Son of Charles Fuller and Eliza Henshaw (Bates) Smith.
Alfred Wadsworth Dana was born as Alfred Fuller Smith.
On 26 Nov 1860, after the death of his father, Alfred's widowed mother, Eliza H. (Bates) Smith, remarried to Maj. John Adams Dana. Alfred and his two brothers, Charles and Isaac, assumed the name of "Dana."
On 12 Jul 1861 Alfred mustered into service with Company D, of the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was 19 years, 2 months and 9 days old.
On 20 Nov 1861 in the "Worcester Daily Spy," Alfred was listed among the prisoners taken at Ball's Bluff and was reported as being a prisoner at Richmond.
On 28 Jul 1864 Alfred mustered out of the 15th Massachusetts due to completion of his term of service.
On 11 Apr 1872 Alfred, 29, married Mary Barton, 18, daughter of William Sumner and Anne Elizabeth (Jennison) Barton, at Worcester, Massachusetts. By 1880 they had moved to Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California,
In Sep 1892 Alfred was superintendant of the Santa Rosa gravel mines.
He died on 7 Mar 1893 at Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California. He was 50 years, 10 months and 4 days old.
An obituary for Alfred Wadsworth Dana was published on 11 Mar 1893 at the "Worcester Daily Spy," Worcester:
Death of Alfred Wadsworth Dana.
Alfred Wadsworth Dana, eldest son of Mrs. John A. Dana of this city, and brother of I. C. Bates Dana and the late Henshaw Dana, died in Santa Rosa, Cal., Tuesday.
He was born in Northampton, and, at the age of 19, enlisted in Co. D, 15th Regiment, serving three years. He came to Worcester after the war and in April, 1872, was married to Miss Mary Barton, eldest daughter of William S. Barton, the present city treasurer.
Mr. and Mrs. Dana in the years immediately succeeding their marriage traveled extensively in Europe, and it was in Stuttgart their first child was born. Returning to America they took up their residence in California, where Mr. Dana later became connected with various interests of a public and semi-public nature.
In 1876 Mr. and Mrs. Dana visited Worcester and remained for a year and a half, when they returned to California, The funeral was to take place yesterday in Santa Rosa.
Alfred Wadsworth Dana was born as Alfred Fuller Smith.
On 26 Nov 1860, after the death of his father, Alfred's widowed mother, Eliza H. (Bates) Smith, remarried to Maj. John Adams Dana. Alfred and his two brothers, Charles and Isaac, assumed the name of "Dana."
On 12 Jul 1861 Alfred mustered into service with Company D, of the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was 19 years, 2 months and 9 days old.
On 20 Nov 1861 in the "Worcester Daily Spy," Alfred was listed among the prisoners taken at Ball's Bluff and was reported as being a prisoner at Richmond.
On 28 Jul 1864 Alfred mustered out of the 15th Massachusetts due to completion of his term of service.
On 11 Apr 1872 Alfred, 29, married Mary Barton, 18, daughter of William Sumner and Anne Elizabeth (Jennison) Barton, at Worcester, Massachusetts. By 1880 they had moved to Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California,
In Sep 1892 Alfred was superintendant of the Santa Rosa gravel mines.
He died on 7 Mar 1893 at Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California. He was 50 years, 10 months and 4 days old.
An obituary for Alfred Wadsworth Dana was published on 11 Mar 1893 at the "Worcester Daily Spy," Worcester:
Death of Alfred Wadsworth Dana.
Alfred Wadsworth Dana, eldest son of Mrs. John A. Dana of this city, and brother of I. C. Bates Dana and the late Henshaw Dana, died in Santa Rosa, Cal., Tuesday.
He was born in Northampton, and, at the age of 19, enlisted in Co. D, 15th Regiment, serving three years. He came to Worcester after the war and in April, 1872, was married to Miss Mary Barton, eldest daughter of William S. Barton, the present city treasurer.
Mr. and Mrs. Dana in the years immediately succeeding their marriage traveled extensively in Europe, and it was in Stuttgart their first child was born. Returning to America they took up their residence in California, where Mr. Dana later became connected with various interests of a public and semi-public nature.
In 1876 Mr. and Mrs. Dana visited Worcester and remained for a year and a half, when they returned to California, The funeral was to take place yesterday in Santa Rosa.
