Capt. Benjamin Dana, Jr.^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]}

1689 - 1751  (62 years)

• Name	Benjamin Dana  [13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]
  Prefix	Capt.
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	28 Apr 1689	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States   [16, 21]
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Jun 1751	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States   [13, 17, 21]
  Buried	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States   [13]
  Person ID	I1071	Costner Descendants
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Dana,   b. 20 Feb 1660, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 13 Aug 1738, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Mary Buckminster,   b. 8 Apr 1660, Brighton, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 13 Feb 1754, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 93 years)
  Married	24 May 1688	Brighton, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
  Family ID	F1312	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Francis,   b. 2 Nov 1697, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 1751  (Age 53 years)
  Married	23 Jul 1724	Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States   [14, 20, 21, 22]
  Children	1. John Dana,   b. 10 Jul 1725, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 17 Dec 1793, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 68 years)   2. Anna Dana,   b. 25 Nov 1726, Brighton, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 20 Apr 1727, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America  (Age 0 years)   3. Anna Dana,   b. 5 Mar 1728, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 16 May 1815, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 87 years)   4. Benjamin Dana,   b. 10 Feb 1730, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 1734  (Age 3 years)   5. Benjamin Dana,   b. 7 Jun 1734, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. Early, Georgia, United States   6. Mary Dana,   b. 10 Jul 1735, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. Massachusetts, United States   7. Francis Dana,   b. 6 Feb 1737/8, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America ,   d. 3 Feb 1813, Cornish City, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States  (Age 74 years)   8. Stephen Dana,   b. 9 Jun 1740, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 15 Oct 1822, Brighton, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 82 years)   9. Aaron Dana,   b. 1742, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada   10. Sarah Dana,   b. Abt 1742, Brighton, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Richard Dana,   b. Abt 1744, Brighton, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F314	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Benjamin Dana Cemetery Headstones left to right: Mary Dana d1763, Benjamin Dana d1738 and Captain Benjamin Dana d1751. Their footstones are in the background.
  		Benjamin Dana 3 info pg 1
  		Captain Benjamin Dana's Headstone
  		Benjamin Dana 3 info pg 2
  		Benjamin Dana 3 info pg 3
  		Buckminster, Mary Dana (1667)(WikiTree)
  		Buckminster, Mary Dana (1667)(WikiTree)

  
  

  Documents

  Danas in Old Burial Ground

  
  

