Dana family

The Dana family is a Boston Brahmin family that arrived in Cambridge, Massachusetts from England during the later end of the Puritan migration to New England (1620–1640).

Richard Dana, immigrant

The patriarch, Richard Dana (c.1620—1690) was born in France. A Huguenot, he fled to England as a result of the Edict of Restitution of 1629, and subsequently emigrated to New England, settling in Cambridge, Massachusetts by 1640.[1][2][3] He served numerous posts in the local government, including selectman, constable, tythingman, and grand juror. He married Ann Bullard about 1648.[4] The couple had eleven children, all born in Cambridge:

Notable Danas descended from Richard Dana

Other notable descendants:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Samuel Atkins Eliot (1913). A History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1913. Cambridge Tribune. p. 189.
  2. ↑ Hannah Winthrop Chapter (1907). An Historic Guide to Cambridge. p. 165.
  3. ↑ Sprague, W. B. (1866). The Life of Daniel Dana. Boston, MA: J. E. Tilton. pp. 269–273.
  4. ↑ Clarence Almon Torrey; Elizabeth Petty Bentley (1 January 1985). New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 202. ISBN 978-0-8063-1102-9.
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