana married Mary Bancroft, and had children including Augustus Dana, Charles Dana, Edmund Bancroft Dana, Elizabeth Dana, Frances White Dana, George Dana, John Dana, Luther Dana, Mary Dana, Stephen Dana, William Dana. William Goodwin Dana passed away in 1809 in Belpre, Washington, Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1745, William Goodwin Dana entered the world in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, born to William Dana Sr And Mary Greene.
  • In 1745, William Goodwin Dana established residence.
  • William Goodwin Dana married Mary Bancroft, and had children including Augustus Dana, Charles Dana, Edmund Bancroft Dana, Elizabeth Dana, Frances White Dana, George Dana, John Dana, Luther Dana, Mary Dana, Stephen Dana, William Dana.
  • William Goodwin Dana passed away in 1809 in Belpre, Washington, Ohio, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sr.
1703–1770
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Mary Greene
1717–1763
Birth Location: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Mary Bancroft
1752–1831
Birth Location: Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Children(s)

William Dana
1775–1851
Birth Location: Worcester, MA
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Edmund Dana
1778–1835
Birth Location: Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Elizabeth Dana
1770–1835
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Luther Dana
1773–1813
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcester, Mass.
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Stephen Dana
1779–1834
Birth Location: Worchester,Worchester,MASS
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John Dana
1781–1827
Birth Location: Amherst, Hampshire, Mass.
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Charles Dana
1765–1817
Birth Location: Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
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Mary Dana
1786–1871
Birth Location: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
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George Dana
1790–1865
Birth Location: Belpre, Washington, Ohio, United States
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Frances Dana
1793–1812
Birth Location: Massachusetts, United States
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Augustus Dana
1801–1873
Birth Location: Belpre, Washington, Ohio, United States
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William Dana's Ancestors

Self
William Dana
1745–1809
Birth Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
William Dana, Sr.
1703–1770
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Mary Greene
1717–1763
Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Benjamin Dana
1659–1738
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Mary Buckminster
1666–1754
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Samuel Green
1680–1761
Martha Green
1683–1754
Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Richard Dana
1617–1690
Ann Butland
1625–1711
Joseph Buckminster
1666–1747
Martha Sharp
1667–1725
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Dana
1571–1644
Elizabeth Barlowe
1578–1635
Robert Bullard
1599–1639
Anne Martyn
1604–1660
John Sharp
1648–1676
Martha Vose
1645–1712

