Richard Henry Dana[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32]
1617 - 1690 (72 years)
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Name Richard Henry Dana [19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39] Born 31 Oct 1617 Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom 
[20, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 34, 35, 36, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45] Christened 31 Oct 1617 Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Gender Male Buried Apr 1690 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [29, 38] Died 2 Apr 1690 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [19, 23, 28, 29, 34, 35, 40, 41, 42, 46, 47, 48, 49] - Age: 72
Person ID I499 Costner Descendants Last Modified 9 Jan 2022
Father Robert Dana, b. 2 Jun 1571, Natland, Westmorland, England , d. 24 May 1644, Manchester, Cheshire, England (Age 72 years) Mother Elizabeth Barlow, b. 11 Jul 1578, Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom , d. 11 Apr 1635, Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom (Age 56 years) Married 10 Apr 1597 Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom [50] Family ID F54 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Anne Bullard, b. 1623, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States , d. 15 Jul 1711, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 88 years) Married 1648 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [23, 24, 41, 42, 51] Children 1. John Dana, b. 15 Apr 1649, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States , d. 12 Oct 1649, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 0 years)2. Hannah Anne Dana, b. 8 Jul 1651, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States , d. Abt 1728, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 76 years)3. Samuel Dana, b. 13 Oct 1653, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States , d. 8 Nov 1653, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 0 years)4. Jacob Dana, b. 2 Feb 1654, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America , d. 24 Dec 1698, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America (Age 44 years)5. Abiah Dana, b. 21 May 1655, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States , d. 8 Dec 1668, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 13 years)6. Abiah Dana, b. 21 May 1655, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States , d. 10 Oct 1668, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 13 years)7. Joseph Dana, b. 21 May 1656, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States , d. 11 Feb 1700, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 43 years)8. Benjamin Dana, b. 20 Feb 1660, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States , d. 13 Aug 1738, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 78 years)9. Elizabeth Dana, b. 20 Feb 1662, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States , d. 27 Apr 1662, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 0 years)10. Daniel Dana, b. 20 Mar 1663, Brighton, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. 10 Oct 1749, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 86 years)11. Deliverance Dana, b. 5 May 1667, Brighton, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. 10 Nov 1741, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America (Age 74 years)12. Sarah Dana, b. 1 Jan 1669, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States , d. 11 Jan 1669, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 0 years)Last Modified 26 Mar 2023 Family ID F175 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Documents 
Biography Richard Dana settled in that part of Cambridge
Story of Richard Dana
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Notes - Richard Dana was in Cambridge, Mass. as early as 1640 and resided there during the remainder of his life, a period of fifty years. His name occurs frequently in the early records, with every indication that he was a man of substantial property possessions and also of prominence and usefulness. At various times he held the local offices of constable, surveyor of highways, "tythingman," selectman,and grand juror.
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Sources - [S683] Geni World Family Tree, http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-40000/geni-world-family-tree?s=241661121&itemId=4254592&action=showRecord&indId=individual-241661121-2000506.
Richard Dana
Gender: Male
Birth: Oct 31 1617 - Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Baptism: 1617 - Collegiate Church, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Marriage: Spouse: Anne Dana (born Bullard) - Circa 1648 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Death: Apr 2 1690 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Burial: Apr 1690 - Burying Ground Opposite Harvard College, Cambridge, MIddlesex, MA, USA
Father: Robert Dana
Mother: Elizabeth Dana (born Barlowe)
Wives: Elizabeth Dana (born Barlowe/Barlow), Anne Dana (born Bullard)
Children: Hannah Anne Dana, John Dana, Jacob Dana, Sr., Joseph Dana, Samuel Dana, Abiah Dana, Benjamin Dana, Elizabeth Woodward (born Dana), Daniel Dana, Deliverance Hyde (born Dana), Sarah Dana
Siblings: Margaret Dana, Cecily Dana, Edward Dana, Henry Dana, Ellen Dana, Robert Dana, James Dana, Alice Dana, Anne Dana, Elizabeth Dana - [S780] Everton Pedigree and Family Group Sheets, http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10095/everton-pedigree-family-group-sheets?s=241661121&itemId=381010&action=showRecord&indId=individual-241661121-2000506.
