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William Dana 1775–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 AUG 1775

Birth Location: Worcester, MA

Death Date: 24 JUN 1851

Death Location: Newport Cemetery, Newport, Washington, Ohio, United States

Father: William Dana

Mother: Mary Bancroft

Spouse(s): Polly Foster, Dorcas Bent

Children(s): Samual Dana, Charles Dana, Frances Dana, Pamela Dana, Grace Dana, Joseph Dana, Elizabeth Dana, Grace Dana, Dorcas Dana, Mary Dana

William Dana was born in 1775 in Worcester, MA, the child of William Goodwin Dana And Mary Bancroft. William Dana married Dorcas Bent, Maria Guitteau, Polly Parkman Foster, and had children including Charles Dana, Dorcas Dana, Elizabeth Harrington Dana, Frances Foster Dana, Grace Dana, Joseph Dana, Mary Polly Bent Dana, Pamela Parkman Dana, Samual Dana. William Dana passed away in 1851 in Newport Cemetery, Newport, Washington, Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • William Dana was born in 1775 in Worcester, MA, the child of William Goodwin Dana And Mary Bancroft.
  • William Dana married Dorcas Bent, Maria Guitteau, Polly Parkman Foster, and had children including Charles Dana, Dorcas Dana, Elizabeth Harrington Dana, Frances Foster Dana, Grace Dana, Joseph Dana, Mary Polly Bent Dana, Pamela Parkman Dana, Samual Dana.
  • William Dana passed away in 1851 in Newport Cemetery, Newport, Washington, Ohio, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Dana
1745–1809
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Mary Bancroft
1752–1831
Birth Location: Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Polly Foster
1781–1851
Birth Location: Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Dorcas Bent
1782–1839
Birth Location: Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Samual Dana
1803–1850
Birth Location: Newport, Ohio
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Charles Dana
1807–1865
Birth Location: Newport, Washington County, Ohio
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Frances Dana
1809–1886
Birth Location: Newport, Washington, OH
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Pamela Dana
1812–1826
Birth Location: –
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Grace Dana
1815–1816
Birth Location: –
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Joseph Dana
–1827
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Dana
1804–
Birth Location: –
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Grace Dana
1818–1854
Birth Location: Newport, OH
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Dorcas Dana
–1850
Birth Location: –
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Mary Dana
1816–1862
Birth Location: Ohio, United States
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William Dana's Ancestors

Self
William Dana
1775–1851
Birth Place: Worcester, MA
Parents
William Goodwin Dana
1745–1809
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Bancroft
1752–1831
Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Grandparents
William (Dana,) Sr.
1703–1770
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Mary Greene
1717–1763
Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Dana
1659–1738
Mary Buckminster
1666–1754
Samuel Green
1680–1761
Martha Green
1683–1754
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Dana
1617–1690
Ann Butland
1625–1711
Joseph Buckminster
1666–1747
Martha Sharp
1667–1725

William Dana's Descendants

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William Dana (16 AUG 1775–24 JUN 1851) m. Polly (Parkman) Foster (19 MAR 1781–28 APR 1851) m. Dorcas Bent (9 AUG 1782–8 APR 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
        1. 1. Fred (Roland) Dana 1889–1968 m. Grace (Venice) Dana 1893–1967
        2. 2. Nellie (Mae) Dana 1891–1993 m. Lee (Eugene) Peterson 1889–1974
        3. 3. William (R) Dana 1897–1939 m. Frances (Loretta) Bueher 1899–1993
        4. 4. Frances (Loretta Buehrer) Dana 1899–1993
        5. 5. Virgil (J) Dana 1897–
      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
        1. 1. Archbold (Van) Beuren 1905–1974
      2. 2. Anne (Mills) Archbold 1873–1968
        1. 1. John (Dana) Archbold 1910–1993
      3. 3. Frances (Dana) Archbold 1876–1899 m. Frederic (Collin) Walcott 1869–1949
      4. 4. John (Foster) Archbold 1877–1930
        1. 1. Richard Archbold 1907–1976
        2. 2. Adrian Archbold 1909–1974
        3. 3. Frances (May) Archbold 1912–2010
    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–
        1. 1. Charles (Archbold) Lockard 1890–1975
        2. 2. Esther Lockard 1894–
        3. 3. Edwin (Smith) Lockard 1896–1988
        4. 4. John (Gill) Lockard 1899–1947
      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

William Dana's Timeline

3 Records

1775
16 AUG 1775
Birth of William Dana in Worcester, MA
Worcester, MA
1775
15 OCT 1775
William Dana was christened in Worchester, Worchester, Mass.
Worchester, Worchester, Mass.
1851
24 JUN 1851
Age 76
Death of William Dana in Newport, Washington, Ohio, United States
Newport, Washington, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 AUG 1775
    Event Place: Worcester, MA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 JUN 1851
    Event Place: Newport, Washington, Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newport Cemetery, Newport, Washington, Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 15 OCT 1775
    Event Place: Worchester, Worchester, Mass.
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