• Sources

  [S692] WikiTree, https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10109/wikitree?s=241661121&itemId=39991087&action=showRecord&indId=individual-241661121-2001141. Benjamin Dana Gender: Male Birth: Apr 28 1689 - Cambridge, Middlesex, MA Marriage: July 23 1727 - Medford, Middlesex, MA Death: June 5 1751 - Cambridge, Middlesex, MA Father: Benjamin Dana Mother: Mary Dana (born Buckminster) Wife: Anne Dana (born Francis) Children: Anna DanaBenjamin DanaBenjamin DanaMary DanaStephen DanaAaron DanaAnna DanaJohn DanaFrancis Dana Siblings: Joseph DanaJonathan DanaMary DanaJohn DanaWilliam DanaAnn DanaSarah DanaJedediah DanaIsaac Dana [S840] Compilation of Published Sources, https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-90100/compilation-of-published-sources?s=241661121&itemId=483080093&action=showRecord&indId=individual-241661121-2001141. Winchester Notes By Fanny Winchester Hotchkiss, 1912 Date: 1912 Text: "...John and Abigail (Smith) Dana, the grandson of Capt. Benjamin and Anna (Francis) Dana. Capt. Benjamin Dana, bom in Cambridge, Mass., April 28, 1689, lived in Brighton, was a shipmaster. He married Anna,..." About this source: Title: Winchester Notes By Fanny Winchester Hotchkiss, 1912 Description: Book digitized by Google from the library of the University of Wisconsin - Madison and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb Publication date: 1912 Publisher: Tuttle, Morehouse Taylor Co Author: Fanny Winchester Hotchkiss Sponsor: Google Tags: americana Contributor: University of Wisconsin - Madison [S840] Compilation of Published Sources, https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-90100/compilation-of-published-sources?s=241661121&itemId=109820170&action=showRecord&indId=individual-241661121-2001141. Historical Brighton : an Illustrated History of Brighton and Its Citizens, 1899 Date: 1899 Publication place:  Boston, Massachusetts, USA Text: "...married Aaron Blanchard. V ANNA FRANCIS. Anna Francis, daughter of John and Lydia (Cooper) Francis, married Benjamin Dana, July 23, 1724. He was a captain and died June 5, 1751, aged sixty-two years. His..." About this source: Title: Historical Brighton : an Illustrated History of Brighton and Its Citizens, 1899 Volume: v.1 Publication date: 1899 Publisher: Boston : G. A. Warren Author: Winship, J. P. C. (John Perkins Cushing) Sponsor: Boston Public Library Tags: bostonpubliclibrary, americana Notes: No copyright page found. No table-of-contents pages found Contributor: Boston Public Library [S840] Compilation of Published Sources, https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-90100/compilation-of-published-sources?s=241661121&itemId=127991035&action=showRecord&indId=individual-241661121-2001141. Epitaphs From the Old Burying Ground in Watertown, 1869 Date: 1869 Publication place:  Boston, Massachusetts, USA Text: "...Benjamin, mar. Mary Buckminster and is buried at Cambridge. The eldest child of Bcnj. and Mary, named Benjamin, was b. April 28, 1689, a ship master, mar. Anna Francis, and died June 5, 1751. The eldest..." About this source: Title: Epitaphs From the Old Burying Ground in Watertown, 1869 Subject: Epitaphs Description: 16 Publication date: 1869 Publisher: Boston Author: Harris, William Thaddeus, 1826-1854, Harris, Edward Doubleday, 1839-1919, ed Sponsor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center Tags: allen_county, americana Notes: No TOC Contributor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center [S840] Compilation of Published Sources, https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-90100/compilation-of-published-sources?s=241661121&itemId=430329315&action=showRecord&indId=individual-241661121-2001141. Memorials of the Society of the Cincinnati of Massachusetts, 1873 Date: 1873 Place:  Massachusetts, USA Publication place:  Boston, Massachusetts, USA Text: "...Benjamin^ b. 20 Feb. 1660, d. 13 Aug. 1738, m. 24 May, 1688, Mary Buckminster ; Benjamin,^ b. 28 Apr. 1689, lived in Brighton, d. 5 June, 1751, m. 23 July, 1724, Anna Francis ; John^ (his father), b. 1..." About this source: Title: Memorials of the Society of the Cincinnati of Massachusetts, 1873 Subject: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806, Society of the Cincinnati, Society of the Cincinnati Description: "Bibliography of the Society of the Cincinnati": p. 537-541, Historical sketch of the society.--Annals of the Massachusetts society.--Memoir of General Henry Knox.--Biographical notices of members.--[Appendices] Publication date: 1873 Publisher: Boston, Printed for the Society Author: Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati, Drake, Francis S. (Francis Samuel), 1828-1885 Sponsor: Sloan Foundation Tags: library_of_congress, americana Notes: this book has light page text! Contributor: The Library of Congress [S840] Compilation of Published Sources, https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-90100/compilation-of-published-sources?itemId=483080128&action=showRecord. Winchester Notes By Fanny Winchester Hotchkiss, 1912 Date: 1912 Text: ".... Their son, 2. Benjamin Dana, bom Feb. 20, 1661-2; married Mary Buckminster, 1688. Their son, 3. Capt. Benjamin Dana, born April 28, 1689; married Anne Francis, 1724. Their son, 4. John Dana, born July..." About this source: Title: Winchester Notes By Fanny Winchester Hotchkiss, 1912 Description: Book digitized by Google from the library of the University of Wisconsin - Madison and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb Publication date: 1912 Publisher: Tuttle, Morehouse Taylor Co Author: Fanny Winchester Hotchkiss Sponsor: Google Tags: americana Contributor: University of Wisconsin - Madison [S840] Compilation of Published Sources, http://www.familytreebuilder.com/research/record-90100-137573139/essex-institute-historical-collections-vol-25. Essex Institute Historical Collections, Vol. 25, 1888 Date: 1888 Publication place:  Salem, Massachusetts, USA Text: "...124 GENEALOGY OF THE SPARHAWK FAMILY. Benjamin Dana, sr., was a captain and died June 5, 1751, se. 62. His wife survived him. 68 Joseph Francis, son of John and Lydia (Cooper) Francis, married Elizabeth..." About this source: Title: Essex Institute Historical Collections, Vol. 25, 1888 Description: CLICK ON WEB ADDRESS TO REACH SELECTED VOLUMES, Vols. 9-10 called also ser. 2, v. 1-2, Vols. 1-40, 1859-1904. 