Rebecca (Barrett) Dana
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Rebecca Martha (Barrett) Dana (1778 - 1834)

Rebecca Martha Dana formerly Barrett
Born in New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 5 Dec 1797 in New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 55 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

  • Her childhood home is in New Ipswich, NH.
  • Rebecca's mother, Rebecca Minot 'embroidered' a firescreen for her. It depicts the Dana family crest. This firescreen is on display in the parlor at the Barrett House, Forest Hall, New Ipswich, NH.
  • This house is open to the public and is owned by SPNEA.
  • The house she grew up in is privately owned.
  • She met Samuel Dana when she came to Groton, MA to visit relatives.
  • They were married when she was 18 years and her husband thirty.
  • "He escorted his bride to the house he had built in Groton, between the Academy and the parish meeting-house. Located on the Commmon, near the brow of the hill, with ample gardens, it was perhaps the most attractive residence in town." p 8 Memoir of Hon. Samuel Dana by James Dana.
  • In this same Memoir the author quotes a friend who knew Rebecca: "Mrs. Dana was tall, finely formed, and singularly graceful in her movements. Her complexion was fair, with a fine color; her long and abundant hair black, or nearly so; her eyes of violet-blue, with long, dark lashes, - causing them, in some lights, to appear black, and giving to the whole countenance that appearance of gentleness and sensibility which forms the most touching kind of beauty."
  • Both Samuel and Rebecca are buried in the Old Burying Ground, Groton, MA.
  • Her inscription states she died at the age of 54.
  • Rebecca is buried with her husband and children in the Old Burying Ground in Groton, Massachusetts. (Green)

Name

Rebecca Martha Barrett

Birth

04 SEP 1779 New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire (Chandler)

Marriage

05 DEC 1795 New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire (New Hampshire Marriage)
The couple was married about 44 years until his death in 1808. They had four children.
15 OCT 1799 Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Death

11 MAY 1834 Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts (Chandler)

Burial

Old Burying Ground, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts (Find A Grave)

Sources

Name: Rebecca Barrett
Marriage: 5 Dec 1797 New Ipswich, New Hampshire
Race: White
Gender: Female
Spouse: Samuel Dana
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Gender: Male




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