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Austin Dana

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Death: July 13, 1870 (75)
Cornwall, Addison County, Vermont, United States
Place of Burial: Cornwall, Addison County, Vermont, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Eleazer Dana and Sarah Dana
Husband of Susan Trowbridge? Dana
Father of Sara Ann Sanford; Edward Summers Dana and Eliza Mary Payne

Managed by: Faustine Darsey on hiatus
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About Austin Dana

Note: Stone shows he died on July 13th.



Info below provided by: Stephen Payne

Veteran: War of 1812, Battle of Plattsburgh

Austin was born at Amherst, Mass., May 31, 1795. While yet a child he came with his parents, Eleazer and Sarah (Cutter) Dana, to Weybridge, VT. They then resided in Bridport, VT for eight years. They then removed to Cornwall on to the General Summers Gale farm, after Austin married Susan T. Gale. Austin died on July 23, 1870. Austin served as Justice of the Peace in Cornwall in 1848, '49 and '53 and lister in 1851 and '53. As a young man, he served as a volunteer at the battle of Plattsburgh, September 11, 1814.

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Austin Dana's Timeline

1795
May 31, 1795
Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
1828
November 2, 1828
Bridport, Addison, VT
1834
April 27, 1834
Cornwall, Addison County, Vermont, United States
1840
October 7, 1840
Cornwall, Addison, VT
1870
July 13, 1870
Age 75
Cornwall, Addison County, Vermont, United States
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Cornwall, Addison County, Vermont, United States