William Dana's Descendants

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William (Goodwin) Dana (29 SEP 1745–30 OCT 1809) m. Mary Bancroft (14 NOV 1752–1831)
  1. 1. William Dana 1775–1851 m. Polly (Parkman) Foster 1781–1851 m. Dorcas Bent 1782–1839
    1. 1. Samual Dana 1803–1850 m. Louisa Thornily 1807–1870
      1. 1. Joseph Dana 1830–1870 m. Lucetta Truax 1825–1888
        1. 1. John Dana 1856–1926 m. Sarah Root 1863–1962
        2. 2. Lodema (Jane) Dana 1853–1869
    2. 2. Charles Dana 1807–1865 m. Eunice Churchill 1812–1883
      1. 1. Charlotte Dana 1835–1853
      2. 2. Watson Dana 1837–1928
      3. 3. Lydia (Abigail) Dana 1844–1845
      4. 4. Amanda (Newell) Dana 1841–1845
      5. 5. Fanny (Pamelia) Dana 1848–1907
      6. 6. Maria Dana 1851–1929
      7. 7. William Dana 1855–
    3. 3. Frances (Foster) Dana 1809–1886 m. Israel Archbold 1807–1859
      1. 1. John (Dustin) Archbold 1848–1916 m. Annie (M.) Mills 1847–1921
        1. 1. Mary (Lavinia) Archbold 1871–1951 m. Michael (Murray Van) Beuren 1873–1951
        2. 2. Anne (Mills) Archbold 1873–1968
        3. 3. Frances (Dana) Archbold 1876–1899 m. Frederic (Collin) Walcott 1869–1949
        4. 4. John (Foster) Archbold 1877–1930
      2. 2. Charles (Wesley) Archbold 1842–1914 m. Emma (Owen) Kibbee 1843–
      3. 3. William (Dana) Archbold 1835–1920 m. Martha ("Mattie" Hubbard) Humason 1832–1915
        1. 1. WIlliam (Edward) Archbold 1858–1862
        2. 2. Mary (Frances) Archbold 1860–1862
        3. 3. Charles (Dana) Archbold 1864–
        4. 4. James (Humason) Archbold 1866–
        5. 5. Julia Archbold 1868–
        6. 6. Helen Archbald 1869–
        7. 7. Anne Archbold 1873–1952
      4. 4. James (Edward) Archbold 1838–1843
      5. 5. Phebe (Maria) Archbold 1840–1895 m. Lorenzo (Barnes) Lockard 1838–
        1. 1. Vesta Lockard 1860–
        2. 2. William Lockard 1862–
        3. 3. Charles (Archbold) Lockard 1864–1936 m. Eleanor Rogers 1865–
        4. 4. Frances Lockard 1868–
        5. 5. Lorenzo (Bruce) Lockard 1872–1937
      6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth) Archbold 1845–1934
      7. 7. Frances (Ann) Archbold 1852–1927
    4. 4. Pamela (Parkman) Dana 1812–1826
    5. 5. Grace Dana 1815–1816
    6. 6. Joseph Dana –1827
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Harrington) Dana 1804– m. Charles Haskill 1798–1831 m. John McCracken 1795–1859
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Haskell 1827–
      2. 2. Pamelia (Frances) Haskell 1830–1905
    8. 8. Grace Dana 1818–1854 m. Thomas (West) Ewart 1816–1881
      1. 1. Mary (Dorcas) Ewart 1839–1895
      2. 2. Robert (Carey) Ewart 1841–1842
      3. 3. Alice (Dana) Ewart 1840–1898
      4. 4. Thomas Ewart 1846–1904
      5. 5. William (Dana) Ewart 1851–1908
      6. 6. Grace (Elizabeth) Ewart 1849–1849
    9. 9. Dorcas Dana –1850
    10. 10. Mary ("Polly" Bent) Dana 1816–1862
  2. 2. Edmund (Bancroft) Dana 1778–1835
  3. 3. Elizabeth Dana 1770–1835 m. Joseph Barker 1765–1843
    1. 1. William Barker 1800–1803
    2. 2. Catharine Barker 1790–1840
    3. 3. Joseph Barker 1790–1860
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Betsey) Barker 1791–1845
    5. 5. Mary Barker 1795–1821
    6. 6. George (Wesley) Barker 1801–1875
    7. 7. Charlotte (Corday) Barker 1812–1891
    8. 8. Sophia (A.) Barker 1797–1883
  4. 4. Luther Dana 1773–1813 m. Grace Stone 1777–1831
    1. 1. Otis Dana 1801–1825
    2. 2. Lucy Dana 1802–1890
    3. 3. Rev (Alfred) Dana 1806–1872 m. Anna Pratt 1806–1877
      1. 1. Elizabeth (E.) Dana 1838–
      2. 2. Alfred (Luther) Dana 1827–1904
      3. 3. Grace (Ann) Dana 1834–1859
      4. 4. Maria (L.) Dana 1836–
      5. 5. Frances (R.) Dana 1840–1855
      6. 6. William (S) Dana 1843–1903
      7. 7. Lucy (Browing) Dana 1845–
      8. 8. Luther (Otis) Dana 1847–
      9. 9. George Dana 1852–1859
    4. 4. Susan Dana 1804–1839
    5. 5. Maria Dana 1806–1833
    6. 6. Jonathan Dana 1808–
  5. 5. Stephen Dana 1779–1834 m. Elizabeth Foster 1788–1870
    1. 1. Sarah (Dwight) Dana 1808–1887
    2. 2. Mary (Eliza) Dana 1810–1890
    3. 3. Amanda (Frances) Dana 1812–1891
    4. 4. Peregrine (Foster) Dana 1815–1888
    5. 5. Melissa (Barker) Dana 1829–1832
    6. 6. William (Pitt) Dana 1817–1853
    7. 7. Stephen (Augustus) Dana 1819–1890
    8. 8. Theodore (Sedgwick) Dana 1821–1850
    9. 9. Luther (Dale) Dana 1826–1899
  6. 6. John Dana 1781–1827
  7. 7. Charles Dana 1765–1817
  8. 8. Mary Dana 1786–1871 m. Caleb Emerson 1779–1853
    1. 1. Mary Emerson 1811–1862
    2. 2. William (Dana) Emerson 1813–1891
    3. 3. Charles Emerson 1815–1896
    4. 4. George (Dana) Emerson 1818–1900
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Smith) Emerson 1820–1911
    6. 6. Luther (Goodyear) Emerson 1828–1909
    7. 7. Sarah (Rebecca) Emerson 1830–1917
  9. 9. George Dana 1790–1865
    1. 1. Mary Dana 1826–1912
    2. 2. George Dana 1821–1892
  10. 10. Frances (White) Dana 1793–1812
  11. 11. Augustus Dana 1801–1873

William Dana's Timeline

3 Records

1745
29 SEP 1745
Birth of William Goodwin Dana in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1745
1745
William Goodwin Dana resided here
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1809
30 OCT 1809
Age 64
Death of William Goodwin Dana in Belpre, Washington, Ohio, United States
Belpre, Washington, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 SEP 1745
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 OCT 1809
    Event Place: Belpre, Washington, Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1745

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Belpre, Washington, Ohio, United States
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