Son of Charles Fuller and Eliza Henshaw (Bates) Smith.
Alfred Wadsworth Dana was born as Alfred Fuller Smith.
On 26 Nov 1860, after the death of his father, Alfred's widowed mother, Eliza H. (Bates) Smith, remarried to Maj. John Adams Dana. Alfred and his two brothers, Charles and Isaac, assumed the name of "Dana."
On 12 Jul 1861 Alfred mustered into service with Company D, of the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was 19 years, 2 months and 9 days old.
On 20 Nov 1861 in the "Worcester Daily Spy," Alfred was listed among the prisoners taken at Ball's Bluff and was reported as being a prisoner at Richmond.
On 28 Jul 1864 Alfred mustered out of the 15th Massachusetts due to completion of his term of service.
On 11 Apr 1872 Alfred, 29, married Mary Barton, 18, daughter of William Sumner and Anne Elizabeth (Jennison) Barton, at Worcester, Massachusetts. By 1880 they had moved to Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California,
In Sep 1892 Alfred was superintendant of the Santa Rosa gravel mines.
He died on 7 Mar 1893 at Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California. He was 50 years, 10 months and 4 days old.
An obituary for Alfred Wadsworth Dana was published on 11 Mar 1893 at the "Worcester Daily Spy," Worcester:
Death of Alfred Wadsworth Dana.
Alfred Wadsworth Dana, eldest son of Mrs. John A. Dana of this city, and brother of I. C. Bates Dana and the late Henshaw Dana, died in Santa Rosa, Cal., Tuesday.
He was born in Northampton, and, at the age of 19, enlisted in Co. D, 15th Regiment, serving three years. He came to Worcester after the war and in April, 1872, was married to Miss Mary Barton, eldest daughter of William S. Barton, the present city treasurer.
Mr. and Mrs. Dana in the years immediately succeeding their marriage traveled extensively in Europe, and it was in Stuttgart their first child was born. Returning to America they took up their residence in California, where Mr. Dana later became connected with various interests of a public and semi-public nature.
In 1876 Mr. and Mrs. Dana visited Worcester and remained for a year and a half, when they returned to California, The funeral was to take place yesterday in Santa Rosa.
Alfred Wadsworth Dana was born as Alfred Fuller Smith.
On 26 Nov 1860, after the death of his father, Alfred's widowed mother, Eliza H. (Bates) Smith, remarried to Maj. John Adams Dana. Alfred and his two brothers, Charles and Isaac, assumed the name of "Dana."
On 12 Jul 1861 Alfred mustered into service with Company D, of the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was 19 years, 2 months and 9 days old.
On 20 Nov 1861 in the "Worcester Daily Spy," Alfred was listed among the prisoners taken at Ball's Bluff and was reported as being a prisoner at Richmond.
On 28 Jul 1864 Alfred mustered out of the 15th Massachusetts due to completion of his term of service.
On 11 Apr 1872 Alfred, 29, married Mary Barton, 18, daughter of William Sumner and Anne Elizabeth (Jennison) Barton, at Worcester, Massachusetts. By 1880 they had moved to Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California,
In Sep 1892 Alfred was superintendant of the Santa Rosa gravel mines.
He died on 7 Mar 1893 at Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California. He was 50 years, 10 months and 4 days old.
An obituary for Alfred Wadsworth Dana was published on 11 Mar 1893 at the "Worcester Daily Spy," Worcester:
Death of Alfred Wadsworth Dana.
Alfred Wadsworth Dana, eldest son of Mrs. John A. Dana of this city, and brother of I. C. Bates Dana and the late Henshaw Dana, died in Santa Rosa, Cal., Tuesday.
He was born in Northampton, and, at the age of 19, enlisted in Co. D, 15th Regiment, serving three years. He came to Worcester after the war and in April, 1872, was married to Miss Mary Barton, eldest daughter of William S. Barton, the present city treasurer.
Mr. and Mrs. Dana in the years immediately succeeding their marriage traveled extensively in Europe, and it was in Stuttgart their first child was born. Returning to America they took up their residence in California, where Mr. Dana later became connected with various interests of a public and semi-public nature.
In 1876 Mr. and Mrs. Dana visited Worcester and remained for a year and a half, when they returned to California, The funeral was to take place yesterday in Santa Rosa.
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