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Esq. Richard Henry Dana, I

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  1. 1.  Esq. Richard Henry Dana, I was born 15 Nov 1787, Cambridge, MA.

    Notes:

    He was "of Cambridge, MA" in 1816 when designated trustee in his grandfather William Ellery's will.

    Richard — Ruth Charlotte Smith. Ruth was born Abt 1787, Taunton, MA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Richard Henry Dana, II  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Aug 1815, Cambridge, MA; died 1882, Rome. Italy.
    2. 3. Edmund Trowbridge Jr. Dana  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Aug 1818; died 18 May 1869, Boston, MA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Richard Henry Dana, II Descendancy chart to this point (1.Richard1) was born 1 Aug 1815, Cambridge, MA; died 1882, Rome. Italy.

    Notes:

    From "The Dana Family in America" p. 526:
    "He entered Harvard in 1831, but in 1834, having trouble with his eyes, he had to leave college. Compelled to give up all literary work he shipped before the mast as a seaman on the brig 'Pilgrim,' sailing around the Horn to California. After two years he returned on the 'Alert,' arriving in Boston, Sept. 19, 1836. He then re-entered Harvard College, graduating in 1837; LL.B. Harvard, 1839; admitted to the bar in 1840; honorary degrees; D.C.L., Hobart College, 1853; LL.D., Harvard, 1866.
    He was also very prominent in the protection of fugitive slaves, risking his life and career in their behalf.
    In 1840 he published "Two Years Before the Mast," an account of his voyage, which became famous. An author's edition was brought out in 1868 with a concluding chapter, "Twenty-Four Years After." He published many books and articles, among them "The Seaman's Friend," 1841, a London edition of which appeared in 1856. "To Cuba and Back" appeared in 1859.
    He was a member of the Constitutional Convention from Manchester, 1853, and a Representative from Cambridge to the General Court, 1867-68. He was an overseer of Harvard College, 1865-77. He was an Episcopalian, member of St. Paul's Church, Boston, became one of the founders of the Church of the Advent, Boston, 1843; a vestryman of that parish, 1843-81; and a trustee of St. Paul's School, Concord, N.H., 1866-82. He was considered a brilliant lecturer on judicial and political subjects.
    During his lifetime he made many trips abroad, visiting the Duke of Argyll at Inveraray, Scotland, in 1856, and making a tour of the world in 1859. He was a Fellow of the American Academy and a member of the Massachusetts Historical Society. A biography of him was written by Hon. Charles Francis Adams in two volumes, 1890.

    Richard married Sarah Watson 25 Aug 1841. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 4. Sarah Watson Dana  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Jun 1842, Roxbury, MA.
    2. 5. Ruth Charlotte Dana  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Jun 1844, Cambridge, MA.
    3. 6. Elizabeth Ellery Dana  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Apr 1846, Boston, MA.
    4. 7. Mary Rosamond Dana  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Sep 1848, Cambridge, MA.
    5. 8. Richard Henry Dana, III  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Jan 1851, Cambridge, MA; died 16 Dec 1931, Cambridge, MA.
    6. 9. Angela Henrietta Channing Dana  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Feb 1857, Boston, MA.

  2. 3.  Edmund Trowbridge Jr. Dana Descendancy chart to this point (1.Richard1) was born 29 Aug 1818; died 18 May 1869, Boston, MA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Sarah Watson Dana Descendancy chart to this point (2.Richard2, 1.Richard1) was born 12 Jun 1842, Roxbury, MA.

  2. 5.  Ruth Charlotte Dana Descendancy chart to this point (2.Richard2, 1.Richard1) was born 30 Jun 1844, Cambridge, MA.

  3. 6.  Elizabeth Ellery Dana Descendancy chart to this point (2.Richard2, 1.Richard1) was born 3 Apr 1846, Boston, MA.

  4. 7.  Mary Rosamond Dana Descendancy chart to this point (2.Richard2, 1.Richard1) was born 1 Sep 1848, Cambridge, MA.

  5. 8.  Richard Henry Dana, III Descendancy chart to this point (2.Richard2, 1.Richard1) was born 3 Jan 1851, Cambridge, MA; died 16 Dec 1931, Cambridge, MA.

    Richard married Edith Longfellow 10 Jan 1878, Cambridge, MA. Edith (daughter of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Frances Elizabeth Appleton) was born 22 Oct 1853, Cambridge, MA; died 1915. [Group Sheet]


  6. 9.  Angela Henrietta Channing Dana Descendancy chart to this point (2.Richard2, 1.Richard1) was born 22 Feb 1857, Boston, MA.