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Capt Benjamin Dana

Birth : unknown
Death : 5 Jun 1751
Burial : Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate : 42.3752930, -71.1196840
Inscription : Here lyes Buried
ye Body of Capt
BENJAMIN DANA
who Departed this life
[rest of inscription sunken below ground]
Description : This gravestone was transcribed before it sank. This is the reference to it in the book of Cambridge vital records to 1850:

"Benjamin DANA
Benjamin, Capt, June 5, 1751, in his 63d y. G.R.1."

G.R.1. is a code to this being taken from a particular set of gravestone and/or cemetery records.

The book of Newton vital records to 1850 suggests that Capt Benjamin Dana may have died in Newton, as it has this listing:

"Benjamin DANA
Benja[min], Capt, June 4, 1751, a. 6[torn]. P. R. 1."

P.R.1. is a code that means the transcription was taken from a particular set of 'Private Records [P.R.].' Note... Read More

frequently asked questions (FAQ):

  • Where is Capt Benjamin Dana's memorial?

    Capt Benjamin Dana's memorial is located at: Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex County, USA.

  • When did Capt Benjamin Dana death?

    Capt Benjamin Dana death on 5 Jun 1751 in

  • Where are the coordinates of the Capt Benjamin Dana's memorial?

    Latitude: 42.3752930
    Longitude: -71.1196840

Family Members:

Parent

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Benjamin Dana

(1660 - 1738)

Siblings

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William Dana

(1703 - 1770)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Old Burying Ground
Cambridge, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3752930, -71.1196840

2. University Lutheran Memorial Garden
Cambridge, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3719200, -71.1200700

3. Milk Row Cemetery
Somerville, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3816300, -71.1020100

4. Elm Street British Soldier Burial Site
Somerville, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3910900, -71.1185300

5. Cambridge Cemetery
Cambridge, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3675003, -71.1399994

6. Mount Auburn Cemetery
Cambridge, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3731800, -71.1453100

7. North Cambridge Catholic Cemetery
Cambridge, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3933220, -71.1339417

8. Catholic Mount Auburn Cemetery
Watertown, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3713684, -71.1499100

9. Old Burying Place
Watertown, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3719270, -71.1560390

10. Belmont Cemetery
Belmont, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3821411, -71.1578369

11. Veterans Cemetery
Somerville, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4064700, -71.1318300

12. Christ's Church
Brookline, Norfolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3421500, -71.1104200

13. Saint Pauls Cemetery
Arlington, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4073143, -71.1354218

14. Saint Gabriel Monastery Cemetery
Brighton, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3467150, -71.1466510

15. Market Street Burying Ground
Brighton, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3503200, -71.1525800

16. Prince Hall Cemetery
Arlington, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4102100, -71.1354300

17. Phipps Street Burying Ground
Charlestown, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3766300, -71.0673000

18. Old South Church
Boston, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3500500, -71.0779000

19. Saint Francis de Sales Cemetery
Charlestown, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3815420, -71.0658620

20. Warren Anatomical Museum
Boston, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3351300, -71.1036100

21. Bunker Hill Burying Ground
Charlestown, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3789300, -71.0621200

22. Bunker Hill Monument
Charlestown, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3762360, -71.0607300

23. Common Street Cemetery
Watertown, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3684540, -71.1779938

24. Charlestown Revolutionary War Memorial
Charlestown, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3745800, -71.0601800