Richard Dana
Document type: Family group sheet
Birth: 1617
Spouse: Ann Bullard
Children: John DanaHannah Dana + Samuel OldhamSamuel DanaJacob Dana + Mary GobellAbiah DanaBenjamin Dana + Mary BuckministerElizabeth Dana + Daniel WoodwardDaniel Dana + Naomi CrosswellDeliverance Dana + Samuel HydeSarah Dana - [S884] England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30042/england-births-christenings-1538-1975?s=241661121&itemId=54993281-&action=showRecord&indId=individual-241661121-2000506.
Richard DanaGender: MaleChristening: Oct 31 1617 - Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, EnglandFather: Robert DanaIndexing Project (Batch) Number: P00546-1System Origin: England-ODMGS Film number: 844799 - [S840] Compilation of Published Sources, https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-90100/compilation-of-published-sources?s=241661121&itemId=101074110&action=showRecord&indId=individual-241661121-2000506.
The Descendants of Major Samuel Lawrence of Groton, 1904
Date: 1904
Text: "...is from John Jay Dana, clergyman of Canaan, N. Y. dated Aug. 19, 1841 : Richard Dana, who died at Cambridge, Mass., April 2, 1690, was the first and only one of our ancestors who emigrated to America,..."
About this source:
Title: The Descendants of Major Samuel Lawrence of Groton, 1904
Subject: Lawrence family (Samuel Lawrence, 1754-1827) [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1904
Publisher: Cambridge, Printed at the Riverside press
Author: Lawrence, Robert Means, 1847- [from old catalog]
Sponsor: Sloan Foundation
Tags: library_of_congress, americana
Contributor: The Library of Congress - [S840] Compilation of Published Sources, https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-90100/compilation-of-published-sources?itemId=468413270&action=showRecord.
The Pedigree Register, London, Eng., Vol. 1, 1907
Date: 1907
Place: London, England
Publication place: London, England
Text: "...Died 5 Sept. 1573. John Dana. Died young. Richard Dana. Born c. 1612-20. Went to = Anne Bullard America in 1640. Died 2 April 1690 at Cambridge, Massachusetts. Married about 1648. Died 15 July 171 1. Daniel..."
About this source:
Title: The Pedigree Register, London, Eng., Vol. 1, 1907
Subject: Society of Genealogists (Great Britain)
Description: Official organ of the Society of Genealogists of London, Editor: June 1907- G. F. T. Sherwood, 16
Volume: 1
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: London, Eng. : Published by the editor
Author: Sherwood, George F. Tudor (George Frederick Tudor), b. 1867
Sponsor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Tags: allen_county, americana
Contributor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center - [S840] Compilation of Published Sources, https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-90100/compilation-of-published-sources?itemId=92563121&action=showRecord.
Families of the Wyoming Valley, 1885
Date: 1885
Place: Wyoming, USA
Publication place: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
Text: "...son of Jacob Dana, born in 1664, who was the son of Richard Dana, who was born in France, April 15, 1612, and died in Cambridge, Mass., April 2, 1690. Sylvester Dana was educated at the Wilkes-Barre Academy..."
About this source:
Title: Families of the Wyoming Valley, 1885
Subject: Lawyers
Description: Paged continuously
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: Wilkes-Barre, Pa. : [E. B. Yordy, printer]
Author: Kulp, Geo. B. (George Brubaker), 1839-1915
Sponsor: MSN
Tags: cornell, americana
Contributor: Cornell University Library - [S840] Compilation of Published Sources, https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-90100/compilation-of-published-sources?itemId=123973353&action=showRecord.
