Pvt. Amariah Dana, Continental Army

A Patriot of the American Revolution for MASSACHUSETTS  with the rank of PRIVATE. DAR Ancestor # A029479

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Amariah Dana became a member of the Pomfret, CT church, with his wife, Oct. 16, 1764; removed to Amherst in 1773, and was long a schoolmaster there. He was one of the 83 Green Mountain Boys with Ethan Allen at the taking of Fort Ticonderoga, May 10, 1775, and, being very patriotic, he named a daughter Freedom. He was in Jan. 1776, a private in Capt. James Hendrick's Co. of Col. Lovell's Regt. He enlisted May 7, 1777, as private in Capt. John Thompson's Co. of Col. Leonard's Hampshire County Regt. for two months, and later was a private in Lt. Noah Dickinson's Co.; Col. Elisha Porter's Regt. for four days, marching on an alarm to New Providence, in Aug. 1777. In Nov. 1778, he was a private in Reuben Dickinson's Co., Col. Porter's Regt., and served five months.

"Pedigree Resource File", database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/9HVH-JQZ : accessed 2013-07-30), entry for Amariah Danna.

Name Amariah Dana Birth May 20, 1738 Death Oct 29, 1830, Amherst Father Samuel Dana Other spouses Ruth Williams Text Rem. abt. 1773 to Amherst. Died ae. 92. Marriage Jun 30, 1763 Spouse Dorothy May Death Dec 9, 1779 Children 1 M Ezra Dana Birth May 1, 1764 Death Jan 7, 1776 2 F Lucinda Dana Birth Nov 3, 1765 Spouse Nathan Sprout 3 M Eleazer Dana Birth Aug 6, 1767 4 F Dorothy Dana Birth Sep 22, 1769 Spouse -- Marsh 5 F Lucretia Dana Birth Nov 3, 1771 Death Mar 9, 1773 6 F Lucretia Dana Birth Oct 9, 1773 Spouse Nathaniel Goddard 7 F Mary Dana Birth Apr 17, 1775 Spouse -- Cowan 8 F Freedom Dana Birth May 2, 1777

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