1 v.; Vols. 41-50, 1905-14. 1 v.; Name, place and subject index: Vols. 1-22, 1859-85. 1 v.; Vols. 23-43, 1886-1907. 1 v.; Vols. 44-67, 1908-31. 1 v.; Vols. 68-85, 1931-49. 1 v.; Subject indexes: Vols. 1-67, 1859-1939. 1 v.; Vols. 68-85, 1931-49. 1 v, 16 Volume: v25 Publication date: 1859 Publisher: Salem, Mass., Essex Institute Author: Essex Institute. 1n Sponsor: Internet Archive Tags: allen_county, americana Notes: There are no chapters. No copyright page found.Some text may be lost due to tight binding Contributor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center [S840] Compilation of Published Sources, http://www.familytreebuilder.com/research/record-90100-461359253/memorials-of-the-massachusetts-society-of-the-cincinnati. Memorials of the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati, 1890 Date: 1890 Place:  Massachusetts, USA Publication place:  Boston, Massachusetts, USA Text: "...Bullard, was through Benjamin^ b. 20 Feb. 1660, d. 13 Aug. 1738, m. 24 May, 1688, Mary Buckminster; Benjamin^ b. 28 April, 1689, lived in Brighton, d. 5 June, 1 75 1, m. 23 July, 1724, Anna Francis; Tohn^..." About this source: Title: Memorials of the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati, 1890 Subject: Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati Description: Much altered from the 1873 ed. prepared by F.S. Drake, Past and present members.--Historical sketch of the general society.--Annals of the Massachusetts society.--Biographical notices of members.--Appendix Publication date: 1890 Publisher: Boston : Printed for the Society Author: Bugbee, James M. (James McKellar), 1837-1913, Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati Sponsor: MSN Tags: cornell, americana Contributor: Cornell University Library [S840] Compilation of Published Sources, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-90100-100885036/memoranda-of-some-of-the-descendants-of-richard-dana. Memoranda of Some of the Descendants of Richard Dana, 1865 Date: 1865 Publication place:  Boston, Massachusetts, USA Text: ".... Gea. III. Eichard, Benjamin. Children of Benjamin (son of Richard) and Mary (Buckminster) Dana. Benjamin^ b. April 28, 1689 ; lived in Brighton ; a shipmaster. He m. Anna Francis, July 23, 1724. He..." About this source: Title: Memoranda of Some of the Descendants of Richard Dana, 1865 Subject: Dana family Description: On cover: The Dana family, Includes index Publication date: 1865 Publisher: Boston : Printed by W.H. Chandler Author: Dana, John Jay, 1811-1899 Sponsor: Boston Public Library Tags: bostonpubliclibrary, americana Notes: Detached pages in front of book, some text may have been lost in original. A few irregular crops in middle of book to capture penciled in , additional geneolgical details Contributor: Boston Public Library [S840] Compilation of Published Sources, http://www.familytreebuilder.com/research/record-90100-50626135/essex-institute-historical-collections-vol-26. Essex Institute Historical Collections, Vol. 26, 1888 Date: 1888 Place:  Massachusetts, USA Publication date: Between 1859 and 1993 Publication place:  Salem, Massachusetts, USA Text: "...124 GENEALOGY OF THE SPARHAWK FAMILY. Benjamin Dana, sr., was a captain and died June 5, 1751, se. 62. His wife survived him. 68 Joseph Francis, son of John and Lydia (Cooper) Francis, married Elizabeth..." About this source: Title: Essex Institute Historical Collections, Vol. 26, 1888 Subject: Genealogy -- Massachusetts Essex County, Essex County (Mass.) -- History Periodicals, Massachusetts -- History Periodicals, Essex County (Mass.) -- Genealogy Periodicals Description: Vols. 9-10, 1869-70, called also ser. 2, v. 1-2, Ron Whate;, Vols. 1-22, 1859-85, 1954. 1 v.; Vols. 23-43, 1886-1907, 1958. 1 v, Subject: Vols. 1-62, 1859-1931, 1932. 1 v.; Name, place and subject: Vols. 44-67, 1908-31. 1 v.; Vols. 68-85, 1931-49. 1 v, 26 29 Volume: 26 Publication date: 1859-c1993 Publisher: Salem, Mass. : Essex Institute Press Author: Essex Institute, Peabody Essex Museum Sponsor: MSN Tags: robarts, toronto Contributor: Robarts - University of Toronto [S840] Compilation of Published Sources, http://www.familytreebuilder.com/research/record-90100-99379028/materials-for-a-genealogy-of-the-sparhawk-family. Materials for a Genealogy of the Sparhawk Family, 1892 Date: 1892 Publication place:  Salem, Massachusetts, USA Text: "...Stephen, b. 1740 ; m. Eleanor Brown, Sept. 16, 1762; d. Oct. 15, 1822, s. p. Benjamin Dana, sr., was a captain and died June 5, 1751, ge. 62. His wife survived him. 68 Joseph Francis, son of John and Lydia..." About this source: Title: Materials for a Genealogy of the Sparhawk Family, 1892 Subject: Sparhawk family Description: Xerox copy. Ann Arbor, Mich., Xerox University Microfilms, 1974 Publication date: 1892 Publisher: Salem [Mass.] : Salem Press Author: Howard, Cecil Hampden Cutts, b. 1862 Sponsor: Boston Public Library Tags: bostonpubliclibrary, americana Contributor: Boston Public Library [S1207] Esplin Web Site (Reliability: 3). Personal photo of Capt. Benjamin Dana, Jr. Added via a Photo Discovery™ [S5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current. [S109] Massachusetts, Town Marriage Records, 1620-1850. [S146] Middlesex County, Massachusetts Probate Index, 1648-1870. [S110] Family Data Collection - Births. [S57] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Materials for a Genealogy of the Sparhawk Family in New England. 46155_b290359-00016.jpg [S411] U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783. miusa1775a_113590-00084.jpg [S411] U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783. miusa1775a_113590-00072.jpg [S98] Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850. [S513] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1689; Birth city: Cambridge; Birth state: MA. [S57] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Materials for a Genealogy of the Sparhawk Family in New England.