Captain
James
Dana
Born in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Jedediah Dana
and Elizabeth (Bernard) Dana
Brother of
Joseph Dana, Benjamin Dana, Jonathan Dana, William Dana, Jedidiah Dana Jr., Solomon Dana, Mary Elizabeth (Dana) Lasell and Anna Dana
Husband of
Elizabeth (Whittemore) Dana
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
William Dana and Elizabeth (Dana) Blass
Died
at age 82
in Cobleskill, Schoharie, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Mar 2014
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Biography
James Dana was born in 1735. He is the son of Jedidiah Dana and Elizabeth Bernard.[1]
Captain James Dana served with Col. Andrew Ward's Regiment, Connecticut State Troops during the American Revolution.
James Dana is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A029490.
James Dana served as a captain in the US Revolutionary War.[2] He formed a company Mary 24, 1781, in General Waterbury's State Brigade, 1781.[3]
Sources
- ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F7H9-SMZ : 3 December 2014), James Dana, 09 Oct 1735; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
- ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 8 Jun 2021), "Record of James Dana", Ancestor # A029490.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Connecticut Men in the Revolutionary War [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003. Original data: Johnston, Henry P., ed.. The Record of Connecticut Men in the Military and Naval Service During the War of the Revolution 1775-1783. Vol. I-III. Hartford, CT, USA: 1889, page 566. Image
- "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F7WT-VJ6 : 3 December 2014), James Dana in entry for Anna Dana, 31 Dec 1760; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
- The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (NEHGS, Boston, 2011) Vol. Ashford. Page 54: Birth record.
- "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3Q-C381-F?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-RM3%3A1588792203 : 24 January 2018), Connecticut > image 126 of 977; citing various published state rosters, United States.
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