Revolutionary War Soldier
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General James Dana, was born October 9, 1735 in Ashford, Windham Co., CT.
His parents were Jedidiah Dana, born February 11, 1706 & Elizabeth Bernard, born October 1709 in England
He married November 27, 1759 to Elizabeth Whittemore, was born June 9, 1741.
Their Children were:
Order not known at this time, but he & his wife had 4 sons & 5 daughters:
Sons - Joseph, William, Thomas & Alvin
Daughters - Anna, Nancy, Sophia, Elizabeth & Polly.
James Dana was at the battle of Bunker Hill & in a command of a company of men of the Connecticut line. He worked himself up in rank. After Bunker Hill he excepted a Colonel position. Capt. Dana stood in high confidence of General Washington.
His Connecticut men were the first to fire on the British at the siege of Boston. He was made Captain in May 1776 & was appointed Captain in Col. Andrew Ward's 1st Connecticut Regiment.
He was also with General Washington at New York & was present at battles of Trenton & Princeton.
About 1786, Major Dana removed from Mansfield, CT & settled in NY, first residing at Canajoharie ( now Cherry Valley ), NY & was there for the 1790 census. later he moved to Cobleskill, Schoharie Co., where his homestead became what is now Lawyersville, NY.
1804 he was commissioned Brigadier - General in the New York Militia, commanding the Schoharie Co., Brigade.
Provided by Laurie Stewart-Tokarsky (#47375347)
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Gen. James Dana and Elizabeth Whitmore had 9 children:
1. Anna Dana
b. 31 DECEMBER 1760 • Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 11 OCTOBER 1839 • Sharon, Schoharie Co., NY
Married 1 Sep 1779 Gilbert Garey
2. Nancy "Polly" Dana
b. 7 March 1768 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 5 August 1813 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
Married abt 1793 Thomas S. Brigham, son of Lt. Gov. Paul Brigham
3. James Dana
b. 27 Jun 1764 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 16 Oct 1817
4. Ens. Joseph Dana
b. 10 Jun 1766 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 20 Jun 1854 Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York
Married Sarah Cross b. 1776 Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York
d. 2 Sep 1837 Cobleskill, Schoharie, N.Y.
They had 8 children
5. William Dana
b. 2 Jun 1770 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 2 Feb 1852 Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York
Married Anne Southworth Sep. 25, 1795 Tolland Co., CT
They had 8 children
6. Elizabeth Dana
b. 15 Oct 1772 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 22 Sep 1842
Married Thomas Butler 1791 Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York
7. Thomas G Dana
b. 27 Sep 1775 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 1861 Schoharie Co., New York
Married Elizabeth Jordan 1800 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
They had 4 children
8. Sophia Dana
b. 3 Mar 1777 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 18 Dec 1859 East Worchester, New York
Married 1799 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT Roswell Scripture
They had 6 children
9. Lieut. Alvin Dana
b. 20 Sep 1779 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 10 Jan 1852 Camden, Oneida, New York
Married Eastbury, Connecticut 18 Feb 1811 Ruth Gibson, daughter of Samuel Gibson.
They had 6 children
provided by Dana Wheeler (#47395610)
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General James Dana, was born October 9, 1735 in Ashford, Windham Co., CT.
His parents were Jedidiah Dana, born February 11, 1706 & Elizabeth Bernard, born October 1709 in England
He married November 27, 1759 to Elizabeth Whittemore, was born June 9, 1741.
Their Children were:
Order not known at this time, but he & his wife had 4 sons & 5 daughters:
Sons - Joseph, William, Thomas & Alvin
Daughters - Anna, Nancy, Sophia, Elizabeth & Polly.
James Dana was at the battle of Bunker Hill & in a command of a company of men of the Connecticut line. He worked himself up in rank. After Bunker Hill he excepted a Colonel position. Capt. Dana stood in high confidence of General Washington.
His Connecticut men were the first to fire on the British at the siege of Boston. He was made Captain in May 1776 & was appointed Captain in Col. Andrew Ward's 1st Connecticut Regiment.
He was also with General Washington at New York & was present at battles of Trenton & Princeton.
