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Dana-Ripley family of Fryeburg, Maine

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  Judah Dana (1772-1845) — of Fryeburg, Oxford County, Maine. Born in Pomfret, Windham County, Conn., April 25, 1772. Democrat. Lawyer; Oxford County Prosecuting Attorney, 1805-11; probate judge in Maine, 1811-22; member of Maine Governor's Council, 1834; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1836-37. Died in Fryeburg, Oxford County, Maine, December 27, 1845 (age 73 years, 246 days). Interment at Fryeburg Village Cemetery, Fryeburg, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of John Winchester Dana and Hannah (Putnam) Dana; married 1800 to Elizabeth Abigail Ripley (sister of Eleazar Wheelock Ripley and James Wheelock Ripley); father of John Winchester Dana (1808-1867).
  Political family: Dana-Ripley family of Fryeburg, Maine.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Eleazar Wheelock Ripley (1782-1839) — also known as Eleazar W. Ripley — Born in Hanover, Grafton County, N.H., April 15, 1782. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1807-12; Speaker of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1812; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1820; member of Louisiana state senate, 1830; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1835-39; died in office 1839. Slaveowner. Died in West Feliciana Parish, La., March 2, 1839 (age 56 years, 321 days). Interment at Locust Grove Cemetery, St. Francisville, La.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Sylvanus Ripley and Abigail (Wheelock) Ripley; brother of Elizabeth Abigail Ripley (who married Judah Dana) and James Wheelock Ripley; married to Aurelia Smith; uncle of John Winchester Dana.
  Political family: Dana-Ripley family of Fryeburg, Maine.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Wheelock Ripley (1786-1835) — also known as James W. Ripley — of Fryeburg, Oxford County, Maine. Born in Hanover, Grafton County, N.H., March 12, 1786. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1814-19; U.S. Representative from Maine 5th District, 1826-30. Died in Fryeburg, Oxford County, Maine, June 17, 1835 (age 49 years, 97 days). Interment at Fryeburg Village Cemetery, Fryeburg, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Sylvanus Ripley and Abigail (Wheelock) Ripley; brother of Eleazar Wheelock Ripley and Elizabeth Abigail Ripley (who married Judah Dana); married to Abigail Osgood; uncle of John Winchester Dana.
  Political family: Dana-Ripley family of Fryeburg, Maine.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Winchester Dana (1808-1867) — also known as John W. Dana — of Fryeburg, Oxford County, Maine. Born in Fryeburg, Oxford County, Maine, June 21, 1808. Democrat. Member of Maine state house of representatives, 1841-42; member of Maine state senate, 1843; Governor of Maine, 1844, 1847-50; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Bolivia, 1854; U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1854-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1864. Died, from cholera, in Argentina, December 22, 1867 (age 59 years, 184 days). Original interment somewhere in Buenos Aires, Argentina; reinterment at Fryeburg Village Cemetery, Fryeburg, Maine.
  Relatives: Son of Judah Dana and Elizabeth (Ripley) Dana; married to Eliza Ann Osgood; nephew of Eleazar Wheelock Ripley and James Wheelock Ripley.
  Political family: Dana-Ripley family of Fryeburg, Maine.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
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