Richard Henry Dana, b: 1787

^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}

^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}
^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}

^{1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession}
^{1735 Freedom of press established}
^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}
^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}



		^{Francis Dana}^{b.1743 Charlestown, MA d.1811 Cambridge, MA}

	^{Richard Henry Dana}^{b.1787 Cambridge, MA d.}		^{William Ellery}^{b.1727 Newport, RI d.1820 Newport, RI}

^{Richard Henry Dana}^{b.1815 Cambridge, MA d.1882 Rome. Italy}		^{Elizabeth Ellery}^{b.1751 d.1807}	^{Ann Remington}^{b.1724 Cambridge, MA d.1764}

^{Edmund Trowbridge Jr. Dana}^{b.1818 d.1869 Boston, MA}



	^{Ruth Charlotte Smith}^{b.1787 Taunton, MA d.}