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A Geneology Collection by Debbie Mills
Sarah/Sally Dana
Born: 4/7/1783 (family history sheet from Parishville NY town Historian’s office) also, 10/1871 Lebanon, Grafton NH (LDS site); no birth certificate is on file there for her. Not listed in the Dana’s of America book
Parents: unknown; LDS site lists Wm. Dana and Johanna Sessions; vital records in Lebanon NH has several children listed for this couple, but not Sarah/Sally. Since Sally is living in Lebanon NH at the time of her marriage in 1805, it is likey her parents are there. The only Dana family living in Lebanon NH in 1800 and 1810 are William Dana and William Dana Jr, making it likely that William is her father. He does have one female in the 16-25 year age group; Sally would have been 17 in 1800.
Siblings: (presumed) William (1771-?), Joanna (1773-?), Simeon (1775-?), Fanny (1778-?), Jedidah (1780-?), Daniel
Marriage: John Flavel Willis, 6/23/1805 (marriage certificate on file Lebanon, NH, does not list parents name, groom is from Norwich, VT, bride from Lebanon; Willis is spelled Willys on certificate)
Children: Joanna (1806), Austin (1808), Sally (1811), Fanny (1813), John F. Jr (1815), National (1817-1826), Hannah (1819), Charles B. (1822), Betsey (1824)
Death: 9/30/1842, age 59 years, 5 months, 23 days. Buried Riverview Cemetery, Parishville, NY
Exerpt from son Charles’ obituary, ” His mother, Sally Dana, a singularly gifted woman, was a sister of Elder Dana, who built the old Dana Meeting House in New Hampshire which is now owned and preserved by the State as a memorial to it’s founder. ”
Census:
1840 US Census, NY, St. Lawrence Co, Parishville
John F. Willis: 1 male 15-20, 2 males 20-30, 1 male 30-40, 2 males 50-60 (one is John), 2 females 15-20, 2 females, 2 females 20-30, 1 female 50-60 (Sarah/Sally)
1830 US Census, NY, St. Lawrence Co, Parishville
John Wyllys: 1 male 5-10, 1 male 10-15, 2 males 20-30, 1 male 40-50, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 15-20, 1 female 40-50
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