About 1786, Major Dana removed from Mansfield, CT & settled in NY, first residing at Canajoharie ( now Cherry Valley ), NY & was there for the 1790 census. later he moved to Cobleskill, Schoharie Co., where his homestead became what is now Lawyersville, NY.
1804 he was commissioned Brigadier - General in the New York Militia, commanding the Schoharie Co., Brigade.
Provided by Laurie Stewart-Tokarsky (#47375347)
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Gen. James Dana and Elizabeth Whitmore had 9 children:
1. Anna Dana
b. 31 DECEMBER 1760 • Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 11 OCTOBER 1839 • Sharon, Schoharie Co., NY
Married 1 Sep 1779 Gilbert Garey
2. Nancy "Polly" Dana
b. 7 March 1768 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 5 August 1813 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
Married abt 1793 Thomas S. Brigham, son of Lt. Gov. Paul Brigham
3. James Dana
b. 27 Jun 1764 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 16 Oct 1817
4. Ens. Joseph Dana
b. 10 Jun 1766 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 20 Jun 1854 Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York
Married Sarah Cross b. 1776 Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York
d. 2 Sep 1837 Cobleskill, Schoharie, N.Y.
They had 8 children
5. William Dana
b. 2 Jun 1770 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 2 Feb 1852 Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York
Married Anne Southworth Sep. 25, 1795 Tolland Co., CT
They had 8 children
6. Elizabeth Dana
b. 15 Oct 1772 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 22 Sep 1842
Married Thomas Butler 1791 Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York
7. Thomas G Dana
b. 27 Sep 1775 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 1861 Schoharie Co., New York
Married Elizabeth Jordan 1800 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
They had 4 children
8. Sophia Dana
b. 3 Mar 1777 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 18 Dec 1859 East Worchester, New York
Married 1799 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT Roswell Scripture
They had 6 children
9. Lieut. Alvin Dana
b. 20 Sep 1779 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 10 Jan 1852 Camden, Oneida, New York
Married Eastbury, Connecticut 18 Feb 1811 Ruth Gibson, daughter of Samuel Gibson.
They had 6 children
provided by Dana Wheeler (#47395610)
Revolutionary War Soldier
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General James Dana, was born October 9, 1735 in Ashford, Windham Co., CT.
His parents were Jedidiah Dana, born February 11, 1706 & Elizabeth Bernard, born October 1709 in England
He married November 27, 1759 to Elizabeth Whittemore, was born June 9, 1741.
Their Children were:
Order not known at this time, but he & his wife had 4 sons & 5 daughters:
Sons - Joseph, William, Thomas & Alvin
Daughters - Anna, Nancy, Sophia, Elizabeth & Polly.
James Dana was at the battle of Bunker Hill & in a command of a company of men of the Connecticut line. He worked himself up in rank. After Bunker Hill he excepted a Colonel position. Capt. Dana stood in high confidence of General Washington.
His Connecticut men were the first to fire on the British at the siege of Boston. He was made Captain in May 1776 & was appointed Captain in Col. Andrew Ward's 1st Connecticut Regiment.
He was also with General Washington at New York & was present at battles of Trenton & Princeton.
About 1786, Major Dana removed from Mansfield, CT & settled in NY, first residing at Canajoharie ( now Cherry Valley ), NY & was there for the 1790 census. later he moved to Cobleskill, Schoharie Co., where his homestead became what is now Lawyersville, NY.
1804 he was commissioned Brigadier - General in the New York Militia, commanding the Schoharie Co., Brigade.
Provided by Laurie Stewart-Tokarsky (#47375347)
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Gen. James Dana and Elizabeth Whitmore had 9 children:
1. Anna Dana
b. 31 DECEMBER 1760 • Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 11 OCTOBER 1839 • Sharon, Schoharie Co., NY
Married 1 Sep 1779 Gilbert Garey
2. Nancy "Polly" Dana
b. 7 March 1768 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 5 August 1813 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
Married abt 1793 Thomas S. Brigham, son of Lt. Gov. Paul Brigham
3. James Dana
b. 27 Jun 1764 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 16 Oct 1817
4. Ens. Joseph Dana
b. 10 Jun 1766 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 20 Jun 1854 Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York
Married Sarah Cross b. 1776 Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York
d. 2 Sep 1837 Cobleskill, Schoharie, N.Y.
