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William Benjiman Dana

William Benjiman Dana

Male 1880 - 1954  (74 years)


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  • Name William Benjiman Dana  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Birth 3 Feb 1880  Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    • Obituary on file Ainsworth Library Sandy Creek
    Gender Male 
    Death 12 Jun 1954  Watertown, Jefferson, New York, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Obituary on file Ainsworth Library Sandy Creek
    Burial Sandy Creek, Oswego County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I35481  Stewartsny
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Father William A. Dana,   b. 16 Dec 1848, Ellisburg, Jefferson County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Aug 1914, Sandy Creek, Oswego County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Charlotte D. Hardie,   b. 14 Aug 1851, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jan 1919, Sandy Creek, Oswego County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1877  Pulaski, Oswego, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7703  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Francis Sara Collins,   b. 6 Mar 1886, Clayton, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1954, Sandy Creek, NY, Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Children 
     1. William F. Dana,   b. 16 Jun 1906   d. 22 Nov 1988 (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Harley Lee Dana,   b. 2 May 1909   d. 14 Oct 1981 (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Elsie M. Dana,   b. 27 Dec 1910   d. 16 Apr 1984 (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Mildred Genevieve Dana,   b. 20 Apr 1913, Sandy Creek Township, Oswego, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Nov 1994, Watertown, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. James R. Dana,   b. 24 Aug 1915   d. 28 Oct 2008 (Age 93 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Gerald Wilson Dana,   b. 17 Nov 1917   d. 4 Jul 1948 (Age 30 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Charlotte Frances Dana,   b. 30 Jan 1920   d. 24 Oct 2001 (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. Harrison Jay Dana,   b. 8 Jan 1922   d. 21 Jul 2000 (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. Ernest Paul Dana,   b. 23 Sep 1928   d. 10 Sep 2000 (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F11363  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

  • Notes 
    • William Dana, 74 Dies in Hospital

      William Dana, 74, died June 12, 1954 in the House of the Good Samaritan, Watertown, where he had been a patient since last Thursday, suffering from a heart ailment. His wife, Mrs. Frances Collins Dana, died there April 29.

      Born February 3, 1880, Mr. Dana was a life-long resident of the Sandy Creek area. He was a farmer many years and worked for the Blount Lumber Company before to his retirement two years ago.

      Surviving Relatives

      Mr. Dana is survived by five sons, William, Watertown, Harley, Sandy Creek,, Harrison, Pulaski, and, James and Ernest, Lacona; three daughters, Mrs. Rolon (Elsie) Helbock, Sandy Creek, Mrs. George (Mildred) Stewart, Mannsville, and Mrs. William (Charlotte). Oakes, Syracuse; two sisters, Mrs. Joseph McClear Fine, and Mrs. Floyd Crandall, Pulaski; three brothers, Grant Dana, Syracuse, Harrison Dana, Woodville, and Robert Dana, Sandy Creek. There are 20 grandchildren and
      one great-grandchild.

      The funeral was held Monday afternoon at the Weston and Woodard funeral home in Sandy Creek, the Rev. Leland Webster of First Methodist church officiating. Burial was in Woodlawn cemetery.

      Source: Sandy Creek News, June 17, 1954

  • Sources 
    1. [S23] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Tree.

    2. [S5] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Tree.

    3. [S31] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York; Roll: T625_1254; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 187; Image: 395.

    4. [S150] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York; Roll: T627_2715; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 38-74.

    5. [S33] Ancestry.com, Web: New York, Find A Grave Index, 1660-2012, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).