Ancestry of
Claire Danes

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Andrew Burr Danes

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• • 2nd Great-grandfather of Claire Danes — 5th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 16 
  • Father:
  • David S. Danes 
  • Mother:
  • Rachel Sturgis   
  • Birth Date:
  • ABT Oct 1849 
  • Birth Location:
  • Vermont 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 28 Aug 1915 
  • Death Location:
  • Hoquiam, Grays Harbor, Washington 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Forest Cemetery, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Elizabeth Elner "Lizzie" Decker
  • Marriage Date:
  • 25 Dec 1875 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Winnebago County, Wisconsin 
  • Child:

  Bert Allen Danes (Ahnentafel No:8 )

  • Notes: 

  • Andrew Danes's death certificate indicates his father was James Danes, but this appears to be incorrect as Andrew appears in the household of David and Rachel Danes in both the 1850 and 1860 federal census.

• Sources for Andrew Burr Danes

  • ¹ Aberdeen Herald (Aberdeen, Washington), 02 SEP 1915, p. 4, Obituary for Andrew B Danes.
  • ² Federal Census, WA, Spokane County, 1900, Cheney, E.D. 52, Sheet 5A, Image 9 of 30.
  • ³ Federal Census, VT, Chittenden County, 1850, Underhill, Image 33 of 39.
  • ⁴ Federal Census, WI, Brown County, 1860, Suamico, p. 2, Image 2 of 10.
  • ⁵ Federal Census, WI, Brown County, 1870, Suamico, p. 19, Image 19 of 27.
  • ⁶ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 06/02/2018).
  • ⁷ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Application for son Bert Allen Danes.
  • ⁸ Washington, U.S., Select Death Index, 1907-1960, Death record for Andrew B Danes.
  • ⁹ Wisconsin, Marriage Index, 1820-1907, Marriage record for Andrew Burr Danes.

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