Brief Life History of John
When John Dickinson was born about 1750, in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Arnold Dickinson, was 32 and his mother, Jane Bate, was 30.
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Parents and Siblings
1720–1801 Male
1722–1804 Female
Siblings (13)
1743– Female
1744– Female
1748– Female
1750– Male
1755– Male
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World Events (3)
1815
Age 65
1823
Age 73
1825 · Museum of Lancashire
Age 75
Name Meaning
English: variant of Dickenson , a patronymic from the Middle English personal name Dicun a pet form of Richard (see Dicken ) + son.
History: Jonathan Dickinson, the first president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton), was born in Hatfield, MA, in 1688. Both his parents came from pioneer Connecticut Valley stock.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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