Robert Sylvester Dana

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Robert Sylvester Dana

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: June 19, 1882 (76)
Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey
Place of Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey
Immediate Family:

Son of Anderson Dana, Jr. and Sarah (Sally) Dana
Brother of Amelia Whitcomb; Laura Dana; Asa Stevens Dana; Sarah Metcalf; Francis Francis Dana and 5 others

Managed by: Eugene Thomas
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About Robert Sylvester Dana

GEDCOM Note

Practiced law in Circleville, OH; edited The Olive Branch; taught in seminary at Worthington; moved to Wilkes-Barre, PA; taught in the Academy until 1839, then built private school and taught until 1866; when he moved to Bucks County, PA Source Link: https://www.geni.com/documents/view?doc_id=6000000171936891823label=@S7@

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Robert Sylvester Dana's Timeline

1806
May 28, 1806
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
1826
1826
Age 19
Yale College, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
1850
June 1, 1850
Age 44
Wilkes-Barré, Luzerne, Pennsylvania
June 1, 1850
Age 44
1882
June 19, 1882
Age 76
Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey
June 19, 1882
Age 76
Greenwood Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey