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Silvesta Dana (William,5 Phineas,4 Daniel,3 John,2 Philip1), b. Sept. 29, 1825; m. Martha B. Ordway, of Francistown, N. H.  He was burned to death at Hopkinton, N.H.  NH1850 Census at Andover, Merrimack Co. NH

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   ii       Alberto Dana, b. 1861; lives at Henniker, N. H  An item found on EBay 5-17-2001  "This is an old Made In Austria / Austrian souvenir tray from Henniker, New Hampshire / NM measuring 5 3/4" long x 4 1/2" wide. Tray depicts a view of "Proctor Hill Henniker N. H. Birthplace or Edna Dean Proctor". Henniker, a small town in New Hampshire is / was home and or birthpalce to several well-known folks, including Edna Dean Proctor, nationally-known poetess; Amy Cheney Beach, pianist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and composer; James W. Patterson, educator; and Ted Williams, baseball player with the Boston Red Sox.(see this website for a nice little history, http://www.henniker.org/history.htm. Piece is marked in gold on the back "B.F.H.S. China Made In Austria for Huntoon & Preston, Henniker, N.H.". Item is in excellent condition with no chips or cracks."  There is no other Huntoon known to be in Henniker NH.Henniker is in western Merrimack County about due west of Concord NH, southwest of Salisbury NH where his Huntoon ancestors were buried, and to the southeast of Unity NH.