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John Dana was born on February 22nd, 1791 in Stephentwon,Renseelaer Co.,New York.  John Dana's father was Nathaniel Gardner and his mother was Mercy Mary Spencer.  His paternal grandparents were Job Gardiner and Anne Fry; his maternal grandparents were Nathan Spencer and Susannah L. Briggs. He had four brothers and five sisters, named Job, Nathan, Charles, Richard, Dorcas, Charlotte, Ann, Eliza and Ruth.  He was the fourth oldest of the ten children.  He died at the age of 89 on August 9th, 1880 in West Point,Colmbia,Wisconsin.  He was buried in 1880 in Garden Bluff Cemetary,West Point,Wisconsin.


John Dana's family with Elizabeth Smith

‌John Dana and Elizabeth were married in a religious ceremony in February 1824 in New York,N.Y..  They had four sons and a daughter, named Job, Dana, William Dana S, Nathaniel and Mary.

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