They had 8 children
5. William Dana
b. 2 Jun 1770 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 2 Feb 1852 Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York
Married Anne Southworth Sep. 25, 1795 Tolland Co., CT
They had 8 children
6. Elizabeth Dana
b. 15 Oct 1772 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 22 Sep 1842
Married Thomas Butler 1791 Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York
7. Thomas G Dana
b. 27 Sep 1775 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 1861 Schoharie Co., New York
Married Elizabeth Jordan 1800 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
They had 4 children
8. Sophia Dana
b. 3 Mar 1777 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 18 Dec 1859 East Worchester, New York
Married 1799 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT Roswell Scripture
They had 6 children
9. Lieut. Alvin Dana
b. 20 Sep 1779 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 10 Jan 1852 Camden, Oneida, New York
Married Eastbury, Connecticut 18 Feb 1811 Ruth Gibson, daughter of Samuel Gibson.
They had 6 children
provided by Dana Wheeler (#47395610)
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General James Dana, was born October 9, 1735 in Ashford, Windham Co., CT.
His parents were Jedidiah Dana, born February 11, 1706 & Elizabeth Bernard, born October 1709 in England
He married November 27, 1759 to Elizabeth Whittemore, was born June 9, 1741.
Their Children were:
Order not known at this time, but he & his wife had 4 sons & 5 daughters:
Sons - Joseph, William, Thomas & Alvin
Daughters - Anna, Nancy, Sophia, Elizabeth & Polly.
James Dana was at the battle of Bunker Hill & in a command of a company of men of the Connecticut line. He worked himself up in rank. After Bunker Hill he excepted a Colonel position. Capt. Dana stood in high confidence of General Washington.
His Connecticut men were the first to fire on the British at the siege of Boston. He was made Captain in May 1776 & was appointed Captain in Col. Andrew Ward's 1st Connecticut Regiment.
He was also with General Washington at New York & was present at battles of Trenton & Princeton.
About 1786, Major Dana removed from Mansfield, CT & settled in NY, first residing at Canajoharie ( now Cherry Valley ), NY & was there for the 1790 census. later he moved to Cobleskill, Schoharie Co., where his homestead became what is now Lawyersville, NY.
1804 he was commissioned Brigadier - General in the New York Militia, commanding the Schoharie Co., Brigade.
Provided by Laurie Stewart-Tokarsky (#47375347)
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Gen. James Dana and Elizabeth Whitmore had 9 children:
1. Anna Dana
b. 31 DECEMBER 1760 • Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 11 OCTOBER 1839 • Sharon, Schoharie Co., NY
Married 1 Sep 1779 Gilbert Garey
2. Nancy "Polly" Dana
b. 7 March 1768 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 5 August 1813 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
Married abt 1793 Thomas S. Brigham, son of Lt. Gov. Paul Brigham
3. James Dana
b. 27 Jun 1764 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 16 Oct 1817
4. Ens. Joseph Dana
b. 10 Jun 1766 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 20 Jun 1854 Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York
Married Sarah Cross b. 1776 Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York
d. 2 Sep 1837 Cobleskill, Schoharie, N.Y.
They had 8 children
5. William Dana
b. 2 Jun 1770 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 2 Feb 1852 Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York
Married Anne Southworth Sep. 25, 1795 Tolland Co., CT
They had 8 children
6. Elizabeth Dana
b. 15 Oct 1772 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 22 Sep 1842
Married Thomas Butler 1791 Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York
7. Thomas G Dana
b. 27 Sep 1775 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 1861 Schoharie Co., New York
Married Elizabeth Jordan 1800 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
They had 4 children
8. Sophia Dana
b. 3 Mar 1777 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 18 Dec 1859 East Worchester, New York
Married 1799 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT Roswell Scripture
They had 6 children
9. Lieut. Alvin Dana
b. 20 Sep 1779 Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
d. 10 Jan 1852 Camden, Oneida, New York
Married Eastbury, Connecticut 18 Feb 1811 Ruth Gibson, daughter of Samuel Gibson.
They had 6 children
provided by Dana Wheeler (#47395610)
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