William Dana, Sr.

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William Dana, Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Death: May 01, 1770 (66)
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Place of Burial: Cambridge,, Mass
Immediate Family:

Son of Benjamin Dana and Mary Dana
Husband of Mary Green
Father of Benjamin Dana; Jonathan Dana; Reverend Samuel Dana; Benjamin Dana; Sarah Dana and 5 others
Brother of Captain Benjamin Dana; Jonathan Dana; Isaac Dana; Deacon Joseph Dana; Jadediah Dana and 4 others

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About William Dana, Sr.

"Suggested edit: William was a blacksmith in the South Parish of Cambridge, a Selectman in 1757 and 1765-68. His father conveyed to him his homestead in the part of Cambridge that is now Brighton, for which he took care of his parents in their declining years. He and his wife Mary Greene were admitted into full communion at the First Church of Cambridge by Rev. Appleton 28 Feb 1741/42 after dismission from Newton."
[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119450492/william-dana]

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William Dana, Sr.'s Timeline

1703
September 12, 1703
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
September 12, 1703
Cambridge,Middlesex,Massachusetts
1736
March 22, 1736
1739
January 14, 1739
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
1741
April 6, 1741
Cambridge, Middlesex, MA, United States
1743
April 16, 1743
1745
September 29, 1745
Brighton, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1747
February 28, 1747
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
1750
April 8, 1750