History of Trumbull and Mahoning Counties, Vol. 1, 1882
Date: 1882
Publication place: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Text: "...studious man of letters ; of the fifth generation from Richard Dana, who immigrated from France, and died at Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 2, 1690. Miss Dana was delicate in health, barely escaping death..."
About this source:
Title: History of Trumbull and Mahoning Counties, Vol. 1, 1882
Description: CLICK ON WEB ADDRESS TO REACH VOLUME 2, 16
Volume: 1
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Cleveland : H. S. Williams
Author: Williams (H.Z.) Bro., Cleveland, Ohio, pub
Sponsor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Tags: allen_county, americana
Contributor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center - [S840] Compilation of Published Sources, https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-90100/compilation-of-published-sources?itemId=460012354&action=showRecord.
Memorials of the Society of the Cincinnati of Massachusetts, 1873
Date: 1873
Place: Massachusetts, USA
Publication place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Text: "...in Sullivans campaign in R.I., and served through the war. His descent from Richard^ Dana, of Cambridge, 1640, d. 2 April, 1690, m. ab. 1G48 to Anne Bullard. was through Benjamin* b. 20 Feb. 1660, d. 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: Book digitized by Google from the library of Harvard University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb., "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: Google
Tags: americana
Contributor: Harvard University - [S840] Compilation of Published Sources, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-90100-482731841/the-michael-shoemaker-book-schumacher.
The Michael Shoemaker Book : (Schumacher), 1924
Date: 1924
Publication place: Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
Text: "...Anderson, Jr., son of Anderson and Susanna (Huntington) Dana. I. Richard Dana, born April 15, 1612, died at Cambridge, Mass., April 2, 1690, and his wife, Ann (Bullard) Dana, had twelve children, of whom..."
About this source:
Title: The Michael Shoemaker Book : (Schumacher), 1924
Subject: Shoemaker, Michael, 1715-1780, Shoemaker family
Description: Includes index, "Bibliography"--p. 971-977, 1
Publication date: 1924
Publisher: Scranton, Pa. : International Textbook Press
Author: Blair, Williams T, Shoemaker, J. I. (Jacob I.), b. 1839
Sponsor: Brigham Young University
Tags: americana
Contributor: Harold B. Lee Library - [S840] Compilation of Published Sources, https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-90100/compilation-of-published-sources?itemId=1289452&action=showRecord.
Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio, Embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Trumball and Mahoning, 1893
Date: 1893
Place: Ohio, USA
Publication place: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Text: "...studious man of letters, the fifth in generation from Richard Dana, who emigrated from France and died at Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 2, 1690. Mrs. Harmon was a delicate woman, but accomplished in..."
About this source:
Title: Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio, Embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Trumball and Mahoning, 1893
Publication date: 1893
Publisher: Chicago, Lewis Publishing Company
Sponsor: MSN
Tags: cornell, americana
Contributor: Cornell University Library - [S840] Compilation of Published Sources, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-90100-92560119/families-of-the-wyoming-valley.
Families of the Wyoming Valley, 1892
Date: 1892
Place: Wyoming, USA
Publication place: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
Text: "...son of Jacob Dana, born in 1664, who was the son of Richard Dana, who was born in France, April 15, 161 2, and died in Cambridge, Mass., April 2, 1690. Sylvester Dana was educated at the Wilkes-Barre Academy..."
About this source:
Title: Families of the Wyoming Valley, 1892
Subject: Lawyers -- Pennsylvania Luzerne County, Luzerne County (Pa.) -- Biography, Wyoming Valley (Pa.) -- Genealogy
Publication date: 1885-90
Publisher: Wilkes-Barre, Pa. [E. B. Yordy, printer]
Author: Kulp, Geo. B. (George Brubaker), 1839-1915
Sponsor: Boston Public Library
Tags: bostonpubliclibrary, americana
Contributor: Boston Public Library - [S840] Compilation of Published Sources, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-90100-100885017/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: "...deed is dated April 20, 1656.* Richard Dana married Anne Bullard of Cambridge, probably in 1648. She died July 15, 1711. Richard died April 2, 1690, of injuries received by falling fi-om a scaffold in..."
