Harrison Jay Dana

Harrison Jay Dana

Male 1922 - 2000  (78 years)


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  • Name Harrison Jay Dana 
    Birth 8 Jan 1922 
    Gender Male 
    Death 21 Jul 2000 
    Person ID I41042  Stewartsny
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Father William Benjiman Dana,   b. 3 Feb 1880, Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jun 1954, Watertown, Jefferson, New York, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother 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) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F11363  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mildred Frances Roberts,   b. 27 Mar 1922, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Aug 2010, Oswego,NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 25 Apr 1942 
    Children 
     1. Gerald A. Dana  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Robert E. Dana  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Janet E. Dana  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Gordon Wilson Dana,   b. 6 Jan 1945   d. 5 Feb 1994 (Age 49 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Richard H. Dana,   b. 10 Aug 1946   d. Jan 2019 (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Janelle Denise Dana
    Family ID F13020  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

  • Notes 
    • HARRISON J. DANA HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT RETIREE
      Watertown Daily Times (NY) - July 22, 2000Browse Issues
      Harrison J. Dana, 78, Route 3, died Friday at Genesis HealthCare, Watertown.

      Mr. Dana was employed by the Oswego County Highway Department, Pulaski, for 26 years, retiring in 1984. He also owned and operated a dairy farm for many years.

      Before entering the nursing home, he had lived in Sandy Creek all his life.

      Born Jan. 8, 1922, in the town of the Sandy Creek, son of William and Frances Collins Dana, he attended Sandy Creek schools.

      He married Mildred Roberts on April 25, 1942, at Sandy Creek.

      Surviving besides his wife are three sons, Robert E., Lincoln, R.I., Richard H., Altmar, and Gerald A., Pulaski; two daughters, Janet E. England, Mannsville, and Janelle D. Bettinger, Sandy Creek; two brothers, James and Ernest "Toby," both of Sandy Creek; a sister, Charlotte Oakes, Syracuse, 22 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.

      A son, Gordon W., died Feb. 5, 1994.

      The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Foster-Hax Funeral Home, Pulaski. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.

      Calling hours will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.