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-90100-390590305/history-of-middlesex-county-mass-vol1.
History of Middlesex County, MASS., Vol.1, 1880
Date: 1880
Publication place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Text: "... in the succeeding generations, were early and largely represented on this side. Richard Dana died here, April 2, 1690, from the effects of a fall ; is represented by a lineal descendant of the sixth..."
About this source:
Title: History of Middlesex County, MASS., Vol.1, 1880
Description: Book digitized by Google from the library of Harvard University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb., Replace
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Boston, Estes and Lauriat
Author: Drake, Samuel Adams, 1833-1905, ed
Sponsor: Google
Tags: americana
Contributor: Harvard University - [S840] Compilation of Published Sources, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-90100-101074108/the-descendants-of-major-samuel-lawrence-of-groton.
The Descendants of Major Samuel Lawrence of Groton, 1904
Date: 1904
Text: "...infrequently at the present time in the rural districts of New England. Richard Dana married Ann Bullard of Cambridge about 1648. He died April 2, 1690. Benjamin Dana (i 660-1 738), the seventh child of Richard,..."
About this source:
Title: The Descendants of Major Samuel Lawrence of Groton, 1904
Subject: Lawrence family (Samuel Lawrence, 1754-1827) [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1904
Publisher: Cambridge, Printed at the Riverside press
Author: Lawrence, Robert Means, 1847- [from old catalog]
Sponsor: Sloan Foundation
Tags: library_of_congress, americana
Contributor: The Library of Congress - [S840] Compilation of Published Sources, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-90100-449639027/woodbury-kidder-dana-a-biographical-sketch.
Woodbury Kidder Dana, A Biographical Sketch
Publication date: 1918
Publication place: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Text: "...Richard Dana died April 2, 1690, of injuries sustained by falling from a scaffold in his barn. His wife survived him twenty-one years, dying probably June 15, 171 1. While we may desire to refer to the..."
About this source:
Title: Woodbury Kidder Dana, A Biographical Sketch
Description: ''Bibliographical notes'': p. 99-102, OCLC number: ocm10905951
Publication date: 1918
Publisher: Providence, R.I., Privately imprinted by Livermore Knight Co
Author: Swan, Frank H. (Frank Herbert), 1873-1954, Dana, Woodbury Kidder, b. 1840
Sponsor: Internet Archive
Tags: bostonpubliclibrary, americana
Contributor: Boston Public Library - [S840] Compilation of Published Sources, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-90100-92622513/genealogical-and-family-history-of-the-state-of-maine.
Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, 1909
Date: 1909
Place: Maine, USA
Publication place: New York, USA
Text: "...estate on Market street, which street was laid out wholly through his estate in 1656. Richard Dana died April 2, 1690, of injuries received by falling from a scaffold in his barn. August 2, 1690, an inventory..."
About this source:
Title: Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, 1909
Subject: Maine -- Genealogy
Volume: 3
Publication date: 1909
Publisher: New York, Lewis Historical Pub. Co
Author: Little, George Thomas, 1857-1915, ed, Burrage, Henry S. (Henry Sweetser), 1837-1926, Stubbs, Albert Roscoe
Sponsor: Sloan Foundation
Tags: library_of_congress, americana
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Richard DanaGender: MaleBirth: Oct 13 1617 - Manchester, EnglandMarriage: Middesex, MADeath: Apr 12 1690 - Middesex, MAWife: Anne Butland or Bullard - [S692] WikiTree, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10109-29701132/richard-dana-in-wikitree.
Richard DanaGender: MaleBirth: Oct 31 1617 - Manchester, Lancashire, EnglandDeath: Apr 2 1690 - Cambridge, MassWife: Anne Dana (born Bullard)Children: Daniel DanaJacob Dana - [S28042] Family Data Collection - Deaths.
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